More Questions on Geography
- Q. The first oil well in the world was drilled at
A)Pensylvania
B)Assam
C)Japan
D)Former USSR
Answer: Pensylvania
- Q. The circulation and movement of soluble inorganic matter (nutrients) derived from sedimentary and atmospheric phases and reservoirs through organic phase of various biotic components and finally their return to inorganic phase is collectively called:
A)Physical Cycles
B)Chemical Cycles
C)Biogeochemical Cycles
D)Biological Cycles
Answer: Biogeochemical Cycles
- Q. Life expectancy of a region is ________
A)The average age at which people die in the region
B)The minimum age up to which an individual should definitely live in the region
C)The maximum age at which any individual of the region can live
D)The age at which majority of people die in the region
Answer: The maximum age at which any individual of the region can live
- Q. What is the usual altitude of the plains?
A)Less than 600 metres above sea level
B)Sea level
C)Less than 500 metres above sea level
D)Less than 800 metres above sea level
Answer: Less than 500 metres above sea level
- Q. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Jammu & Kashmir
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to
A)Burning of diesel
B)Flow of water
C)Burning of coal
D)Production of steam
Answer: Flow of water
- Q. The series of line which connects the places of similar shocks at the same time is called
A)Homoseismal Line
B)Coseismal Lines
C)Isoseismal Line
D)Seismo Lines
Answer: Homoseismal Line
- Q. India is particularly poor in reserves of
A)Non-ferrous metals
B)Coal
C)Iron ore
D)Limestone
Answer: Non-ferrous metals
- Q. Which of the following receives rainfall by north-eastern monsoon?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Assam
D)West Bengal
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Adam’s bridge connects ________
A)Israel and Jerusalem
B)Amman and Damascus
C)Dhanushkodi (Rameshwaram) and Talaimannar
D)Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Answer: Dhanushkodi (Rameshwaram) and Talaimannar
- Q. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
A)Snowstorm
B)Hail
C)Snowfall
D)Sleet
Answer: Sleet
- Q. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ________ type.
A)Frontal
B)Radiation
C)Advection
D)Convection
Answer: Advection
- Q. The oldest mountains in India are
A)Satpuras
B)Aravalis
C)Vindhyas
D)Nilgiri hills
Answer: Aravalis
- Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
A)Mangalore
B)Cochin
C)Mumbai
D)Surat
Answer: Cochin
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
A)Doldrums - The equator
B)New Moore Island - India
C)Hurricane - China Sea
D)Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
Answer: Hurricane - China Sea
- Q. Why is crop rotation necessary?
A)To reduce the quantity of proteins
B)To increase the fertility of soil
C)To increase the quantity of minerals
D)To plough various types of crops
Answer: To increase the fertility of soil
- Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?
A)Tuticorin
B)Neyveli
C)Ennore
D)Mettur
Answer: Mettur
- Q. Cyclone is a system of wind blowing ________
A)In a straight line from high to low pressure region
B)Spirally outwards from a high pressure region
C)Spirally towards low pressure region
D)From Ball of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
Answer: Spirally towards low pressure region
- Q. Two important rivers – one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha – merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area. Which one of the following could be this?
A)Gopalpur-on-sea
B)Bhitarkanika
C)Chandipur-on-sea
D)Simlipal
Answer: Bhitarkanika
- Q. Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
A)Pygmy
B)Bodo
C)Maasai
D)Eskimo
Answer: Maasai
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