More Questions on Geography
- Q. A hinterland is
A)An elevated area
B)An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
C)The interior of a valley
D)An area occupied by backward community
Answer: An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. ________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or Earth down a slope.
A)Flood
B)Earthquake
C)Cyclone
D)Landslide
Answer: Landslide
- Q. Find the name of the state which has the lowest density?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Meghalaya
C)Mizoram
D)Sikkim
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. India is the largest producer and exporter of ?
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Copper
D)Mica
Answer: Cotton
- Q. The temperature decreases towards poles, because ________
A)The movement of cold wind is towards poles
B)At poles the snow does not melt
C)The cold regions do not absorb sun rays
D)The sun rays falling per unit area are less at poles
Answer: The sun rays falling per unit area are less at poles
- Q. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?
A)Ireland
B)Norway
C)Finland
D)Iceland
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Which of the following depletion results in the increase in the UV radiation on the Earth?
A)Ozone
B)Carbon monoxide
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Oxygen
Answer: Ozone
- Q. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?
A)The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
B)Himalayan rivers
C)Those rising in the Great Plain of India
D)The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
Answer: The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
- Q. In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is
A)Maharashtra
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Orissa
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Biome represents ________.
A)A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
B)A desert vegetation
C)A major ecological group of plants
D)A major ecological group of animals
Answer: A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
- Q. The world’s largest river is
A)Mississippi
B)Amazon
C)Nile
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Amazon
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
A)North pole
B)Axis of the earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
A)Earthquakes
B)The inner core of the earth
C)The outer core of the Earth
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Earthquakes
- Q. The land-locked country in South East Asia is
A)Laos
B)Thailand
C)Malayasia
D)Vietnam
Answer: Laos
- Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
B)24 hrs
C)24 hrs 35 sec
D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
- Q. Why is crop rotation necessary?
A)To reduce the quantity of proteins
B)To increase the fertility of soil
C)To increase the quantity of minerals
D)To plough various types of crops
Answer: To increase the fertility of soil
- Q. Which State Possesses biggest coal reserve?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Bihar
C)Jharkhand
D)Odisha
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. The Nagarjunsagar Dam project is located on:
A)Godavari
B)Mahanadi
C)Krishna River
D)Kaveri
Answer: Krishna River
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