More Questions on Geography
- Q. The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge train in India is between
A)New Delhi and Chennai
B)Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
C)Guwahati and Tiruvananthpuram
D)Gorakhpur and Cochin
Answer: Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
- Q. In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth’s centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the
A)Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
B)Core has a very high melting point
C)Core is full of gases
D)Core is impervious to heat
Answer: Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
- Q. The largest coal reserves of India are found in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. Which is the largest reservoir of sweet water?
A)Lakes
B)Underground Water
C)Pond
D)Glacier
Answer: Glacier
- 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. In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?
A)Bangladesh
B)Sri Lanka
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
A)Crop rotation
B)Contour ploughing
C)Terracing
D)Furrowing
Answer: Crop rotation
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
A)Isthmus
B)Ridge
C)Peninsula
D)Neck
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. Which is the world’s largest desert?
A)Thar
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Takala Makan
Answer: Sahara
- Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
A)Assam Valley
B)Indo-Gangetic Divide
C)Ganga Delta
D)Kerala Coastal Plain
Answer: Kerala Coastal Plain
- Q. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by
A)Marconi
B)Galileo
C)Martin Schmidt
D)Newton
Answer: Galileo
- Q. Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. 2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. 3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. 4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3 only
D)2 and 5 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
D)Degree of elasticity of a material
Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
- Q. Humidity in the air is measured in a
A)Hygrometer
B)Barometer
C)Electrometer
D)Hydrometer
Answer: Hygrometer
- Q. Riparian forest is found ________
A)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Western Ghats
B)Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
C)The tarai region, on the foot hills of Himalayas
D)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Eastern Ghats
Answer: Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
- Q. Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers
A)Kosi and Brahmaputra
B)Subarnarekha and Korkai
C)Ganges and Yamuna
D)Damodar and Mayurakshi
Answer: Subarnarekha and Korkai
- Q. The term “Green Revolution” is used to show higher production of
A)Per hectare agricultural output
B)Grasslands
C)Tree plantation
D)Gardening in urban centres
Answer: Per hectare agricultural output
- Q. Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
A)Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow
B)Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
C)Coast should be preferably tideless
D)There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths
Answer: Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
- Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A)The Sea of Japan
B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
D)The Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
- Q. Which is the longest current known as “Black Current” due to its black colour?
A)California Current
B)Gulf Stream
C)Kuroshio
D)Antarctica Current
Answer: Kuroshio
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