More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Density of population in India is defined as
A)Number of persons inan area of one lakh km square
B)Number of persons in an area of one mile square
C)Number of persons in an area of one lakh mile square
D)Number of persons in an area of one km square
Answer: Number of persons in an area of one km square
- Q. Foot and mouth disease is common among
A)Cattle only
B)Birds
C)Goats and sheep only
D)Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
Answer: Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
- Q. Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
A)Gravitational potential energy
B)Hydraulic energy
C)Kinetic energy
D)A combination of all the above three forms of energy
Answer: A combination of all the above three forms of energy
- Q. What is the difference between asteroids and comets? 1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Which is called the “Lake District of India”?
A)Sikkim
B)Nainital
C)Shimla
D)Matheran
Answer: Nainital
- Q. For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
A)El Nino and Southern Oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of Jet Streams
D)Greenhouse effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and Southern Oscillations
- Q. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
A)Karnataka
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The ________ river with its tributaries drains the state of Sikkim.
A)Tista
B)Gandak
C)Kosi
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Tista
- Q. Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
A)Nitrogen
B)Helium
C)Hydrogen
D)Ozone
Answer: Hydrogen
- Q. Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?
A)Glacier
B)Flowing Water
C)Wind
D)None Of These
Answer: Flowing Water
- Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
D)Open cast mines
Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
- Q. The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:
A)Thermoarea
B)Isoline
C)Insiline
D)Thermocline
Answer: Thermocline
- Q. Masai Tribes are found in:
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)North America
D)East Africa
Answer: East Africa
- Q. The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in
A)Gulf of Kachchh
B)Sundarbans
C)Chilka Lake
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
A)Java
B)Bali
C)Brunei
D)Singapore
Answer: Singapore
- Q. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because ________
A)The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
B)Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
C)Moon cannot change its position
D)The period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
Answer: The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
- Q. Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers?
A)Corrasion
B)Corrosion
C)Attrition
D)Plucking
Answer: Plucking
- Q. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________
A)Farming in the thinly populated areas
B)Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
C)Farming in the thickly populated areas
D)Farming in the forests of equatorial region
Answer: Farming in the thinly populated areas
- Q. The phenomenon of ‘trade winds’ takes place due to
A)Radiation
B)Conduction of heat
C)Convection of heat
D)None of the above
Answer: Convection of heat
- Q. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
A)Aviation
B)Space travel
C)Navigation
D)Communication
Answer: Navigation
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