More Questions on Geography
- Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
- Q. Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called ________
A)Canyons
B)Gorges
C)Wadi
D)Barchans
Answer: Wadi
- Q. The famous Naini lake is in
A)Rishikesh
B)Nainital
C)Mussorie
D)Pushkar
Answer: Nainital
- Q. Which one among the following statements relating to an anticyclone is correct?
A)The contribution of an anticyclone towards determining weather of an area is quite significant
B)Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
C)In anticyclone the movement of wind is inward
D)The movement of wind is clockwise in an anticyclone of southern hemisphere
Answer: Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
- Q. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
A)Red
B)Regur
C)Alluvial
D)Clayey
Answer: Regur
- Q. Which of the following trees is not a soft wood variety?
A)Pine
B)Fir
C)Mahogany
D)Spruce
Answer: Mahogany
- Q. The broken hill famous for zinc and lead are located in
A)Germany
B)Turkey
C)France
D)Australia
Answer: Australia
- Q. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
A)West Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Gujarat
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
A)Alfred Hanks
B)Alfred Wegener
C)Alfred Worwick
D)Alfred Mane
Answer: Alfred Wegener
- Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?
A)Paddy and Jute
B)Paddy and Cottort
C)Wheat and Jute
D)Wheat and Cotton
Answer: Paddy and Jute
- Q. India is particularly poor in reserves of
A)Non-ferrous metals
B)Coal
C)Iron ore
D)Limestone
Answer: Non-ferrous metals
- Q. The Nagarjunsagar Dam project is located on:
A)Godavari
B)Mahanadi
C)Krishna River
D)Kaveri
Answer: Krishna River
- Q. Which of the following is a chemical weathering process ?
A)Oxidation
B)Frost Action
C)Hydraulic Action
D)Thermal Expansion
Answer: Oxidation
- Q. Mongla port is located in
A)Bhutan
B)Srilanka
C)Bangladesh
D)India
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)4, 3, 1, 2
C)3, 4, 2, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. The Siachin Glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers?
A)Shylok
B)Bias
C)Sutlej
D)Nubra
Answer: Nubra
- 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. Which set of two river given below together form the world’s largest delta?
A)The Tigris and the Euphrates
B)The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
C)The Mississippi and the Missouri
D)The Seine and the Rhine
Answer: The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
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