Geography Political Geography in India

Q. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?

A
Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
B
Summers are very hot
C
Lack of fertile soil
D
Occurrence of frost at night

Correct Answer

Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
    A)Southern zone
    B)North-eastern zone
    C)North-western zone
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Southern zone
  • Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
    A)North pole
    B)Axis of the earth
    C)Equator
    D)South pole
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________
    A)Port Said
    B)Alexandria
    C)Suez
    D)Benghazi
    Answer: Suez
  • Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Sahara
    B)Gobi
    C)Kalahari
    D)Thar
    Answer: Kalahari
  • Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
    A)Hawaiian Islands
    B)Japan
    C)Philippines
    D)Singapore
    Answer: Hawaiian Islands
  • Q. On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?
    A)Climate is quite similar
    B)Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
    C)Culture of both places has many similarities
    D)The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
    Answer: Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
  • Q. Fjords abound the coast of
    A)Norway
    B)Sweden
    C)France
    D)Germany
    Answer: Norway
  • Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
    A)F. Hoyle
    B)James Jeans
    C)H. Alfven
    D)O. Schmidt
    Answer: O. Schmidt
  • Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
    A)China and India
    B)Japan and U.S.A.
    C)Japan and China
    D)U.S.A. and U.K.
    Answer: China and India
  • Q. The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of ________.
    A)4.3 million sq km
    B)2.3 million sq km
    C)3.3 million sq km
    D)5.3 million sq km
    Answer: 3.3 million sq km
  • Q. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates? 1. The Alps 2. The Himalayas 3. The Rockies 4. The Caucases mountains
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following is not a major rubber producing states?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Odisha
  • Q. Which is the largest desert of the world?
    A)Thar
    B)Sahara
    C)Gobi
    D)Taklamakan
    Answer: Sahara
  • Q. The Strait which separates Africa from Europe is ________
    A)Palk Strait
    B)Hook Strait
    C)Strait of Gibraltar
    D)Bering Strait
    Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
  • Q. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
    A)black soils
    B)red soils
    C)yellow soils
    D)older alluvium
    Answer: red soils
  • Q. Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and
    A)Myanmar
    B)Pakistan
    C)Nepal
    D)Bangladesh
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave?
    A)It travels with faster speed through solids but slowly through liquids
    B)It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
    C)It is analogous to sound waves
    D)All the above three
    Answer: All the above three
  • Q. Pakistan’s nuclear power plant is located at ________
    A)Kahuta
    B)Islamabad
    C)Peshawar
    D)Karachi
    Answer: Kahuta
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest river in the world?
    A)Ganges
    B)Nile
    C)Congo
    D)Amazon
    Answer: Nile
  • Q. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Chennai
    C)Mangalore
    D)New Delhi
    Answer: New Delhi

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