More Questions on Geography
- Q. A Hydro Power Project on Lake Loktak is situated in which state
A)Meghalaya
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Manipur
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cyclone is a low pressure system. 2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock?
A)Basalt
B)Granite
C)Charnockite
D)Arkose
Answer: Arkose
- Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
A)Orchard lands
B)Grazing lands
C)Forest lands
D)Paddy lands
Answer: Orchard lands
- Q. The Alamatti is on the river
A)Krishna
B)Godavari
C)Cauvery
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ? I. It involves no ploughing II. It is slash and burn agriculture III. It involves crop rotation IV. It is combined with transhumance
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and II
Answer: I and II
- Q. The River Cauvery rises on the western edge of:
A)Satpuda Hills
B)Aravali
C)The Western Ghats
D)The Eastern Ghats
Answer: The Western Ghats
- Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
A)10,002 km
B)500 km
C)5001 km
D)36,005 km
Answer: 10,002 km
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Krishna
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Roaring Forties’ are
A)The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
B)Waterfalls in Canada
C)Cyclonic winds
D)Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
Answer: Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
- Q. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and join Yamuna/Ganga?
A)Kosi
B)Ghagra
C)Gomti
D)Betwa
Answer: Betwa
- Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
A)Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
B)Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
C)Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
D)Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
Answer: Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- Q. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamunanagu 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Survey of India
B)Geological Survey of India
C)Archaeological Survey of India
D)Geographical Survey of India
Answer: Survey of India
- Q. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
A)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
B)Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
C)Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Q. Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
A)Warm seas
B)Wave-free salt water
C)Clean salt water
D)Plenty of sunlight
Answer: Wave-free salt water
- Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
A)Equal rainfall
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal pressure
D)Equal height
Answer: Equal height
- Q. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________
A)Removing dead earthworms
B)Adding living earthworms
C)Adding dead earthworms
D)Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
Answer: Adding living earthworms
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