More Questions on Geography
- Q. Haematite is an ore of
A)Iron
B)Copper
C)Lead
D)Zinc
Answer: Iron
- Q. Forest soils are
A)Rich in salt
B)Rich in potash
C)Deficient in potash
D)Rich in organic matter
Answer: Rich in organic matter
- Q. In India the percentage of population below poverty line is:
A)Less than 40%
B)Less than 30%
C)Less than 50%
D)Less than 10%
Answer: Less than 30%
- Q. In which country, slash and burn agriculture is known as “Milpa”?
A)Central America
B)Venezuela
C)Brazil
D)Mexico and Central America
Answer: Mexico and Central America
- Q. Loess is ________ soil.
A)Volcanic
B)Wind-deposited
C)Water-deposited
D)Black cotton
Answer: Wind-deposited
- Q. The salinity of soil is measured by
A)Psychrometer
B)Electrical Conductivity Meter
C)Hygrometer
D)Scaler
Answer: Electrical Conductivity Meter
- Q. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the
A)Sutlej
B)Yamuna
C)Chambal
D)Sutlej and Beas
Answer: Sutlej and Beas
- Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
A)41 km
B)22 km
C)36 km
D)53 km
Answer: 22 km
- Q. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. In India the yield per hectare is very low in
A)Commercial cultivation
B)Intensive farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation agriculture
Answer: Extensive farming
- Q. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?
A)Cold temperature Climate
B)Wet tropical Climate
C)Hot and dry Climate
D)Mediterranean type of Climate
Answer: Wet tropical Climate
- Q. The deepest mine in Asia is
A)Suladesi mine
B)Jaduguda mine
C)Kolar Gold mine
D)West Irian mine
Answer: Kolar Gold mine
- Q. In which of the following states would you not find Bhils?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Karnataka
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?
A)Glacier
B)Flowing Water
C)Wind
D)None Of These
Answer: Flowing Water
- Q. The radius of earth is:
A)6,224 Km
B)6,500 km
C)6,370 km
D)5,553 Km
Answer: 6,370 km
- 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. Day and night are formed
A)Due to the speed of rotaion
B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
C)Due to the motion of revolution
D)None of these
Answer: Due to the speed of rotaion
- Q. The most important breed of wool producing sheep in the world is:
A)Deper
B)Texel
C)Merino
D)Dorset
Answer: Merino
- 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. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Volcanic rocks
C)Plutonic rocks
D)Hypabysal rocks
Answer: Volcanic rocks
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