Geography mcqs#3
Q 1.Which of the following is / are the characteristic/ characteristics of Indian coal?
1.High ash content
2.Low sulphur content
3.Low ash fusion temperature
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a.1 and 2 only
b.2 only
c.1 and3 only
d.1, 2 and 3
Ans – a
Q 2.Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct?
They are generally red in colour.
They are rich in nitrogen and potash.
They are well-developed in Rajasthan and UP.
Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on these soils.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a.1, 2 and 3
b.2, 3 and 4
c.1 and 4
d.2 and 3 only
Ans – c
Q 3.Consider the following statements:
Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.
Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
Dharwars are famous for petroleum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a.1 and 2 only
b.2 only
c.2 and 3 only
d.None
Ans – b
Q 4.Consider the following crops
1.Cotton
2.Groundnut
3.Rice
4.Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?
a. 1 and 4 only
b.2 and 3 only
c.1, 2 and 3 only
d.2, 3 and 4 only
Ans – c
Q 5.“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.”
The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
a.African Savannah
b.Central Asian Steppe
c.North American Prairie
d.Siberian Tundra
Ans – b
Q 6. Consider the following pairs:
Tribe State
1. Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim
2. Karbi : Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria : Odisha
4. Bonda : Tamil Nadu
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
a.1 and 3 only
b.2 and 4 only
c.1, 3 and 4 only
d.1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans – a
Q 7.Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?
a.Engineering
b.Paper and pulp
c.Textiles
d.Thermal power
Ans – d
Q 8.Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?
a.Andaman and Nicobar
b.Nicobar and Sumatra
c.Maldives and Lakshadweep
d.Sumatra and Java
Ans – a
Q 9.Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?
1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a.1 only
b.2 only
c.Both 1 and 2
d.Neither 1 nor 2
Ans -c
Q 10.If you travel through the Himalayas, you are Iikely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there?
1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood
Select the correct answer using the code given below
a.1 and 2 only
b.3 only
c.1 and 3 only
d.1, 2 and 3
Ans -a