More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?
    A)Psychrometer
    B)Hydrometer
    C)Hygrometer
    D)Anemometer
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?
    A)Iraq
    B)Venezuela
    C)Saudi Arabia
    D)Iran
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food-grain?
    A)Cotton
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Jowar
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. In which state, Salal Hydro Power Project is located?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Haryana
    C)Jammu and Kashmir
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power mainly for agriculture is located at
    A)Kota
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Narora
    D)Tarapur
    Answer: Narora
  • Q. As per the data released in July 2011, what is the percentage of population living in Indian villages?
    A)70%
    B)80%
    C)75%
    D)60%
    Answer: 70%
  • Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
    A)Equinox
    B)Zenith
    C)Solstice
    D)Noontime
    Answer: Solstice
  • Q. India lies in the hemisphere ________
    A)Northern and western
    B)Northern and eastern
    C)Southern and eastern
    D)Northern and southern
    Answer: Northern and eastern
  • Q. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the border between
    A)Maharashtra and Gujarat
    B)Maharashtra and Karnataka
    C)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Gujarat and Rajasthan
    Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
  • Q. Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
    A)Mt. Kamet
    B)Annapurna
    C)Nanda Devi
    D)Kanchenjunga
    Answer: Annapurna
  • Q. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Kerala
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The Growth rate of population means
    A)No. of births per thousand persons
    B)Difference between the growth of male and female
    C)Difference between the population of urban and rural areas
    D)Difference between birth rate and death rate
    Answer: Difference between birth rate and death rate
  • Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth’s magnetism?
    A)Core
    B)Crust
    C)Mantle
    D)Lithosphere
    Answer: Core
  • Q. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
    A)4.4
    B)2.4
    C)3.4
    D)5.4
    Answer: 2.4
  • Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
    A)One hour
    B)Half an hour
    C)Forty five minutes
    D)One hour fifteen minutes
    Answer: One hour
  • Q. The major oil producing area in U.S.A. is ________
    A)Ohio-Indiana belt
    B)Texas-Louisiana belt
    C)California-Colorado belt
    D)Appalachian region
    Answer: Texas-Louisiana belt
  • Q. Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in
    A)Top soils
    B)Tropical rain forests
    C)Freshwater wetlands
    D)Oceans
    Answer: Tropical rain forests
  • Q. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________
    A)Low birth rates
    B)Increased death rate due to lack of amenities
    C)Lack of transport facilities
    D)Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
    Answer: Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
  • Q. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________
    A)Farming in the thinly populated areas
    B)Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
    C)Farming in the thickly populated areas
    D)Farming in the forests of equatorial region
    Answer: Farming in the thinly populated areas

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