More Questions on Geography
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
C)It is rich in humus
D)It is derived from local rocks
Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks
- Q. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
A)Potential resources
B)Unnatural resources
C)Actual resources
D)Biotic resources
Answer: Potential resources
- Q. Any type of rainfall has the following aspects ________
A)Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
B)Ascent and descent of air
C)Horizontal movement of air
D)All of above
Answer: Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
- Q. Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?
A)A few dwarf shrubs
B)Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
C)Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
D)Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Answer: Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
- Q. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
A)Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea
C)Red Sea - Arabian Sea
D)Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea
Answer: Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Operation Flood refers to
A)White revolution
B)Blue revolution
C)Green revolution
D)All the three
Answer: White revolution
- Q. Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
A)Holland
B)France
C)Denmark
D)Belgium
Answer: Belgium
- 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. Western Gateway to the United States is
A)San Francisco
B)Seattle
C)San Diego
D)Los Angeles
Answer: San Francisco
- Q. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’?
A)Oottacarnand
B)Gangtok
C)Shillong
D)Darjeeling
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as
A)Cloud-transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Condensation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
A)North-east monsoons
B)South-west monsoons
C)Retreating monsoons
D)Westerly disturbances
Answer: Westerly disturbances
- Q. National Flood Commission is related to
A)Drought and flood
B)Flood
C)Disaster Management
D)Poverty Alleviation
Answer: Flood
- Q. Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called
A)Sedimentary
B)Metamorphic
C)Igneous
D)Inorganic
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
A)Screaming sixties
B)Roaring forties
C)Furious fifties
D)Horse latitudes
Answer: Horse latitudes
- Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
A)Volcanic eruption
B)Denudation
C)Deposition
D)Conduction
Answer: Conduction
- Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
A)Pakistan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for ________
A)18 hrs.
B)Zero hrs.
C)12 hrs.
D)24 hrs.
Answer: 24 hrs.
- Q. Which of the following countries is the richest coal producing nation in Europe?
A)Great Britain
B)France
C)Germany
D)Poland
Answer: Germany
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