More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth’s surface?
A)Mountain Ecosystem
B)Desert Ecosystem
C)Grassland Ecosystem
D)Marine Ecosystem
Answer: Marine Ecosystem
- Q. When it is noon along 82° 30′ longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?
A)0° E or W
B)Along 165° E
C)Along 67° 30' W
D)Along 82° 31' W
Answer: 0° E or W
- Q. Nasik is located on the bank of which river?
A)Krishna
B)Mahanadi
C)Tapti
D)Godavari
Answer: Godavari
- Q. When does the Sun shine vertically on the Equator?
A)Twice a year
B)Throughout the year
C)For six months
D)Once a year
Answer: Twice a year
- Q. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?
A)70
B)50
C)60
D)80
Answer: 70
- Q. Primary Producers fall in two categories e.g.
A)Xylotrops
B)Indigotrops and Xylotrops
C)Numerotrops
D)Phototrophs and Chemotrophs
Answer: Phototrophs and Chemotrophs
- Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
B)The Applachian region
C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
D)The California-Colorado belt
Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
B)It determines the Indian standard time
C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
- Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
A)The north to the south
B)The west coast to the east coast
C)North-East India to the west coast
D)North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
Answer: North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
- Q. Biospheric ecosystem consist of two major components e.g.
A)Vertical Component and Biome Component
B)Biome and Habitat Component
C)Habitat Component and VertualComponent
D)None of the above
Answer: Biome and Habitat Component
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
- Q. Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Godavari
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Ganga
- Q. Which states of India have a common border with Pakistan? I. Jammu and Kashmir II. Himachal Pradesh III. Punjab IV. Gujarat V. Rajasthan
A)I, III, IV
B)I, II, III, V
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, III, IV, V
Answer: I, III, IV, V
- Q. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India’s Chromite?
A)Manipur
B)Cuttack
C)Singhbhum
D)Hubli
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. The boundary between India and China is known as
A)McMahan Line
B)Radcliffe Line
C)Durand Line
D)Maginot Line
Answer: McMahan Line
- Q. The length of India’s coastline is about ________
A)7000 km
B)5900 km
C)6100 km
D)7500 km
Answer: 7500 km
- Q. Which of the following is the highest peak
A)Nangaparbat
B)Kamet
C)Kunlun
D)Nanda Devi
Answer: Nangaparbat
- Q. Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
A)Chennai
B)Delhi
C)Kolkata
D)Bangalore
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
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