More Questions on Geography
- Q. The only cereal crop which originated in America is
A)Oats
B)Rye
C)Barley
D)Corn
Answer: Corn
- Q. The largest desert in the world is the
A)Kalahari
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Thar
Answer: Sahara
- Q. Sunda Trench lies in ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Antarctic Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
A)Krishna river
B)Mahanadi river
C)Damodar river
D)Cauvery river
Answer: Krishna river
- Q. A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is
A)Fjord
B)Bay
C)Gulf Stream
D)None of these
Answer: Fjord
- Q. Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and ________
A)Labour
B)Coal
C)Electricity
D)Ready market
Answer: Electricity
- Q. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.
A)Mizoram
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Kamataka
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. The Saturn rings were discovered by ________
A)Galileo
B)Copernicus
C)Newton
D)None of these
Answer: Galileo
- Q. Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India ?
A)The west coast has little indentation except towards the south
B)The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin interspersed by hilly terrain
C)The eastern coast has a wide plain with well-developed deltas of the major rivers
D)The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
Answer: The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
- Q. The leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world is ________
A)Ghana
B)South Africa
C)Zaire
D)Angola
Answer: Zaire
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)4, 3, 1, 2
C)3, 4, 2, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90% of India’s annual coal production?
A)Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
D)West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- Q. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
A)Intensive farming
B)Commercial farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation farming
Answer: Intensive farming
- Q. When was the World Wildlife Fund founded?
A)1961
B)1969
C)1992
D)1965
Answer: 1961
- Q. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
A)Sphere
B)Flat
C)Circle
D)Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
- Q. The largest port of India is:
A)Mumbai Port
B)Kandla Port
C)Okha Port
D)Kolkata Port
Answer: Mumbai Port
- Q. Lignite is a type of:
A)Coal
B)Iron
C)Steel
D)Gold
Answer: Coal
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway : Zone Headquarters
A)Eastern Railway : Kolkata
B)North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur
C)South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
D)South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
Answer: South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
- Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
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