More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
- Q. Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?
A)The Brachycephals
B)The Proto-Australoids
C)The Mediterraneans
D)The Nordics
Answer: The Nordics
- Q. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation
A)III and IV
B)I and II
C)II and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: II and IV
- Q. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because
A)Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
B)Of easterly trade winds
C)Cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts
D)The rate of evaportation is greater along the
Answer: Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
- Q. The northern part of the west coast is known as ________
A)Malabar coast
B)Konkan coast
C)Coromandal coast
D)None of these
Answer: Konkan coast
- Q. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?
A)Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
B)In the evening, radiations travel slowly
C)In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
D)In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
Answer: In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
- Q. The first fertilizer plant was set up at
A)Alwaye (Kerala)
B)Nangal (Punjab)
C)Sindri (Bihar)
D)Trombay (Maharashtra)
Answer: Sindri (Bihar)
- Q. Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. IR-20 is a high yielding variety of which of the following
A)Wheat
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Rice
- Q. The highest glacial lake of India located at the height of 17,745 feet in Garhwal Himalaya is:
A)Kedartal
B)Devtal
C)Roopkund
D)Homkund
Answer: Devtal
- Q. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Shisam
D)Sal
Answer: Sandalwood
- Q. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
A)NH10
B)NH4
C)NH44
D)NH5
Answer: NH44
- Q. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)2, 3, 4, 1
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. White coal refers to
A)Uranium
B)Hydroelectricity
C)Petroleum
D)Coal
Answer: Hydroelectricity
- Q. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the ________
A)Density differences in seawater
B)Convergence and divergence movements
C)Coriolis force
D)Impact of prevailing winds
Answer: Coriolis force
- Q. Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The Tropical grasslands are called
A)Savanna
B)Pampas
C)Llanos
D)Veld
Answer: Savanna
- Q. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. P – waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S – waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S – waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
A)1 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Baltic Sea
C)Black Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
- Q. The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as ________
A)Stratopause
B)Mesosphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Tropopause
Answer: Tropopause
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