More Questions on Geography
- Q. The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have
A)Oil Refineries
B)Aluminium Industries
C)Thermal Power Plants
D)Nuclear Power Plants
Answer: Aluminium Industries
- Q. The continents of the world are mainly composed of
A)Sial
B)Core
C)Mantal
D)Sima
Answer: Sial
- Q. Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as ________
A)Foehn
B)Mistral
C)Nor' westers
D)Chinook
Answer: Chinook
- Q. ________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation.
A)Parent rock
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Climate
Answer: Climate
- Q. “Golan Heights” belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and B are ________
A)Syria and Israel
B)Tibet and China
C)Russia and Japan
D)Iran and Iraq
Answer: Syria and Israel
- Q. Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Hecataeus
B)Eratosthenes
C)Aristotle
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. Which of the following is mainly responsible for the lack of female population in India?
A)Social Factors
B)Political Factors
C)Economic Factors
D)Superstitions
Answer: Social Factors
- Q. Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand has rich deposits of
A)Gypsum
B)Gold
C)Mica
D)Lead
Answer: Mica
- Q. In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?
A)Daman and Diu
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
A)the Thalgat pass
B)the Palghat gap
C)the Bhorghat pass
D)the Bolan pass
Answer: the Palghat gap
- Q. Which of the following represents the process of chemical weathering?
A)Hydration and Hydrolysis
B)Thermal expansion and contraction
C)Mass exfoliation
D)Frost action and crystal growth
Answer: Hydration and Hydrolysis
- Q. The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is ________
A)Chenab
B)Jhelum
C)Indus
D)Nubra
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. The Himalayas were uplifted from the:
A)Grass land
B)Valcano
C)Plateau
D)Tethys Geosynclines
Answer: Tethys Geosynclines
- Q. The Laterite soil is found in
A)Tropical areas
B)High rainfall states
C)In deserts
D)Dry and humid tropical areas
Answer: Dry and humid tropical areas
- Q. Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban’s Delta?
A)India
B)Bangladesh
C)Myanmar
D)Thailand
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. The Famous Kruger National Park is located in
A)Sudan
B)Saudi Arabia
C)South Africa
D)Tanzania
Answer: South Africa
- Q. The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of
A)Sugarcane
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Tobacco
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________.
A)China
B)Bangladesh
C)Pakistan
D)Nepal
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. “Mulching” is the term used for the process of
A)Transplanting of paddy seedlings
B)Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
C)Breaking down big pieces of soil into small ones
D)Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
Answer: Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
- Q. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
A)Karnataka
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Karnataka
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