More Questions on Geography
- Q. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of ________
A)Sandstone
B)Alluvial soil
C)Coral reef
D)Lava
Answer: Lava
- Q. The main mineral found in upper Brahmaputra valley is
A)Petroleum
B)Coal
C)Iron are
D)Manganese
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a
A)Continental plateau
B)Piedmont plateau
C)Intermontane plateau
D)Volcanic plateau
Answer: Intermontane plateau
- Q. Consider the following percentages regarding the world’s water resources: 1. Oceans and lakes – 95% 2. Frozen as ice – 4% 3. For man’s use – 1% Which of the above are correct percentages?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)1 and 2
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
A)Kosi Project
B)Bhakra Nangal Project
C)Damodar Valley Project
D)None of these
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
A)Philippines
B)Hawaii
C)India
D)West Indies
Answer: Philippines
- Q. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloaster in Kolkata in
A)1818
B)1919
C)1926
D)1854
Answer: 1818
- Q. Selves are dense tropical rain forest of:
A)South Africa
B)South America
C)North America
D)Australia
Answer: South America
- Q. The state of atmosphere in relation to its water vapour content refers to:
A)Precipitation
B)Relative Humidity
C)Relative Density
D)Frontal Humidity
Answer: Relative Humidity
- Q. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
A)Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
C)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
D)Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
Answer: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
- Q. Days and nights are similar here
A)Antarctica
B)Poles
C)Main time zone
D)Equator
Answer: Equator
- Q. Between the valley of Narmada river in the north and the Tapti in the south lies:
A)The Aravali Range
B)The Satpura Range
C)The Vindhya Range
D)None of Above
Answer: The Satpura Range
- Q. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
A)Lack of high mountains in the Deccan
B)The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
C)The region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
D)Of some unknown reason
Answer: The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
- Q. The Milky way extends through a distance ________
A)105 light years
B)1 light year
C)8 light years
D)1010 light years
Answer: 105 light years
- Q. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which state?
A)Gujarat
B)Maharashtra
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Jharkhand
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
A)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
B)The monsoon fail to reach this area
C)It is too hot
D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
- Q. ________ islands are the “cross roads of the Pacific”.
A)Windward
B)Fiji
C)Falkland
D)Hawaiian
Answer: Hawaiian
- Q. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: 1. Hot and humid climate 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres 4. Annual range of temperature 15° C to 30° C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?
A)Pepper
B)Mustard
C)Cotton
D)Virginia tobacco
Answer: Pepper
- Q. The earlier name of Surinam was ________
A)Medagascar
B)British Guyana
C)Dutch Guyana
D)Venezuela
Answer: Dutch Guyana
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