More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi
B)Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi
C)Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
D)Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
- Q. Duncan Passage is situated between ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Minicoy and Amindiv
C)Minicoy and Maldives
D)South Andaman and Little Andaman
Answer: South Andaman and Little Andaman
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?
A)Rockdam
B)Mulching
C)Intercropping
D)Terrace farming
Answer: Intercropping
- Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
A)Pakistan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. Diamond mines are found in
A)Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
B)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
C)Mysore, Karnataka
D)Ajmer, Rajasthan
Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?
A)Daman and Diu
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in
A)India
B)Norway
C)Sweden
D)UK
Answer: Norway
- Q. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
A)Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic
B)Hot and dry weather
C)Very low velocity winds
D)High temperature associated with high humidity
Answer: High temperature associated with high humidity
- Q. What do you mean by ‘reserved forest’ ?
A)Reserved for hunting
B)Reserved for local use
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation
- 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. With which country in the year 2010 did India propose to develop a solar city in India?
A)South Africa
B)Japan
C)Russia
D)USA
Answer: Japan
- Q. The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain are known as ________
A)Khamsin
B)Chinook
C)Foehn
D)Sirocco
Answer: Foehn
- Q. Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at
A)Ranchi
B)Jharia
C)Jamshedpur
D)Lohardaga
Answer: Jharia
- Q. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
A)West Asia
B)Pakistan
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Himalayas
Answer: West Asia
- Q. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The most abundant metal in the Earth’s Crust is
A)Aluminium
B)Zinc
C)Copper
D)Iron
Answer: Aluminium
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. Which of the following hydro-electric stations is situated in Uttar Pradesh?
A)Kangsabati
B)Mayurakshi
C)Rihand
D)Hirakud
Answer: Rihand
- Q. The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.
A)Krishna, Nalgonda
B)Godavari, West Godavari
C)Mahanadi, Krishna
D)Tungabhadra, East Godavari
Answer: Krishna, Nalgonda
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