More Questions on Geography
- Q. Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to
A)Carbonation
B)Hydration
C)Oxidation
D)Exfoliation
Answer: Oxidation
- Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
A)Vegetable compost
B)Gypsum
C)Lime
D)Calcium superphosphate
Answer: Lime
- Q. This is the only sanctuary where Kashmiri Deer are found?
A)Gir
B)Kanha
C)Dachigam
D)Mudumalai
Answer: Dachigam
- Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the
A)Epicentre
B)Focus
C)Incentre
D)Circumcentre
Answer: Epicentre
- Q. Which is not correctly matched?
A)Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
B)Darjeeling - West Bengal
C)Mount Abu - Rajasthan
D)Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?
A)Tripura
B)Manipur
C)West Bengal
D)Assam
Answer: Manipur
- Q. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
A)Kimberley
B)Cape Town
C)Johannesburg
D)Pretoria
Answer: Pretoria
- Q. The modern iron and steel industry in India had its beginning in 1870 when Bengal Iron Works Company was established in:
A)Cossipore
B)Kulti
C)Visnupur
D)None of Above
Answer: Kulti
- Q. What is the benefit of rain water storage?
A)Reduce the scarcity of water
B)Recharging ground water level
C)Respite from floods
D)Protection from soilerosion
Answer: Recharging ground water level
- Q. Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?
A)North-West Europe
B)East Asia
C)South Asia
D)North and South America
Answer: East Asia
- 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. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?
A)70
B)50
C)60
D)80
Answer: 70
- Q. Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?
A)Both of these
B)Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures
C)Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
D)None of these
Answer: Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
- Q. Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
A)Tropic of Capricorn
B)Equator
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Prime Meridian
Answer: Equator
- Q. The hot desert of the world are generally found near ________
A)The horse latitude
B)The equator
C)The doldrums
D)The Tundras
Answer: The horse latitude
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Fog can be classified as a
A)Cumulus cloud
B)Nimbus cloud
C)Cirrus cloud
D)Low Stratus cloud
Answer: Low Stratus cloud
- Q. What is known as Soil-free Farming?
A)Interlude crops
B)Hydroponics
C)Humidity up gradation
D)Sericulture
Answer: Hydroponics
- Q. Wild Ass Sanctuary is situated in
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Assam
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
A)1965
B)1954
C)1964
D)1966
Answer: 1966
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