Geography
Geography GK Set with latest questions and answers on Indian Geography, Physical Geography of the World, and some important Natural Phenomena. This set is quite useful for those students who are appearing for competitive exams like UPSC and SSC, where they can master Rivers, Industries, Commerce and Climatic Zones.
GEOGRAPHY
SET - VII
1. An important feature of the balance of India’s foreign trade is that –
Ans:- It is usually negative.
2. Who are the Moplahs?
Ans:- Muslims of Kerala.
3. Where are ships manufactured in India? –
Ans:- Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam.
4. Which state leads in the production of cement? –
Ans:- Tamil Nadu.
5. Which states share the Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
6. Where is Security Paper Mills?
Ans:- Hoshangabad.
7. IDPL, Hyderabad is a –
Ans:- Pharmaceutical Plant.
8. Which item is the most important among the exports of India in terms of total value?
Ans:- Engineering goods.
9. Singhbhum is famous for –
Ans:- Iron.
10. Which is the leading producer of red chillies?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh.
11. How many months are required for sugarcane to mature?
Ans:- 12–14 months.
12. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?
Ans:- Alkaline.
13. Where is the greatest variety of flowers found?
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh Himalayas.
14. Kerala is the leading producer of –
Ans:- Thorium.
15. River Tungabhadra is known for a multipurpose project at the same name; which major river does it join and in which state?
Ans:- Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
16. Which theory tries to explain the distribution of oceans and continents?
Ans:- Continental Drift Theory.
17. Two volcanic islands in Indian territory are –
Ans:- Narcondam and Barren Island.
18. Approx how many years ago did the earth attain a solid crust –
Ans:- 4.5 billion.
19. What is important about ITC (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone)?
Ans:- It is the zone of convergence of the trade winds.
20. Which type of farming is common in areas of low rainfall?
Ans:- Livestock ranching.
21. Who said that “ landforms are a function of structure process and stage” ?
Ans:- William Morris Davis.
22. Where does the 90° E ridge lie?
Ans:- Indian Ocean.
23. What type of precipitation is most common in the regions of steppe type of climate?
Ans:- Cyclonic.
24. Doldrums belt located –
Ans:- Near the equator.
25. Which cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
Ans:- Srinagar.
26. Shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
Ans:- Over the North Pole.
27. Metamorphic rocks originate from –
Ans:- Both igneous and sedimentary rocks.
28. What is fog?
Ans:- A low stratus cloud.
29. Crustal layer of the earth is also called –
Ans:- Sial.
30. The rate of erosion in a stream is highest where –
Ans:- Flow is fast.
31. Isohels are the isopleths of –
Ans:- Sunshine.
32. India is a leading producer of –
Ans:- Cheese.
33. Cotton fibre is obtained from the –
Ans:- Fruit, seed coat fibre.
34. Sugar bowl of the world is –
Ans:- Cuba.
35. On which of the rivers the famous Kariba Dam located?
Ans:- Zambezi.
36. Which river flows between the Satpura and the Vindhyas?
Ans:- Narmoda.
37. The total area covered by the Himalayas is about –
Ans:- 5,00,000 sq. km.
38. Which soil is most common in the Indo-Gangetic plains?
Ans:- Alluvial.
39. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in –
Ans:- 4.3 years.
40. Sling Psychrometer measured –
Ans:- Humidity.
41. The Red Sea is an example of a –
Ans:- Faulted Structure.
42. Hail consists of –
Ans:- Masses of ice in layers one above the other.
43. What is Gulf Stream?
Ans:- A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
44. The coastal part of the sea bed which is structurally a part of the landmass is called the –
Ans:- Continental Shelf.
45. The latest theory suggesting the movement of the continents relative to one another is the –
Ans:- Plate Tectonics Theory.
46. Most of the people of the Middle East belong to the group of people –
Ans:- Mediterranean.
47. The South Pole experiences continuous light at the time of –
Ans:- Winter Solstice.
48. The water content capacity in the atmosphere –
Ans:- Increases as temperature increases.
49. Largest producer of tobacco is –
Ans:- China.
50. Total area of India is about –
Ans:- 33 lakh sq. km.
51. Gulf of Mannar is located in –
Ans:- Southeast of Tamil Nadu.
52. Baku famous for –
Ans:- Petroleum.
53. In an oil well, what is the ascending order (from bottom) of oil, water & gas?
Ans:- Water, Oil, Gas.
54. Through which states does the river Chambal flow?
Ans:- UP, MP, Rajasthan.