More Questions on Geography
- Q. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- Q. In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
A)Perth : Rice and corn
B)Cape Town : Wool and wine
C)Adelaide : Wheat and wool
D)San Francisco : Fruits and wine
Answer: Perth : Rice and corn
- Q. In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local language?
A)Odisha and West Bengal
B)Kerala and Karnataka
C)Maharashtra and Goa
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Goa
- Q. The cause of Earthquake is
A)Destruction in shell system
B)Disturbances in Earth surface
C)Adjustment in the layers of Earth's crust
D)Rise in plates
Answer: Disturbances in Earth surface
- Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
A)Hicatus
B)Ptolemy
C)Eratosthenes
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. The largest satellite in the solar system is:
A)Europa
B)Titan
C)Ganymede
D)Setebos
Answer: Ganymede
- Q. The approximate circumference of the Earth is
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?
A)Lunar eclipse
B)Solar eclipse
C)Revolution
D)Rotation of Earth
Answer: Revolution
- Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from:
A)Coal
B)Limestone
C)Shale
D)Chalk
Answer: Shale
- Q. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was named as
A)Hailey National Park
B)Kanha National Park
C)Bharatpur National Park
D)Rajaji National Park
Answer: Hailey National Park
- Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
A)Hawaiian Islands
B)Japan
C)Philippines
D)Singapore
Answer: Hawaiian Islands
- Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
A)Deep
B)U-Shaped
C)V-Shaped
D)Not so deep
Answer: U-Shaped
- Q. The method of soil conservation in the coastal and dry regions where rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover is called
A)Rock dam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Shelter belts
Answer: Shelter belts
- Q. In which country will you find the river Po?
A)Sri Lanka
B)China
C)Italy
D)Zambia
Answer: Italy
- Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)2, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The breaking up of the rocks at its place is known as
A)Mass Destruction
B)Erosion
C)Weathering
D)Degradation
Answer: Weathering
- Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
- Q. Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?
A)Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Tropopause, Troposphere
C)Ionosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Tropopause
D)Tropopause, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
- Q. ________ forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.
A)Karakoram
B)Aravalli
C)Pirpanjal
D)Hindukush
Answer: Hindukush
- Q. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is
A)Karnataka
B)Jammu and Kashmir
C)Jharkhand
D)Assam
Answer: Karnataka
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