Geography MCQ Quiz India

Geography MCQ Quiz india
Multiple-Choice Geography Quiz
Multiple Choice Geo Quiz

1. ‘Horse Latitude’ is the term applied to the

(A) 0.5° N/S latitudes

(B) Polar circles

(C) 300 — 40°N/S latitudes

(D) 40° — 60° N/S latitudes

Ans: (C)

2. The name of the current in the Indian ocean is the—.

(A) Labrador Current

(B) Agulhas Current

(C) Curoshio Current

(D) Humbolt Current

Ans: (B)

3 Rice is the most important crop of which of the following regions?

(A) Equatorial

(B) Steppes

(C) Tropical monsoon

(D) Mediterranean

Ans: (C)

4. What is Baku famous for—

(A) Petroleum

(B) Iron Smelling

(C) Aircraft Industry

(D) Ship-building

Ans: (A)

5. Dancan pass is located between—.-

(A) South and Little Andaman

(B) North and South Andaman

(C) North and Middle Andaman

(D) Andaman and Nicobar Island

Ans: (A)

6. Eco-sounding is the techniques applie (D) to—

A Measure the depth of the sea

(B) Measure the amplitude of sound

(C) Wave recorded earthquake waves

(D) Record the density of air in the atmosphere

Ans: (A)

7. Which region in India has an internal type of drainage?

(A) Central Himalayas

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Chhota Nagpur

(D) Rajasthan

Ans: (D)

8. During the period of South-West monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains dry because—

(A) the wind do not reach this area

(B) there are no mountains in this area

(C) it lies in the rain-shadow area

(D) the temperature is too high to let the winds cool down

Ans: (C)

9. Which part of the country receives precipitation from the Bay of Bengal Branch of the monsoons as well as the Arabian Sea Branch?

(A) West Bengal

(B) The Punjab Plains

(C) Maharashtra

(D) The Bihar Plateau

Ans: (B)

10. What is the cause of ‘October heat’?

(A) high temperature associated with high humidity

(B) hot, dry weather

(C) very low velocity of winds

(D) low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic plain

Ans: (A)

11. India’s permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri is situated in the—

(A) Great Himalayas

(B) Indian Ocean

(C) Antarctica

(D) Arabian Sea

Ans: (C)

12. What is meant by reserved forest?

(A) a forest reserved exclusively for grazing

(B) a forest reserved for hunting

(C) a forest reserved for commercial exploitation with restrictions on grazing

(D) a forest reserved for the use of tribal people

Ans: (C)

13. From which river has the Indira Gandhi Canal has been taken out?

(A) Ravi

(B) Chambal

(C) Sutlej

(D) Beas

Ans: (C)

14. The Silent Valley project has been abandoned due to—

(A) Indifference of the state govt.

(B) It’s non feasibility from the economic point of view

(C) The danger of ecological imbalance in the region

(D) Inaccessibility of the area

Ans: (C)

15. Which iron and steel plant has been located without giving importance to availability of coal?

(A) TISCO, Jamshedpur

(B) VISL, Bhadravati

(C) HSL, Durgapur

(D) HSL, Bhilai

Ans: (B)