More Questions on Geography
- Q. The main mineral found in upper Brahmaputra valley is
A)Petroleum
B)Coal
C)Iron are
D)Manganese
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
A)I, II and III
B)I and III
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following is the largest union territory of India?
A)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B)Chandigarh
C)Puducherry
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Fold mountains
D)Residual mountains
Answer: Block mountains
- Q. World Environment Day is observed on:
A)June 5
B)March 5
C)April 5
D)July 5
Answer: June 5
- Q. The red colour of red soil is due to
A)Iron
B)Nitrogen
C)Humus
D)Copper
Answer: Iron
- Q. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus
A)3 and 4 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1 and 4 only
Answer: 2 and 3 only
- Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
- Q. If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use
A)Magellan Straits
B)Florida Straits
C)Dardanelles
D)Bosporus
Answer: Magellan Straits
- Q. The ________ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.
A)North Atlantic
B)Suez
C)Panama
D)South Atlantic
Answer: North Atlantic
- Q. Nandadevi peak is located in ________ State
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Uttarakhand
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
A)6 minutes
B)2 minutes
C)4 minutes
D)8 minutes
Answer: 4 minutes
- Q. Onshore breeze develops in
A)Both A and B
B)Day
C)Night
D)Season
Answer: Day
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only. 2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Which part of the earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
A)Savanna region
B)Tropical deserts
C)Equatorial region
D)No such criteria
Answer: Tropical deserts
- Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
A)2.00 pm
B)12.00 noon
C)1.00 pm
D)Different time at different places
Answer: 12.00 noon
- Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
A)Pakistan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Which state of India has the largest percentage of poors?
A)Orissa
B)Bihar
C)Chhattisgarh
D)Jharkhand
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- Q. The Growth rate of population means
A)No. of births per thousand persons
B)Difference between the growth of male and female
C)Difference between the population of urban and rural areas
D)Difference between birth rate and death rate
Answer: Difference between birth rate and death rate
- Q. The Northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the ________.
A)Kaveri
B)Brahmaputra
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Brahmaputra
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