More Questions on Geography

  • Q. On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world’s largest hydel power systems located?
    A)The Congo
    B)The Nile
    C)The Niger
    D)The Zambezi
    Answer: The Zambezi
  • Q. The highest glacial lake of India located at the height of 17,745 feet in Garhwal Himalaya is:
    A)Kedartal
    B)Devtal
    C)Roopkund
    D)Homkund
    Answer: Devtal
  • Q. Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as
    A)Podzol
    B)Red and peat soil
    C)Tundra soil
    D)Gray soil
    Answer: Podzol
  • Q. Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Bihar
    C)West Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to ________
    A)Revolution of earth
    B)Gravitational pull of the earth
    C)Rotation of earth
    D)Uneven heating of earth
    Answer: Gravitational pull of the earth
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Which Himalayan peak is also called as Sagarmatha
    A)Mt. Everest
    B)Nanga Parvat
    C)Dhaulagiri
    D)Kanchenjunga
    Answer: Mt. Everest
  • Q. The Coral reefs are a specimen of
    A)Savannah
    B)Temperate Forests
    C)Tropical Rain Forest
    D)Coppice Land
    Answer: Tropical Rain Forest
  • Q. The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of ________
    A)Saturn
    B)Uranus
    C)Neptune
    D)Mars
    Answer: Mars
  • Q. The area of food crops in total area of cropping in India is
    A)50% - 60%
    B)More than 70%
    C)60% - 70%
    D)Less than 50%
    Answer: 60% - 70%
  • Q. The National highways system is the responsibility of
    A)A special Roads Authority
    B)State Governments
    C)Central Government
    D)State and Central Government
    Answer: Central Government
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
    A)Gulfstream and Canaries
    B)Canaries and Labrador
    C)Gulf stream and Labrador
    D)Kuroshio and Kurile
    Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
  • Q. The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by Cabinet is to be setup in?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Forest soils are
    A)Rich in salt
    B)Rich in potash
    C)Deficient in potash
    D)Rich in organic matter
    Answer: Rich in organic matter
  • Q. Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate? I. Temperatures range from 32° C in the hot season to about 15° C in the cool season II. Annual rainfall varies greatly III. The climate is best developed in the southern continents IV. It consists of three main seasons i. e. cool, dry season; hot, dry season; hot, wet season
    A)II and III
    B)I and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)I, II and IV
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. The subject that deals with the regional distribution of human races and their history is called
    A)Cartography
    B)Biogeography
    C)Ethnography
    D)Paleontology
    Answer: Ethnography
  • Q. The Study of Lakes is called
    A)Topology
    B)Limnology
    C)Potomology
    D)Hydrology
    Answer: Limnology
  • Q. Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
    A)Madurai
    B)Panchmarhi
    C)Ootacamund
    D)Araku Valley
    Answer: Ootacamund
  • Q. Which industry is developed in Shahdol and Nepanagar?
    A)Agricultural Industry
    B)Paper and Pulp Industry
    C)Agro Industry
    D)Rubber Industry
    Answer: Paper and Pulp Industry
  • Q. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan

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