More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?
A)The Brachycephals
B)The Proto-Australoids
C)The Mediterraneans
D)The Nordics
Answer: The Nordics
- Q. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as
A)Cloud-transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Condensation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
A)4 hours
B)5.30 hours
C)4:30 hours
D)5 hours
Answer: 5.30 hours
- Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
A)Savannah
B)Prairie
C)Steppe
D)Llanos
Answer: Savannah
- 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. Green Revolution is related to which Crop
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Wheat
D)Sugercane
Answer: Wheat
- Q. Which of the following rocks is transformed into marble?
A)Peat
B)Granite
C)Limestone
D)Shale
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
A)Vatican
B)Papua New Guinea
C)Cuba
D)Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
- Q. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
A)Intensive farming
B)Commercial farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation farming
Answer: Intensive farming
- Q. Which is the largest country of the Africa?
A)Algeria
B)South Africa
C)Sudan
D)Egypt
Answer: Algeria
- Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Mumbai
D)Goa
Answer: Goa
- Q. When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called
A)Equinox
B)Aphelion
C)Perihelion
D)Sidereal
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
A)Mars
B)Jupiter
C)Earth
D)Venus
Answer: Earth
- Q. Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?
A)Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
B)Bhagalpur (Bihar)
C)Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
D)Mysore (Karnataka)
Answer: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?
A)Fermenting
B)Withering
C)Rolling
D)Drying
Answer: Fermenting
- Q. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
A)Forests lower the temperature of the environment
B)Forests act as water sheds
C)Forests bring rainfall in monsoon
D)Forests prevent soil erosion
Answer: Forests bring rainfall in monsoon
- Q. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
A)Eight
B)Six
C)Seven
D)Ten
Answer: Eight
- Q. Which of the following continent is located in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemisphere of the earth?
A)Europe
B)Australia
C)Africa
D)South America
Answer: Africa
- Q. An ox-bow lake is a ________
A)Lake formed due to cut off meander
B)Lake formed behind an off-shore bar
C)Lake occupying a volcanic crater
D)Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
Answer: Lake formed due to cut off meander
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
A)They perform very little erosion activity
B)They have very large basins
C)Many of them pass through giant gorges
D)Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Answer: They perform very little erosion activity
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