More Questions on Geography

  • 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. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
    A)8
    B)3
    C)4
    D)5
    Answer: 5
  • Q. To which kind of rock does marble belong?
    A)Igneous rock
    B)Metamorphic rock
    C)Sedimentary rock
    D)Volcanic rock
    Answer: Metamorphic rock
  • Q. The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is
    A)Doda Betta
    B)Kalsubai
    C)Salher
    D)Pushpagiri
    Answer: Doda Betta
  • Q. Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Kerala
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Chemical weathering includes ________
    A)Exfoliation, solution and reduction
    B)Oxidation, reduction and exfoliation
    C)Carbonation, oxidation and exfoliation
    D)Solution, oxidation and reduction
    Answer: Solution, oxidation and reduction
  • Q. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the
    A)Sutlej
    B)Yamuna
    C)Chambal
    D)Sutlej and Beas
    Answer: Sutlej and Beas
  • Q. Kolkhoz and Sovkhoz are
    A)High yielding variety seeds
    B)Farming organization on agriculture
    C)Fertile alluvial lands
    D)Breeds of cattle
    Answer: Farming organization on agriculture
  • Q. CGWB stands for:
    A)Central Ground Welfare Board
    B)Central Ground Water Board
    C)Central Ground Water and irigation Board
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Ground Water Board
  • Q. Which state has the largest area in India?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
    A)Kakinanda-Pondicherry
    B)Bangalore-Varanasi
    C)Chennai-Varanasi
    D)Pondicherry-Varanasi
    Answer: Kakinanda-Pondicherry
  • Q. Arrange the following gases of the atmosphere in increasing order by volume: I. Nitrogen II. Oxygen III. Carbon dioxide IV. Argon
    A)III, IV, II, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)IV, III, II, I
    Answer: III, IV, II, I
  • Q. The world’s largest reserves of petroleum are located in
    A)Saudi Arabia
    B)The USA
    C)Russia
    D)Kuwait
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
    A)Natural vegetation
    B)Relief
    C)Climate
    D)Rock cover
    Answer: Climate
  • Q. Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?
    A)Mist
    B)Dew
    C)Fog
    D)Hail
    Answer: Hail
  • Q. The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass, is
    A)Africa
    B)Asia
    C)South America
    D)Australia
    Answer: Africa
  • Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
    A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
    B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
    C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
    D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
    Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
  • Q. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Odisha
    C)Punjab
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Punjab
    D)Jammu & Kashmir
    Answer: Rajasthan

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