More Questions on Geography
- Q. People of North Africa are generally
A)Mongoloid
B)Negroid
C)Berbers
D)None of these
Answer: Berbers
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
A)The focus on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. Which of the following river originates out of India?
A)Ravi
B)Brahmaputra
C)Beas
D)Jhelum
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
- Q. Which of the following is known as the ‘Pearl City’?
A)Kochi
B)Kandla
C)Tuticorin
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
A)Rapeseed
B)Groundnut
C)Mustard
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. The tip of South America is ________
A)Cape Horn
B)Cape Verde
C)Cape York
D)Cape Cod
Answer: Cape Horn
- Q. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from ________
A)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The focus on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. Which industry is developed in Shahdol and Nepanagar?
A)Agricultural Industry
B)Paper and Pulp Industry
C)Agro Industry
D)Rubber Industry
Answer: Paper and Pulp Industry
- Q. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
A)North west
B)North
C)North east
D)South east
Answer: North west
- Q. Indian desert is known as
A)Thar
B)Gobi
C)Sahara
D)Atacama
Answer: Thar
- Q. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
A)Sphere
B)Flat
C)Circle
D)Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
- Q. Baltoro glacier is located in
A)Shivalik
B)Karakoram mountain range
C)Pamir mountains
D)Alps
Answer: Karakoram mountain range
- Q. The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake
A)Superior
B)Baikal
C)Titicaca
D)Victoria
Answer: Superior
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. What is the capital of Rwanda?
A)Copenhagen
B)Libreville
C)Kigali
D)Bogota
Answer: Kigali
- Q. Which of the following characterises the desert forests?
A)Canopy leaves
B)Pointed leaves
C)Dense leaves
D)Broad leaves
Answer: Pointed leaves
- Q. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping
A)Sone
B)Damodar
C)Mahanadi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Damodar
- Q. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to ________
A)Tropical monsoonal climate
B)Deforestation and over-grazing
C)The presence of potash and magnesia
D)A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Answer: A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
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