More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
A)Hard labour of the farmers over the generations
B)The heavy and timely rains and forests
C)Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
D)Better irrigation facilities
Answer: Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
- Q. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
A)Netherlands
B)Norway
C)Canada
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
A)Ozone
B)Dust
C)Water vapour
D)Nitrogen
Answer: Water vapour
- Q. The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?
A)Spot-Height
B)Hachure
C)Contour
D)Isometric
Answer: Contour
- Q. Which metal is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A)Aluminium
B)Calcium
C)Magnesium
D)Iron
Answer: Aluminium
- Q. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
A)Lava plateau
B)Acid lava cone
C)Shield volcano
D)Composite
Answer: Composite
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
A)Water hyacinth
B)Parthenium
C)Elephant grass
D)Mogar grass
Answer: Water hyacinth
- Q. The most important factor in thunderstorms development is ________
A)Abundance of moisture
B)Atmospheric stability
C)Atmospheric instability
D)Temperature inversion
Answer: Atmospheric instability
- Q. The Eastern Coastal Plain is also named as
A)Coromandel coastal plains
B)Konkan Coastal Plains
C)Gujarat Plains
D)Malabar coastal plains
Answer: Coromandel coastal plains
- Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
A)Reserved for local use
B)Reserved for hunting
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
- Q. How much geographical area of India is forest land?
A)26%
B)20%
C)23%
D)28%
Answer: 20%
- Q. Where do Birhors live?
A)Nagaland
B)Chhattishgrah
C)Assam
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Chhattishgrah
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the ________ river.
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Sutlej
D)Tapi
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. Which one of the following is correct? Benguela current flows ________
A)Off Spanish and North African coast
B)Along Brazilian coast
C)Off Southwest African coast
D)Along West coast of United States
Answer: Off Southwest African coast
- Q. On moving from a pole to the equator we find that the population of plants and animals ________
A)Remains unchanged
B)Decreases
C)Increases
D)Does not show any consistent behavior
Answer: Increases
- Q. Raniganj in West Bengal is concerned with
A)Manganese
B)Coal
C)Iron are
D)Copper
Answer: Coal
- Q. The low flat central area of a basin of inland drainage is called:
A)Afet
B)Playa
C)Affusion
D)Aquifer
Answer: Playa
- Q. The largest satellite in the solar system is:
A)Europa
B)Titan
C)Ganymede
D)Setebos
Answer: Ganymede
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