More Questions on Geography
- Q. ________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation.
A)Parent rock
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Climate
Answer: Climate
- Q. Which of the following is not primarily a rabi crop in India?
A)Jute
B)Wheat
C)Gram
D)Linseed
Answer: Jute
- Q. Which of the following is/are the chief Characteristics of commercial grain farming of the middle latitude grasslands? 1. The size of farms are generally large. 2. Cultivation is highly mechanized. 3. It is a type of extensive farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 only
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Foehn is a local wind of ________.
A)Northern Italy
B)Canada
C)Switzerland
D)West Africa
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ?
A)Alluvial
B)Acidic
C)Alkaline
D)Regur
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Economically exploitable gypsum occurs in
A)Rajasthan
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The Nagarjunsagar Dam project is located on:
A)Godavari
B)Mahanadi
C)Krishna River
D)Kaveri
Answer: Krishna River
- 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
- Q. Which is Raisina Hills?
A)The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu
B)Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
C)The Hill feature in Srinagar otherwise known as Shnkara charya Bill
D)The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was ereted
Answer: Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
- Q. One-tenth of the total salt produced in India comes from
A)Chilka Lake
B)Tamil Nadu Coast
C)Sambhar Lake
D)Wular Lake
Answer: Sambhar Lake
- Q. The Gutenburg discontinuity separates ________.
A)Outer mantle and inner mantle
B)Sial and Sima
C)Lithosphere and outer mantle
D)Inner mantle and the core
Answer: Inner mantle and the core
- Q. Palk Strait separates India from
A)Andaman Island
B)Pakistan
C)China
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Sri Lanka
- 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. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
A)The Atlantic Ocean
B)The Arctic Ocean
C)The Indian Ocean
D)The Pacific Ocean
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in:
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Hyderabad
C)Kolkata
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
- Q. Which is the nearest planet to Sun?
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Mercury
D)Venus
Answer: Mercury
- Q. Which has the maximum rate of deforestation?
A)Temperate Zone
B)Tropical Zone
C)Desert Zone
D)Northern Forest
Answer: Tropical Zone
- Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
A)Savannah
B)Prairie
C)Steppe
D)Llanos
Answer: Savannah
- Q. ________ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.
A)New Orleans
B)Baltimore
C)Boston
D)Philadelphia
Answer: Baltimore
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