More Questions on Geography
- Q. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?
A)Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
B)Summers are very hot
C)Lack of fertile soil
D)Occurrence of frost at night
Answer: Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
- Q. The state of atmosphere in relation to its water vapour content refers to:
A)Precipitation
B)Relative Humidity
C)Relative Density
D)Frontal Humidity
Answer: Relative Humidity
- Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- 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. The Tropical grasslands are called
A)Savanna
B)Pampas
C)Llanos
D)Veld
Answer: Savanna
- Q. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
A)NH10
B)NH4
C)NH44
D)NH5
Answer: NH44
- Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
A)10000 populace
B)100 populace
C)1000 populace
D)100000 populace
Answer: 1000 populace
- Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
A)Rice
B)Cotton
C)Coffee
D)Tea
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following climatic characteristic is related to tropical deserts?
A)Very high daily range of temperature
B)Low Pressure throughout the year
C)Most of the rain falls in winter
D)Very low daily range of temperature
Answer: Very high daily range of temperature
- Q. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Assam
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Amongst the following, which is the largest island?
A)Borneo
B)England
C)Japan
D)New Guinea
Answer: New Guinea
- Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
A)Alfred Hanks
B)Alfred Wegener
C)Alfred Worwick
D)Alfred Mane
Answer: Alfred Wegener
- Q. Monsoon retreat is marked by: 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following manmade calamities is social calamity?
A)Home Cremation
B)Landslide
C)Interpenetration of Salt Water
D)Ozone Depletion
Answer: Home Cremation
- Q. Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
A)Gujarat
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The World’s largest producer of wool is ________
A)U.S.A
B)India
C)Russia
D)Australia
Answer: Australia
- Q. Which country started the cultivation of potatoes in Europe?
A)Dutch
B)German
C)Spanish
D)Portuguese
Answer: Spanish
- Q. Llanos are the grassland of
A)Argentina
B)Guyana highland
C)Brazilian highland
D)Chile
Answer: Chile
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
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