More Questions on Geography
- Q. Peaty soil is found in ________
A)Assam
B)Kerala
C)Kashmir
D)Gujarat
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Hinterland refers to ________
A)Land region extending from a sea port
B)Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
C)Natural harbour used for international trade
D)Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
Answer: Land region extending from a sea port
- Q. The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________
A)Mantle
B)Crust
C)Core
D)Ocean floors
Answer: Ocean floors
- Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Geological Survey of India
B)Geographical Survey of India
C)Survey of India
D)Archaeological Survey of India
Answer: Geographical Survey of India
- Q. Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East?
A)Salt Lake City - San Francisco - Boston - Pittsburgh
B)Salt Lake City - Pittsburgh - San Francisco - Boston
C)San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
D)San Pittsburgh - Salt Lake City - Boston
Answer: San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
- Q. In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain?
A)Poland
B)Spain
C)Netherlands
D)Italy
Answer: Poland
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. Ankleshwar Basin (offshore) oil-fields is located in:
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Assam
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. Littoral forests occur
A)Where the rainfall is heavy
B)On hills
C)Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
D)At elevated places
Answer: Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
- Q. Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water
A)Yamuna
B)Ganga
C)Brahmaputra
D)Godavari
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The capital of Lakshadweep is ________
A)Aizawl
B)Port Blair
C)Silvassa
D)Kavaratti
Answer: Kavaratti
- Q. Rice crop needs
A)Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
B)Low temperature and heavy rainfall
C)High temperature and low rainfall
D)Low temperature and low rainfall
Answer: Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
- Q. Siwaliks are ________
A)In Meghalaya
B)To the north of Himadri
C)Foothills of Himalayan ranges
D)The plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
Answer: Foothills of Himalayan ranges
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct about the Rann of Kachchh? 1. It is a flat saline marsh land 2. It is in Rajasthan 3. It is the home of the Indian Wild Ass 4. It is a unique land formation supporting several singular species of fauna
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at
A)Ramagundam
B)Nizam Sagar
C)Shivasamudram
D)Mettur
Answer: Shivasamudram
- Q. Jadugoda is famous for?
A)Mining of uranium
B)Mining of iron
C)Mining of mica
D)Mining of copper
Answer: Mining of uranium
- Q. The highest plateau in the world is
A)Plateau of Iran
B)Plateau of Tibet
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Spanish Plateau
Answer: Plateau of Tibet
- Q. Which of these statements is/are correct? 1. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the hydroelectric plants. 2. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the thermal power plants. 3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. is located in Tamil Nadu.
A)2 only
B)2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)3 only
Answer: 2 and 3
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