More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
B)India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
C)Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
D)India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Answer: Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
- Q. The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake
A)Superior
B)Baikal
C)Titicaca
D)Victoria
Answer: Superior
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France. 2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. 3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 only
D)1 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
A)Philippines
B)Hawaii
C)India
D)West Indies
Answer: Philippines
- Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. A large number of species are found within a small unit of area of ________
A)Deciduous monsoon forests
B)Mangrove coastal forests
C)Coniferous temperate forests
D)Wet evergreen equatorial forests
Answer: Wet evergreen equatorial forests
- Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
A)Ajmer and Shillong
B)Bengaluru and Chennai
C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
D)Nagpur and Kolkata
Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
- Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
A)Salt is exported from Kandla port
B)Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
C)Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
D)The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
Answer: Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
- Q. Railways are more in North Indian plains because
A)The region offers least physical resistance
B)The area is more productive
C)It is densely populated
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Where is Kandla Port located in?
A)Gulf of Khambhat
B)Gulf of Kutch
C)Kori Creek
D)None of the above
Answer: Gulf of Kutch
- Q. What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
A)Podzol
B)Pedocal
C)Pedalfer
D)Laterite
Answer: Pedocal
- Q. Which two of the followig are connected by the North South Corridor?
A)Amritsar and Kolkata
B)Srinagar and Kanyakumari
C)Mumbai and Chennai
D)Hyderabad and Bhopal
Answer: Srinagar and Kanyakumari
- Q. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
A)the Khasi hills
B)the Naga hills
C)the Garo hills
D)the Jaintia hills
Answer: the Naga hills
- Q. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is famous for
A)Birds
B)Tiger
C)Bison
D)Elephants
Answer: Tiger
- Q. The Appalachian highland of North America are economically important mainly because of ________
A)Large number of both summer and winter tourist centres
B)Ready source of timber and water power
C)Natural passes facilitating easy movement
D)Rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries
Answer: Rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries
- Q. In which of the area of India, Non-Irrigated Farming is performed?
A)Coromandal Field
B)Kanera Field
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Ganges Field
Answer: Deccan Plateau
- Q. The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________
A)Secant scale
B)Beaufort scale
C)Richter scale
D)Mercalli scale
Answer: Richter scale
- Q. Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”?
A)Mediterranean region
B)Temperate grassland
C)Tropical monsoonal region
D)Savana grassland
Answer: Temperate grassland
- Q. The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
A)Aravallis
B)Western Ghats
C)Himalayas
D)Andes
Answer: Himalayas
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