More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following natural regions is known as ‘the big game country’ or ‘a land of safari’?
A)Temperate Grassland regions
B)Tropical deserts
C)Equatorial regions
D)Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
Answer: Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
- Q. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of coal?
A)India
B)Russia
C)China
D)U.S.A.
Answer: China
- Q. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?
A)Sugarcane
B)Barley
C)Maize
D)Wheat
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is
A)280000 km
B)380000 km
C)180000 km
D)50000 km
Answer: 380000 km
- Q. Which one among the following forces is most powerful in determining movement of wind including its velocity ?
A)Frictional force
B)Gravitational force
C)Centrifugal force
D)Pressure gradient force
Answer: Pressure gradient force
- Q. Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
A)Cuttack
B)Surat
C)Agra
D)Mysore
Answer: Mysore
- Q. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
A)North west
B)North
C)North east
D)South east
Answer: North west
- Q. Why are major fishing areas of the world confined to the temperate zone? I. Cold and warm currents meet, creating conditions favourable for plankton growth II. The fish of these waters are highly palatable as human food III. There is a ready mark, in the land masses of the zone IV. The existence of submarine plateaus help in growth of fish population
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
A)Glaciated valley
B)River valley
C)Rift valley system
D)A canyon
Answer: Rift valley system
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. In northeast India,river flows out of the country is
A)Kosi
B)Brahmaputra
C)Gandak
D)Ganga
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly
A)60%
B)40%
C)50%
D)70%
Answer: 70%
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth’s volume III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
A)I, II and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- 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. 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. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________
A)Palk Strait
B)Bering Strait
C)Dover Strait
D)Vermosa Strait
Answer: Palk Strait
- Q. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. The ‘ring of fire’ : 1. is associated with earthquakes 2. is associated with volcanoes 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean 4. is associated with forest fires
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers?
A)Corrasion
B)Corrosion
C)Attrition
D)Plucking
Answer: Plucking
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