More Questions on Geography
- Q. The crude Birth Rate is defined as:
A)No. of births per 50 thousand populations
B)No. of births per 10 thousand populations
C)No. of births per 20 thousand populations
D)No. of births per thousand populations
Answer: No. of births per thousand populations
- Q. The only state in India that produces saffron is
A)Jammu and Kashmir
B)Assam
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. The driest part in India is in
A)Darbhanga (Bihar)
B)Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
C)Bhatinda (Punjab)
D)Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Answer: Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
- Q. What is the capital of Rwanda?
A)Copenhagen
B)Libreville
C)Kigali
D)Bogota
Answer: Kigali
- Q. Which factors influence ocean currents? I. Coriolis force II. Local winds III. Waves IV. Continent shape
A)I and III
B)I and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. Where is the headquarters of South-Central Railway located?
A)Secunderabad
B)Itarsi
C)Mumbai
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Secunderabad
- Q. Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about ________.
A)35 million years
B)3.5 million years
C)35 billion years
D)3.5 billion years
Answer: 3.5 billion years
- Q. The approximate diameter of the earth is ________
A)12,800 Km
B)4,200 Km
C)6,400 Km
D)15,600 Km
Answer: 12,800 Km
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
A)3 and 4
B)2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)1 and 2
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use
A)Magellan Straits
B)Florida Straits
C)Dardanelles
D)Bosporus
Answer: Magellan Straits
- Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
A)Earth is rotating
B)Earth is revolving around the sun
C)Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
D)None of these
Answer: Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
- Q. What percentage of Indian population is below poverty line?
A)More than 35% but less than 40%
B)Less than 30
C)30% to 35%
D)40% to 45%
Answer: Less than 30
- Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
A)Rice
B)Cotton
C)Coffee
D)Tea
Answer: Cotton
- Q. India is the largest producer and exporter of ?
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Copper
D)Mica
Answer: Cotton
- Q. 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2 only
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The place of origin of an earthquake is called
A)Epicentre
B)Seismographic zone
C)Perimeter
D)Seismic focus
Answer: Seismic focus
- Q. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is ________
A)Cherapunji
B)Allahabad
C)Chennai
D)Kolkata
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Maoris are the inhabitants of ________
A)Brazil
B)Nigeria
C)Egypt
D)New Zealand
Answer: New Zealand
- Q. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is
A)Research and Development of agro product
B)Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land
C)Research and Development of forest product
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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