More Questions on Geography
- Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
A)Equatorial
B)Hot desert
C)Savanna
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
- Q. Fish farming is practised in
A)China
B)Africa
C)South Africa
D)Peru and Brazil
Answer: China
- Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
A)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
D)Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
- Q. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? I. Contour ploughing II. Terracing III. Shifting cultivation IV. Crop rotation
A)II and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. This is known as ________
A)Heat balance of earth
B)Earth radiation
C)Wave balance of earth
D)Radiation exchange
Answer: Heat balance of earth
- Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
A)Shape of Earth
B)Rotation
C)Revolution
D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
- Q. Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?
A)Cauvery
B)Tapi
C)Godavari
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as
A)Hugli
B)Padma
C)Meghna
D)Swarn Ganga
Answer: Padma
- Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
A)One hour
B)Half an hour
C)Forty five minutes
D)One hour fifteen minutes
Answer: One hour
- Q. The Kiel Canal links the ________
A)North Sea and Baltic Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
C)Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
D)Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Answer: North Sea and Baltic Sea
- Q. In which of the following grouping of states of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
A)Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
D)Odisha-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following types of forests mostly grow in the belt lying between 50° N and 70° N ?
A)Temperate deciduous forests
B)Temperate hardwood forests
C)Temperate coniferous forests
D)Tropical evergreen forests
Answer: Temperate coniferous forests
- Q. On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?
A)Climate is quite similar
B)Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
C)Culture of both places has many similarities
D)The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
Answer: Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
- Q. What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast in between India and Pakistan?
A)Gulf of Khambhat
B)Gulf of Cambay
C)Sir Creek
D)Mouth of Indus
Answer: Sir Creek
- Q. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Pluto
Answer: Venus
- Q. Monsoon is caused by
A)Humidity difference
B)Temperature changes
C)Seasonal reversal of winds
D)Pressure differences
Answer: Pressure differences
- Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
A)Honshu
B)Sumatra
C)Madagascar
D)Cuba
Answer: Madagascar
- Q. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
A)White Revolution
B)Green Revolution
C)Blue Revolution
D)Orange Revolution
Answer: Orange Revolution
- Q. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6.48 p.m., on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
A)10.00 p.m
B)8.24 p.m
C)9. 12 p.m
D)11.48 p.m
Answer: 10.00 p.m
- Q. Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?
A)32
B)22
C)36
D)35
Answer: 36
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