More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?
A)Both of these
B)Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures
C)Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
D)None of these
Answer: Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
- Q. Which of the following is a Great Circle?
A)180º longitude
B)The Equator
C)The 0º longitude
D)Antarctic region
Answer: The Equator
- Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
A)Latvia
B)Ghana
C)Babon
D)Norway
Answer: Ghana
- Q. An estuary is a place where
A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
- Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
A)1965
B)1954
C)1964
D)1966
Answer: 1966
- Q. Which of the following receive, heavy rainfall in the month of October and November?
A)Coromandel Coast
B)Hills of Garo, Khasi and Jaintia
C)Plateau of Chota Nagpur
D)Malwa Plateau
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route: Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop) Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop) Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop). Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X?
A)Beaufort Sea
B)Tasman Sea
C)Labrador Sea
D)Black Sea
Answer: Black Sea
- Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
A)Sub polar low pressure belts
B)Equator
C)Horse latitudes
D)Poles
Answer: Equator
- Q. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is
A)Venus
B)Pluto
C)Mars
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. The largest southernmost single island in India is ________
A)Car Nicobar Island
B)Rameswaram Island
C)Minicoy Island
D)Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
- Q. In India the yield per hectare is very low in
A)Commercial cultivation
B)Intensive farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation agriculture
Answer: Extensive farming
- Q. Plantation agriculture is a specialised form of agricultural practice carried out in
A)Urbanised region
B)Temperate region
C)Tropics and subtropics
D)Coastal region
Answer: Tropics and subtropics
- Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A)Krishna
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. The reason behind broadening the river valley is
A)Attrition
B)Corrosion
C)Soil Erosion
D)Hydraulic Action
Answer: Soil Erosion
- Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
- Q. The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of
A)95000 km
B)40000 km
C)65000 km
D)150000 km
Answer: 65000 km
- Q. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory
A)Nanada Devi
B)Mount Everest
C)Kanchenjunga
D)Nanga parbat
Answer: Kanchenjunga
- Q. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belog to Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Idukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Idukki
- Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- Q. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
A)Sugarcane
B)Coconut
C)Cotton
D)Rice
Answer: Coconut
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