More Questions on Geography
- Q. Ladang refers to
A)Subsistence type of agriculture
B)Shifting cultivation
C)Plantation agriculture
D)Dry farming
Answer: Shifting cultivation
- Q. Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
A)Gwalior
B)Agra
C)Delhi
D)Jhansi
Answer: Jhansi
- Q. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature
A)Anywhere in the tropical zone
B)Over land bodies only
C)In a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
D)Over water bodies only
Answer: Over water bodies only
- Q. The World’s largest island is
A)New Guinea
B)Greenland
C)Iceland
D)Madagascar
Answer: Greenland
- Q. Where is Nagarhole National Park?
A)Orissa
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Karnataka
D)Assam
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geodesy
C)Geology
D)Seismology
Answer: Seismology
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called
A)Sedimentary
B)Metamorphic
C)Igneous
D)Inorganic
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. Which is the largest producer of lignite in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following forest is the forest with maximum bio diversity?
A)Monsoon
B)Tropical
C)Temperate
D)Equatorial
Answer: Equatorial
- Q. Which is not correctly matched?
A)Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
B)Darjeeling - West Bengal
C)Mount Abu - Rajasthan
D)Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
A)To prevent the surface from becoming hard
B)To prevent alkalinity of soil
C)To prevent acidity of soil
D)To fertilize the soil
Answer: To prevent the surface from becoming hard
- Q. Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
A)Cyril Radcliffe
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Canning
D)Stafford Cripps
Answer: Cyril Radcliffe
- 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. Coal is an example of
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Igneous rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)None of the above
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is
A)Torres Strait
B)Cook Strait
C)Bass Strait
D)Palk Strait
Answer: Bass Strait
- Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
A)German silver
B)Brass
C)Bronze
D)Zinc
Answer: Bronze
- Q. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
A)Glacier
B)Rivers
C)Wind
D)Wave
Answer: Glacier
- Q. Deliquescence rises in
A)Cold, Dry and Still Condition
B)Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
C)Cold, Moist and Airy Condition
D)Warm, Dry and Airy Condition
Answer: Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
- Q. The science of drawing map is called
A)Topology
B)Cartography
C)Geography
D)Geology
Answer: Cartography
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