More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Hinterland refers to ________
    A)Land region extending from a sea port
    B)Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
    C)Natural harbour used for international trade
    D)Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
    Answer: Land region extending from a sea port
  • Q. The world largest producer of natural gas is:
    A)Russia
    B)America
    C)England
    D)India
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. The extension of the landmass into the sea is shown as the
    A)Continental mass
    B)Continental slope
    C)Continental shelf
    D)Continental territory
    Answer: Continental shelf
  • Q. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
    A)At a very low height from sea level
    B)At a great height from sea level
    C)At a medium height from sea level
    D)There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
    Answer: At a very low height from sea level
  • Q. Which one of the following deserts is famous for its deposits of nitrates?
    A)Gobi
    B)Atacama
    C)Kalahari
    D)Sahara
    Answer: Atacama
  • Q. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
    A)It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
    B)It gets hidden behind Venus
    C)It goes too far away from the Earth
    D)It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
    Answer: It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
  • Q. The 90ยบ East Ridge lies in the ________ Ocean.
    A)Indian
    B)Pacific
    C)Atlantic
    D)Arctic
    Answer: Indian
  • Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
    A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
    B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
    C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
    D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
    Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
  • Q. How many States and Union Territories are there in India?
    A)24 States and 6 Union territories.
    B)25 States and 7 Union territories
    C)28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
  • Q. The most common igneous rock is
    A)Limestone
    B)Basalt
    C)Granite
    D)Cobalt
    Answer: Granite
  • Q. Po river flows through
    A)Yugoslavia
    B)Austria
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Another name of Green Revolution in India is
    A)Agricultural Revolution
    B)Seed, Fertilizer and Irrigation Revolution
    C)Food Security Revolution
    D)Multicrop Revolution
    Answer: Seed, Fertilizer and Irrigation Revolution
  • Q. “Terra Rossa” is a Latin word which means?
    A)Lateritic Region
    B)Warm Region
    C)Red Landscape
    D)Region Nearer to Poles
    Answer: Red Landscape
  • Q. The ________ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ________ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia.
    A)Carpathian, Mediterranean
    B)Caucasus, Black
    C)Ural, Caspian
    D)Balkan, Sea of Azov
    Answer: Ural, Caspian
  • Q. Which is the group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India?
    A)Austro-Asiatic
    B)Indo-Aryan
    C)Dravidian
    D)Sino-Tibetan
    Answer: Indo-Aryan
  • Q. What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Lesser Himalayas
    C)Shivaliks
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. One degree of the circumference of the earth measures(approx.) ________
    A)151 km
    B)100 km
    C)111 km
    D)175 km
    Answer: 111 km
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
    A)2 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. India is the largest producer and exporter of ?
    A)Tea
    B)Cotton
    C)Copper
    D)Mica
    Answer: Cotton

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