More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following sequence is correct in their declining productivity?
A)Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
B)Mangrove, Ocean, Grassland, Lakes
C)Ocean, Lake, Grassland, Mangrove
D)Mangrove, Grassland, Lake, Ocean
Answer: Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
- Q. India’s land border with the neighboring countries is, in length, approximately
A)10 thousand km
B)8 thousand km
C)15 thousand km
D)16 thousand km
Answer: 15 thousand km
- Q. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
A)Lake Gatun
B)Great Bitter Lake
C)Little Bitter Lake
D)Lake Timsah
Answer: Lake Gatun
- Q. The finest natural harbour in India is
A)Kolkata
B)Chennai
C)Mumbai
D)Cochin
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Which is the world’s largest river?
A)The Brahmaputra
B)The Nile
C)The Amazon
D)The Mississippi and Missouri
Answer: The Amazon
- Q. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
A)It raises the water table
B)It greatly increases the crop production
C)It makes some soils impermeable
D)It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Answer: It makes some soils impermeable
- Q. The Lakshadweep are an example of
A)Coral Islands
B)Islands resulting from submarine earthquakes
C)Volcanic Islands
D)None of the above
Answer: Coral Islands
- Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
A)1941-51
B)1921-31
C)1911-21
D)1931-41
Answer: 1911-21
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)Only 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Summers in Western Europe are warmer than those in Eastern Europe because of ________
A)The lower mountains terrain
B)The influence of the warm ocean current
C)The influence of bright sunshine
D)Peninsular nature of the continent
Answer: The influence of the warm ocean current
- Q. Mist is a result of which one of the following?
A)Sublimation
B)Condensation
C)Evaporation
D)Saturation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?
A)Vindhyas
B)Nilgiris
C)Satpura Range
D)Aravalli
Answer: Aravalli
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
A)Karnataka
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The border of Union Territory of Puducherry does not meet with
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. In India, how many States share the coastline?
A)9
B)7
C)8
D)10
Answer: 9
- Q. The sunspots cause ________
A)Polar auroras
B)Aurora borealis and aurora australis
C)Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
A)Chile
B)Alaska
C)Argentina
D)Tanzania
Answer: Tanzania
- Q. The oldest oil field in India is the ________ field, in ________
A)Nawagam, Gujarat
B)Anleshwar, Gujarat
C)Bombay High, Maharashtra
D)Digboi, Assam
Answer: Digboi, Assam
- Q. Which of the following minerals and their ores are correctly matched? 1. Zinc-calamine 2. Platinum-iridium 3. Tin-cassiterite 4. Copper-carnolite
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 4
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
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