More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Saraswati
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in
A)South America
B)Siberia
C)North America
D)India
Answer: South America
- Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The national Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was set up in:
A)1978
B)1970
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1975
- Q. The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall is generally about ________
A)200 cms
B)80 cms
C)160 cms
D)250 cms
Answer: 250 cms
- Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A)Shikoku
B)Hokkaido
C)Honshu
D)Kyushu
Answer: Honshu
- Q. Seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice-versa is known as:
A)Transcoming
B)Transgoing
C)Transhumance
D)Transmountain
Answer: Transhumance
- Q. Which of the following industries uses mica?
A)Steel industry
B)Glass and Pottery industry
C)Electrical industry
D)Textile industry
Answer: Electrical industry
- Q. The tropical cyclones – Hurricanes and Typhoons – develop and mature ________
A)Over the water bodies only
B)At the same place
C)Over the land masses only
D)Anywhere in the tropical zone
Answer: Anywhere in the tropical zone
- Q. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?
A)Altitude
B)Latitude
C)Longitude
D)Distance from the sea
Answer: Longitude
- Q. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
A)Single cropping
B)Rotation of crops
C)Rotation of fields
D)Use of plenty of fertilizer
Answer: Rotation of fields
- Q. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. The leading producer of tea which accounts for about 28% of total production in the world is:
A)Srilanka
B)Kenya
C)India
D)Turkey
Answer: India
- Q. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
A)Neptune
B)Saturn
C)Jupiter
D)None of these
Answer: Jupiter
- 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. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the northern mountains are of great importance to India
A)They provide water to the plains
B)They protect the country from invasion
C)They influence the climate
D)They possess valuable vegetation and animal life
Answer: They protect the country from invasion
- Q. Pedology is a science of the study of
A)Earthquakes
B)Rocks
C)Soils
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Soils
- Q. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
A)Plains of northern India
B)Deccan Plateau
C)Ganga Brahmaputra Valley
D)Western Ghats
Answer: Ganga Brahmaputra Valley
- Q. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
A)2006
B)2004
C)2005
D)2007
Answer: 2006
- Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
A)German silver
B)Brass
C)Bronze
D)Zinc
Answer: Bronze
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