More Questions on Geography
- 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. What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts? 1. Subpolar low 2. Equatorial low 3. Polar high 4. Subtropical high
A)2, 4, 1, 3
B)2, 3, 1, 4
C)1, 4, 2, 3
D)1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
- Q. The Balkan Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the river.
A)Elbe
B)Danube
C)Rhine
D)Weser
Answer: Danube
- Q. Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around 1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo 4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)1 and 4
B)4 only
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
A)Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
B)Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
C)Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
D)Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
Answer: Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
- Q. The first Alumina plant in India is situated at
A)Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
B)Kiriburu (Jharkhand
C)Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
D)Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
Answer: Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
- Q. What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?
A)Valley deepening
B)Valley widening
C)River rejuvenating
D)Meandering
Answer: Valley deepening
- Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
A)Negroid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)None of these
Answer: Negroid
- Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
A)Scaling off
B)Landslide
C)Earth progression
D)Weathering
Answer: Landslide
- Q. The largest and the most important soil group of India contributing to the country’s major agricultural production is
A)Red
B)Laterite
C)Alluvial
D)Peat
Answer: Alluvial
- Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
A)Black
B)Red
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Wind power is employed prominently in ________
A)Saudi Arabia
B)France
C)Holland
D)Canada
Answer: Holland
- Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
B)The amount of moisture they carry
C)The nearness to the sea
D)The direction in which they blow
Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
- Q. Why are major fishing areas of the world confined to the temperate zone? I. Cold and warm currents meet, creating conditions favourable for plankton growth II. The fish of these waters are highly palatable as human food III. There is a ready mark, in the land masses of the zone IV. The existence of submarine plateaus help in growth of fish population
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Doldrums are ________
A)High pressure areas on mountains
B)High latitudes with heavy snow
C)Equatorial zone with low pressure
D)Sub-polar zone with high pressure
Answer: Equatorial zone with low pressure
- Q. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?
A)Delhi
B)Lakshadweep
C)Pondicherry
D)Daman and Diu
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Myanmar
- Q. A rainshadow region gets
A)Rainfall all through the year
B)Large quantity of rainfall
C)Rainfall six months in a year
D)Scanty or no rainfall
Answer: Scanty or no rainfall
- Q. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on ________
A)Nilgiri mountain
B)Palni hills
C)Anaimalai mountain
D)Cardamon hills
Answer: Palni hills
- Q. ________ river is sometimes referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”.
A)Krishna
B)Panner
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Godavari
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