More Questions on Geography
- Q. Rio Summit is associated with
A)Ozone depletion
B)Convention on Biological Diversity
C)Green house gases
D)Wet lands
Answer: Convention on Biological Diversity
- Q. The Highest peak of the Karakoram Range is:
A)Dhawalagiri
B)Kanchanjhangha
C)Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )
D)Anay Mudi
Answer: Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )
- Q. ________ canal is gateway to the Pacific.
A)Kiel
B)Suez
C)Panama
D)Grand Union
Answer: Panama
- Q. Mahe and Yanam are the parts of the Union Territory of:
A)Daman and Diu
B)Dadar Nagar Haveli
C)Chandigarh
D)Puducherry
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. In India the percentage of population below poverty line is:
A)Less than 40%
B)Less than 30%
C)Less than 50%
D)Less than 10%
Answer: Less than 30%
- Q. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with ________
A)Hydroelectricity
B)Nuclear power
C)Solar energy
D)Irrigation
Answer: Hydroelectricity
- Q. Fish farming is practised in
A)China
B)Africa
C)South Africa
D)Peru and Brazil
Answer: China
- Q. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
A)4 hours
B)5.30 hours
C)4:30 hours
D)5 hours
Answer: 5.30 hours
- Q. Which of the following regions has almost all prevalent types of natural vegetation in India?
A)The Himalayas
B)The Coastal Plains
C)The Deccan Plateau
D)The Ganga Plain
Answer: The Himalayas
- Q. “They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height,” The reference here is to
A)Negroids
B)Nordic Aryans
C)Austrics
D)Mongoloids
Answer: Mongoloids
- Q. The lake created by Aswan Dam in Africa is
A)Nasser
B)Chad
C)Victoria
D)Tanganyika
Answer: Nasser
- Q. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
A)The monsoons fail to reach this area
B)It is too hot
C)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
- Q. What are Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Peridotite?
A)Extrusive rocks
B)Intrusive rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)Metamorphic rocks
Answer: Intrusive rocks
- Q. The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by ________
A)Gravitation and centrifugal force
B)Their great size and spherical shape
C)The rotation and density
D)Rotation of the sun on its axis
Answer: Gravitation and centrifugal force
- Q. Geothermal energy may serve as an important source of energy in
A)Aravalli Hills
B)The Konkan Coast
C)Ladakh District
D)Narmada Valley
Answer: Ladakh District
- Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)Verkhoyansk
B)USA
C)Mexico
D)Alaska
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A)92°30’ W
B)20°30’ W
C)82°30' E
D)92°30' E
Answer: 92°30' E
- Q. The type of rainfall shown in figure is ________
A)Cyclonic
B)Orographic
C)Convectional
D)Relief
Answer: Convectional
- Q. The Abhors are
A)A tribe of Mongoloid blood
B)An Adivasi tribe in Bastar
C)A clan of dacoits
D)Extinct now
Answer: A tribe of Mongoloid blood
- Q. The largest and the most important soil group of India contributing to the country’s major agricultural production is
A)Red
B)Laterite
C)Alluvial
D)Peat
Answer: Alluvial
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