More Questions on Geography
- Q. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________
A)Low birth rates
B)Increased death rate due to lack of amenities
C)Lack of transport facilities
D)Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
Answer: Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
- Q. Why are the ports of Baltic sea opened for trade in winter?
A)Local factors keep it warm
B)It is tropical belt
C)North Atlantic warm currents flow in this region
D)Western disturbances increase the temperature
Answer: North Atlantic warm currents flow in this region
- Q. Cotton in India grows best on:
A)Late-rite Soil
B)Black Soil
C)Red Soil
D)Sandy Soil
Answer: Black Soil
- Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
A)Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
B)Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
C)The sky remains clear most of the time
D)None of the above reasons
Answer: Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
- Q. Which of the following was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform?
A)Sagar Samrat
B)Sagar Kanya
C)Sagar Mata
D)None of the above
Answer: Sagar Samrat
- Q. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is
A)Malaysia
B)Laos
C)Thailand
D)Kampuchea
Answer: Laos
- Q. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed on which river
A)Godavari
B)Kaveri
C)Krishna
D)Indus
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
A)Monsoons
B)Presence of Indian Ocean
C)Nearness to equator
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. Which one among the following countries is the largest producer of Bauxite?
A)West Indies
B)Australia
C)Brazil
D)India
Answer: Australia
- Q. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of
A)Ending in Nilgiris
B)Continuity
C)Proximity of coast
D)Height
Answer: Continuity
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)Only 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The National Highway – 1 connects Delhi to
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Amritsar
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
A)Pakistan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. The First port developed after independence was
A)Nhava Sheva
B)New Mangalore
C)Mumbai
D)Kandla
Answer: Kandla
- Q. The ideal conditions for coral growth are: I. water temperature around 20°C II. tropical waters (between 30°N and 30°S) III. highly saline water IV. adequate oxygen
A)I, II and III
B)I, II and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Rainfall in India is not associated with ________
A)Cyclones
B)Orography
C)Convection
D)Anticyclones
Answer: Anticyclones
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
A)3 and 4
B)2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)1 and 2
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. To which kind of rock does marble belong?
A)Igneous rock
B)Metamorphic rock
C)Sedimentary rock
D)Volcanic rock
Answer: Metamorphic rock
- Q. The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the
A)Godavari
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Indus
- Q. Duncan passage is located between
A)North and Middle Andaman
B)South and Little Andaman
C)North and South Andaman
D)Andaman and Nicobar
Answer: South and Little Andaman
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