More Questions on Geography
- Q. The best quality coal is
A)Bituminous
B)Lignite
C)Peat
D)Anthracite
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. The problem of arsenic in India is due to
A)Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
B)Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas
C)Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
D)Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
Answer: Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
- Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A)Krishna
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Which of the following is known as the morning star?
A)Mars
B)Saturn
C)Jupiter
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. Where in India is mica mined?
A)Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
B)Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
C)Gaya (Bihar)
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were
A)Famine years
B)Leap years
C)Not leap years
D)Years of natural calamities
Answer: Not leap years
- Q. Titagarh, Amlai and Nepanagar are known for:
A)Iron and Steel Industry
B)Sugar Industry
C)Ship Building
D)Paper Industry
Answer: Paper Industry
- Q. What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
A)Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
B)Sea level, rising temperature, rain, nitrogen and Arctic ocean ice
C)Antarctica ice, oxygen, rain, drought and sea level
D)None of these
Answer: Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
- Q. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
A)Jupiter
B)Mercury
C)Earth
D)Saturn
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
A)I and II
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Factory farming is the characteristic of
A)Eastern Europe
B)North-western North America
C)North-western Europe
D)South-east Asia
Answer: North-western Europe
- Q. Beas flows through the State of
A)Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
B)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
C)Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu
D)Punjab and Haryana
Answer: Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
- Q. In the realm of coal production in the world, India ranks ________
A)Third
B)First
C)Second
D)Fourth
Answer: Fourth
- Q. ICF (Integral Coach Factory) is at
A)Chennai
B)Alwaye
C)Coimbatore
D)Bhadravati
Answer: Chennai
- Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
A)Earthquakes
B)The inner core of the earth
C)The outer core of the Earth
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Earthquakes
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
A)Doldrums - The equator
B)New Moore Island - India
C)Hurricane - China Sea
D)Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
Answer: Hurricane - China Sea
- Q. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
A)Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
B)Uplift of folded Himalayan series
C)Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
- 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. The deepest surface depression on earth is
A)Tonga-Kermadec Trench
B)Kuri Trench
C)Mariana Trench
D)Bentley Subglacial Trench
Answer: Mariana Trench
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
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