More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Hanging Valley is very common in
    A)Glaciated areas
    B)High mountains
    C)Sub-Arctic region
    D)Coastal belt
    Answer: Glaciated areas
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
    A)Red soil
    B)Desert soil
    C)Laterite soil
    D)Regur soil
    Answer: Regur soil
  • Q. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
    A)Sugarcane
    B)Coconut
    C)Cotton
    D)Rice
    Answer: Coconut
  • Q. Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Assam
    C)Bihar
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is ________
    A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
    B)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    C)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    D)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
  • Q. Which of the following factor affects the agriculture in India?
    A)Wind
    B)Temperature
    C)Humidity
    D)Rain
    Answer: Rain
  • Q. A fertile soil, suitable growing common crops, is like to have a pH value of
    A)Six to seven
    B)Three
    C)Four
    D)Nine to ten
    Answer: Nine to ten
  • Q. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
    A)40,000 Km
    B)30,000 Km
    C)35,000 Km
    D)45,000 Km
    Answer: 40,000 Km
  • Q. The planet having fourteen moons is ________
    A)Uranus
    B)Venus
    C)Mars
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Neptune
  • Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
    A)1948
    B)1953
    C)1950
    D)1947
    Answer: 1953
  • Q. Ursa Major’ is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
    A)The Milky Way
    B)The Northern Crown
    C)The Chained Lady
    D)The Great Bear
    Answer: The Great Bear
  • Q. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Bituminous
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Mixed farming means ________
    A)Producing crops
    B)Growing two crops at the same time
    C)Growing different crops in succession
    D)Using mixture of manures and fertilizer
    Answer: Growing two crops at the same time
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding ionosphere? I. It is the uppermost layer of atmosphere II. The molecules and atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in this layer absorb a part of solar radiation and become ionized III. This layer is responsible for reflecting back the radio wave transmitted from the earth
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and II
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: II and III
  • Q. Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
    A)North-Eastern Australia
    B)Cape Town region of South Africa
    C)Great Plains of North America
    D)Southern Algeria
    Answer: Cape Town region of South Africa
  • 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. Mountain of accumulation is
    A)Residual mountains
    B)Volcanic mountains
    C)Block mountains
    D)Fold mountains
    Answer: Volcanic mountains
  • Q. Caucasian people account for ________ per cent of world population.
    A)29
    B)33
    C)39
    D)43
    Answer: 33
  • Q. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
    A)Intense Land and Sea Breezes
    B)South-West Monsoons
    C)North-East Monsoons
    D)Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
    Answer: North-East Monsoons
  • Q. The radius of earth is:
    A)6,224 Km
    B)6,500 km
    C)6,370 km
    D)5,553 Km
    Answer: 6,370 km

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