More Questions on Geography
- Q. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
A)there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
B)it is the older river of India
C)of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
D)its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
Answer: of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
- Q. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
A)Delhi
B)Pondicherry
C)Lakshadweep
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Delhi
- Q. The biggest lake in India is ________
A)Wular Lake
B)Dal Lake
C)Chilka Lake
D)Sambhar Lake
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
A)Canada
B)Pampas
C)Downs
D)All the above
Answer: Downs
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
A)Palk Strait
B)Sunda Strait
C)Gulf of Mannar
D)Cook Strait
Answer: Gulf of Mannar
- 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. The largest satellite in the solar system is:
A)Europa
B)Titan
C)Ganymede
D)Setebos
Answer: Ganymede
- Q. Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________
A)3600 km
B)6 km
C)1000 km
D)36,000 km
Answer: 36,000 km
- Q. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?
A)Vindhyas
B)Nilgiris
C)Satpura Range
D)Aravalli
Answer: Aravalli
- Q. For which of the following reason, it is necessary to secure a large area for forest?
A)More rain
B)Absorption of carbon dioxide
C)Conservation of wild
D)Ecological balance
Answer: Ecological balance
- Q. Which soil is best for the production of cotton?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Black soil
C)Loam soil
D)Peaty soil
Answer: Black soil
- Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
A)41 km
B)22 km
C)36 km
D)53 km
Answer: 22 km
- Q. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
A)Hydration
B)Crystallization
C)Exfoliation
D)Carbonation
Answer: Crystallization
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
A)Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
B)Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
C)Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
D)Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
Answer: Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
- Q. The coast of which of the following country are not touched by Arabian sea?
A)Kenya
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Oman
D)Iran
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. The driest part in India is in
A)Darbhanga (Bihar)
B)Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
C)Bhatinda (Punjab)
D)Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Answer: Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
- Q. A rainshadow region gets
A)Rainfall all through the year
B)Large quantity of rainfall
C)Rainfall six months in a year
D)Scanty or no rainfall
Answer: Scanty or no rainfall
- Q. Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.
A)Evergreen
B)Deciduous
C)Coniferous
D)Alpine
Answer: Coniferous
- Q. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
A)Kerala
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
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