Geography
Geography for competitive exam preparation includes topics ranging from cities, rivers and soil to national parks and industrial nicknames etc. Here is the list of its questions and answers.
Geography
Set – XI
1. Banihal Pass is in –
Ans:- Kashmir Himalaya.
2. Corbet National Park is located in –
Ans:- U.P.
3. Zebras and giraffes are common in which grasslands –
Ans:- Temperate grasslands.
4. The average elevation of Vindhya Mountain is –
Ans:- 300 to 650 meters.
5. In Gujarat where oil has been found lately?
Ans:- Ankleshwar .
6. Leopoldville is an important city of –
Ans:- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
7. Port is the name of a wine produced in –
Ans:- Portugal.
8. World’s biggest sugarcane producing country is –
Ans:- Brazil.
9. Chipko movement in India is related with –
Ans:- Conservation of forests and wildlife.
10. India’s most modern and well planned city, Chandigarh was designed by –
Ans:- Le Corbusier .
11. Important paddy cultivation region is –
Ans:- South-East Asia.
12. Nanga Parbat, has the height of –
Ans:- 8126 meter.
13. The first ship manufactured in India was in –
Ans:- 1948.
14. Which is the Manchester of Russia ?
Ans:- Ivanovo.
15. What is the largest populated city in the world ?
Ans:- Tokyo , Japan .
16. Uranium is used in the production of atomic power and also in atomic nuclear explosion, India’s production of Uranium is restricted to one state. Where is it?
Ans:- Jaduguda (Bihar).
17. Mesozoic era lasted for –
Ans:- 186 million years.
18. The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is –
Ans:- Vindyas.
19. The world’s longest river the Nile, flows through which continent?
Ans:- Africa.
20. Nile river covers a distance of –
Ans: - 6650 km (4,132 miles).
21. The frozen continent around the South Pole is –
Ans:- Antarctic.
22. Chemical energy is used or released in –
Ans:- Chemical reactions.
23. The main source of foreign exchange of Egypt is –
Ans:- Cotton.
24. The rate of erosion in a stream is highest where –
Ans:- flow is fast.
25. Which soil swells when wet and develops cracks when dry?
Ans:- Black soil.
26. Which tribes practice pastoral nomadism?
Ans:- Masai.
27. Metamorphic rocks originate from –
Ans:- both igneous and sedimentary rocks.
28. Trees shed their leaves to conserve water –
Ans:- In winter season.
29. Who prepares the topographical maps of India?
Ans:- Survey of India.
30. Which ports did not have natural harbors ?
Ans:- Marmagaon .
31. Cotton fibers is obtained from the –
Ans:- fruit
32. Which area in India gets the summer monsoon first?
Ans:- The Western Ghats
33. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?
Ans:- Alkaline.
34. Silent Valley located in –
Ans:- Kerala.
35. Which natural region is known as the ‘Bread Basket’ of the world?
Ans:- Temperate grasslands.
36. What will happen if the temperature of water is dropped from 8°C to 3°C?
Ans:- Its volume will first decrease then increase.
37. In which areas maximum precipitation is received from the summer monsoon?
Ans:- The north – eastern hilly region.
38. The maximum daily temperature is likely to be observed at –
Ans:- Delhi.
39. Soil that owes its colour to oxides of iron is –
Ans:- Laterite.
40. The Rourkela steel plant was built on the banks of the –
Ans:- Brahmani River .
41. In which month do the equatorial westerlies set in the northern hemisphere –
Ans:- June.
42. Which city is called the Manchester of India?
Ans:- Ahmedabad .
43. Which country is called Manchester city ?
Ans:- England.
44. Which city is called Boston of India?
Ans:- Ahmedabad.
45. What is the Paris of India ?
Ans:- Jaipur is nicknamed as the “Paris of India” .
46. Which city is called Sandalwood city ?
Ans:- Mysore.
47. Which state is known as the Manchester of the Japan ?
Ans:- Osaka.
48. Which city is called Diamond city ?
Ans:- Surat, in Gujarat.
49. Which city is known as Golden city ?
Ans:- Jaisalmer .
50. Which city is known as Deccan Queen?
Ans:- Pune.
51. Which is the Venice of India ?
Ans:- Udaipur is known as Venice of India. It is also called the city of lakes.
52. Which City is known as Venice of the East ?
Ans:- Udaipur
53. Which City is known as Detroit of India ?
Ans:- Chennai.
54. Which is the white city ?
Ans:- Udaipur , Rajasthan .
55. Which city is called the city of wine in India ?
Ans:- Nasik.
56. Which is the dream city of India ?
Ans:- Mumbai, India.
57. Which city called the Manchester of south ?
Ans:- Coimbatore.
58. Which city is called Milk city ?
Ans:- Anand, Gujarat.
59. Which City is known as silver city ?
Ans:- Cuttack, India.
60. Which City is known as orange city ?
Ans:- Nagpur.
61. Which city is known as Green city ?
Ans:- Chandigarh .
62. Which city called silicon city ?
Ans:- Bangalore .
63. Which is the tea city of India ?
Ans:- Dibrugarh.
64. What is the city of the seven hills?
Ans:- Rome .
65. Which place is known as California of India ?
Ans:- Ratnagiri.
66. Which city is known as the rice bowl of India ?
Ans:- The Krishna – Godavari Delta region in Andhra Pradesh.
67. Which city in India is known as the purple city ?
Ans:- Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
68. Which city is called Garden City ?
Ans:- Bangalore .
69. Which city is known as the coffee city of India ?
Ans:- Chikkamagaluru.
70. . Which city is India is also known as the city of seven islands ?
Ans:- Mumbai.
71. Which state is known as the spice Garden of India ?
Ans:- Kerala.
72. Which sea ports has natural harbour ?
Ans:- Vishakhapatnam.
73. In respect of which crops the Green Revolution in India had limited impact?
Ans:- Pulses.
74. Which biomes is called the “Bread basket” of the world?
Ans:- Mid latitude grasslands