More Questions on Geography
- Q. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
A)North facing
B)East facing
C)South facing
D)West facing
Answer: South facing
- Q. When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10’E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o’clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is ________
A)172°30' E
B)17°30' E
C)12°50' W
D)17°E
Answer: 12°50' W
- Q. Mosses and Lichens are the characteristic vegetation of ________
A)Temperate region
B)Hot desert region
C)Mediterranean region
D)Tundra region
Answer: Tundra region
- Q. Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of Godavari?
A)Rajhamundry
B)Nanded
C)Bhadrachalam
D)Kakinada
Answer: Kakinada
- Q. The Lakshadweep are an example of
A)Coral Islands
B)Islands resulting from submarine earthquakes
C)Volcanic Islands
D)None of the above
Answer: Coral Islands
- Q. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The scarcity or crop failure of which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
A)Linseed
B)coconut
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Groundnut
- Q. Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?
A)3:00 PM
B)Noon
C)1:00 PM
D)One cannot say
Answer: 3:00 PM
- Q. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
A)Japan
B)U.S. A.
C)China
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A)Amount of rainfall
B)Time
C)Altitude
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
A)Sundarban in West Bengal
B)Nandankanan in Orissa
C)Kaziranga in Assam
D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
- Q. The year ________ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
A)1941
B)1901
C)1921
D)1951
Answer: 1921
- Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
A)Strip cropping
B)Contour ploughing
C)Dry farming
D)Shifting cultivation
Answer: Shifting cultivation
- Q. Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate? I. Temperatures range from 32° C in the hot season to about 15° C in the cool season II. Annual rainfall varies greatly III. The climate is best developed in the southern continents IV. It consists of three main seasons i. e. cool, dry season; hot, dry season; hot, wet season
A)II and III
B)I and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
A)Nilgiris
B)Vindhyas
C)Aravallis
D)Satpuras
Answer: Satpuras
- 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 of the following device is used to measure humidity?
A)Psychrometer
B)Hydrometer
C)Hygrometer
D)Anemometer
Answer: Hygrometer
- Q. What is known as Soil-free Farming?
A)Interlude crops
B)Hydroponics
C)Humidity up gradation
D)Sericulture
Answer: Hydroponics
- Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ________
A)The Great Himalayan Range
B)The Siwalik Range
C)The Lesser Himalayas
D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
- Q. Density of the Earth’s atmosphere is highest in the
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere
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