More Questions on Geography
- Q. Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem?
A)Conditions of sunlight
B)Temperature variation
C)Wind
D)Availability of water
Answer: Wind
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is
A)Limpopo
B)Orange
C)Zambezi
D)Nile
Answer: Orange
- Q. Of Indian tea production comes from Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
A)98
B)50
C)75
D)30
Answer: 98
- Q. Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?
A)Tropopause
B)Ionosphere
C)Thermosphere
D)Mesopause
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterised by ________
A)Hot dry summer and mild wet winters
B)Average rainfall of about 300 cm
C)Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
D)Hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
Answer: Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
- Q. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is
A)Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
B)Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
C)Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
D)Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
Answer: Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
- Q. Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Assam
C)Gujarat
D)Karnataka
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Meghalaya
D)Mizoram
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following climatic characteristic is related to tropical deserts?
A)Very high daily range of temperature
B)Low Pressure throughout the year
C)Most of the rain falls in winter
D)Very low daily range of temperature
Answer: Very high daily range of temperature
- Q. The number of women per thousand men is called
A)Relative density
B)Men-women ratio
C)Sex ratio
D)Manage ratio
Answer: Sex ratio
- Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: I. Red soils II. Black soils III. Laterite soils IV. Alluvial soils
A)IV, I, III, II
B)I, IV, II, III
C)IV, II, I, III
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: IV, II, I, III
- Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
A)North Sea canal
B)Erie canal
C)Kiel canal
D)Trent and Mersey canal
Answer: Erie canal
- Q. Merino sheep rearing is the predominant pastoral activity in ________
A)Denmark
B)Australia
C)Argentina
D)Sweden
Answer: Australia
- 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. Arrange the following geographical regions in proper order: I. Tundra II. Shrub III. Taiga IV. Deciduous
A)II, III, I, IV
B)II, IV, I, III
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: I, III, IV, II
- Q. In India, how many States share the coastline?
A)9
B)7
C)8
D)10
Answer: 9
- Q. “Himadri” is the term by which the ________ are known.
A)Middle Himalayas
B)Western Ghats
C)Siwalik Ranges
D)Greater Himalayas
Answer: Greater Himalayas
- Q. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
A)Bara Lacha La
B)Khyber
C)Bomdila
D)Shipkila
Answer: Khyber
- Q. Taking into account the amount of rainfall occurring from June to September, which one of the following is the correct order of cities in terms of rainfall?
A)Allahabad > Kolkata > Ahmedabad
B)Kolkata > Ahmedabad > Allahabad
C)Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmedabad
D)Ahmedabad > Kolkata > Allahabad
Answer: Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmedabad
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