More Questions on Geography
- Q. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
A)North west
B)North
C)North east
D)South east
Answer: North west
- Q. The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is
A)38.30%
B)30.30%
C)33.30%
D)42.30%
Answer: 33.30%
- Q. The ‘Ruhr or India’ is
A)Chennai-Bengaluru region
B)Mumbai-Pune region
C)Damodar Valley region
D)Delhi-Kanpur region
Answer: Damodar Valley region
- 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. Lignite is a type of:
A)Coal
B)Iron
C)Steel
D)Gold
Answer: Coal
- Q. India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
A)All longitudes with their opposites form great circles
B)Longitudes are not parallel lines
C)The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
D)The earth is not a perfect sphere
Answer: The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
- Q. Isolines are lines Joining places having
A)Equal salinity
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal diurnal range of temperature
D)Equal cloud cover
Answer: Equal salinity
- Q. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation
A)III and IV
B)I and II
C)II and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: II and IV
- Q. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Jupiter
D)Earth
Answer: Venus
- Q. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are
A)Bihar and West Bengal
B)Bihar and Orissa
C)Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
D)Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
Answer: Bihar and Orissa
- Q. The Trans-Andean railway connects
A)Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
B)Mexico City with Santiago
C)Panama City with Santiago
D)Rio de Janerio with Bogota
Answer: Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
- Q. Which among the following is a renewable source?
A)Limestone
B)Forest
C)Coal
D)Sand
Answer: Forest
- Q. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Fold mountains
D)Residual mountains
Answer: Block mountains
- Q. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
A)Uttarkashi
B)Fatehpur
C)Bhagalpur
D)Kanpur
Answer: Uttarkashi
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?
A)Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
B)Assam: Miri
C)Nagaland : Konyak
D)Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Answer: Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
- Q. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Haryana
D)Assam
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Arrange the following oil refineries of India from west to east: 1. Koyali 2. Bongaigaon 3. Mathura 4. Haldia
A)3, 1, 2, 4
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)1, 3, 4, 2
D)2, 4, 3, 1
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
- Q. Which is the lowest layer of Atmosphere?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is ________
A)Average
B)Scanty
C)Less than average
D)Heavy
Answer: Heavy
- Q. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
A)Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
B)Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
C)Checking silting of Kolkata Port
D)Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Answer: Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
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