More Questions on Geography
- Q. The number of major ports in India is
A)13
B)5
C)8
D)15
Answer: 13
- Q. Diu is an Island
A)Besides Gujarat
B)Besides Daman
C)Besides Goa
D)Besides Maharashtra
Answer: Besides Gujarat
- Q. International date line is a/an
A)Zigzag line
B)Straight line
C)Curved line
D)Elliptical line
Answer: Zigzag line
- Q. A group of interconnected islands is known as
A)Archipelago
B)Strait
C)Peninsula
D)Lagoon
Answer: Archipelago
- Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
A)Meteor
B)Meteorite
C)Asteroid
D)Comet
Answer: Meteor
- Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
A)Black
B)Red
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Which of the following state is not part of Narmada valley?
A)Gujarat
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to ________
A)Leaching
B)Weathering
C)Erosion
D)Deposition
Answer: Leaching
- Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the term ‘great circle’ is not correct?
A)Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
B)Equator is a great circle
C)A ship can save fuel and time by following the great circle arc between two points
D)A great circle results when a plane passes through the centre of a sphere
Answer: Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
- Q. In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun?
A)Thiruvananthapuram
B)Mumbai
C)Chennai
D)Srinagar
Answer: Srinagar
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is known as “Bio-Diversity” hotspot of India”?
A)Western Himalayas
B)Western Ghats
C)Eastern Ghats
D)Eastern Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Which of the following factor affects the agriculture in India?
A)Wind
B)Temperature
C)Humidity
D)Rain
Answer: Rain
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
A)Bangladesh
B)India
C)Pakistan
D)Myanmar
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. Pulsar are
A)Rapidly rotating stars
B)Stars moving towards Earth
C)Stars moving away from Earth
D)Stars with high temperature
Answer: Rapidly rotating stars
- Q. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ________
A)The sources of canals are perennial rivers
B)The soil is porous
C)The level of underground water is high
D)The region is densely populated
Answer: The sources of canals are perennial rivers
- Q. Marble comes under which category of rocks?
A)Metamorphic
B)Sedimentary
C)Igneous
D)None of these
Answer: Metamorphic
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Quartzite
D)Schists
Answer: Marble
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