More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
A)Dibrugarh
B)Kanpur
C)Srinagar
D)Lucknow
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. Environment includes
A)Oxygen and Nitrogen
B)Abiotic component
C)Biotic component
D)Abiotic and Biotic component
Answer: Abiotic and Biotic component
- Q. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping?
A)Son
B)Damodar
C)Mahanadi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
A)They are made of lava
B)Their colour is black
C)They can retain moisture
D)They are found on plateau regions
Answer: They can retain moisture
- Q. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________
A)India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity
B)India is a busy centre situated between the two places
C)It provides the shortest route
D)None of these
Answer: India is a busy centre situated between the two places
- Q. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
A)Glacier
B)Rivers
C)Wind
D)Wave
Answer: Glacier
- Q. Badland topography is characteristic of
A)Sundarban delta
B)Chambal valley
C)Coastal area
D)Gulf of Kachchh
Answer: Chambal valley
- Q. Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan?
A)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
B)Assam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal
D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
- Q. The home of spices is
A)France
B)Middle East
C)The USA
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
A)1 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
A)Haryana
B)Sikkim
C)Goa
D)Kerala
Answer: Haryana
- Q. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
A)Thermal power
B)Atomic power
C)Hydro electric power
D)Natural gas
Answer: Hydro electric power
- Q. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
A)National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
B)The Geological Survey of India
C)Surveyor General of India
D)Indian Bureau of Mines
Answer: The Geological Survey of India
- Q. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
A)Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh
B)Jog Falls, Karnataka
C)Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu
D)Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Jog Falls, Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following celestial bodies is located farthermost to the Earth?
A)Neptune
B)Saturn
C)Uranus
D)Pluto
Answer: Pluto
- Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
A)Hawaiian Islands
B)Japan
C)Philippines
D)Singapore
Answer: Hawaiian Islands
- Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
A)Half moon
B)New moon
C)Full moon
D)Quarter moon
Answer: Full moon
- Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
A)Nilgiris
B)Aravallis
C)Mahadev Hills
D)Satpura Hills
Answer: Nilgiris
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