Geography Important Questions for Preparation – I

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Que (1):
Which is the most populous city in the world?
A. Vatican
B. Tokyo
C. California
D. Glasglow
Answer

Tokyo
Tokyo with over 38 million or 3.8 crore people, NCR in India has only 1.5-2 crore people.

Que (2):
Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
A. Uttrakhand
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
Answer

Uttarakhand
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropowere plant has a production capacity of ~520 MW constructed on Dhauliganga river in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India.

Que (3):
Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area?
A. Tropical forests
B. Temperate forests
C. Boreal forests
D. Wet evergreen equtorial forests
Answer

Wet evergreen equatorial forests
Due to good availability of water ~200cm every year and conducive temperature i.e. in the range of 15-30 deg C, these forests are generally dense and multi-layered making it an ideal spot for wildlife and hence a lot of type of wildlife species lives here.

Que (4):
Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
A. Temprate region
B. Arid Zone
C. Mild Mediterranean
D. Mediterranean Climate Region
Answer

Mediterranean Climate Region
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Que (5):
Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity ?
A. Temperate Rain forest
B. Tropical rain forest
C. Humid rain forest
D. nan
Answer

Tropical rain forest
With minimum rainfall of 60 mm and temperature range of 21-30 deg C, it makes it ideal for sustenanace of wildlife. Also, there is no dry season at all, have huge support system for plant and animal species.

Que (6):
Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?
A. Satpura
B. Karakoram
C. Himalaya
D. Aravaliis
Answer

Aravallis
It is ~690 km in the North-West part of India.

Que (7):
The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?
A. Satpura
B. The Great Himalayan range
C. Aravali
D. Eastern coast
Answer

The Great Himalayan Range
The Great Himalayas or Greater Himalayas (Hindi: महान हिमालय or हिमाद्रि) is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan Range System, part of the Alpide belt. … The total west to east extension of the great Himalayas is 2400 km (1500 miles) and their average elevation is 6000 m (20000 ft.).

Que (8):
Where is the Sargasso sea located?
A. North atlantic ocean
B. South Atlantic ocean
C. South Pacific ocean
D. North pacific Ocean
Answer

North Atlantic Ocean
Known for endangered and threatened eels it is located in North Atlantic Ocean.

Que (9):
Which is the country with the highest density of population in Europe?
A. Netherlands
B. Monaco
C. Birmingham
D. Glasglow
Answer

Monaco
Monaco. Monaco is a small city-state with the highest density in the Europe and one of the most densely populated in the world. Monaco has an area of 0.78 square miles, a population of about 38,400 and the population density of more than 40,000 people per square mile

Que (10):
The latitude of a place is the same as ____
A. Magnetic pole
B. Celestial pole
C. North pole
D. South Pole
Answer

Altitude of the Celestial Pole
Altitude of celestial pole = observer’s latitude. Observers in northern hemisphere see NCP; observers in southern hemisphere see SCP. Altitude of celestial equator on meridian = 90 minus the observer’s latitude. Celestial equator always intercepts horizon at exactly East and exactly West points.

Que (11):
Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Gujrat
D. Rajasthan
Answer

Rajasthan
E.g. Sambhar, Panchpadra, deedwana, Lunkaransar, Tal Chappar etc.

Que (12):
What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?
A. Heat
B. Pressure
C. Cold
D. Heat and Pressure
Answer

Heat & Pressure
In the later stages of infection a person faces difficulty in swallowing, shows signs of panicking when presented with liquids to drink.

Que (13):
With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
A. Godavari
B. Brahmaputra
C. Tungabhadra
D. Narmada
Answer

Narmada
The Narmada River, also called the Rewa and previously also known as Nerbudda, is a river in central India after the Godavari, and the Krishna. It is also known as “Life Line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat” for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya pradesh and Gujarat in many ways.

Que (14):
Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
A. eastern ghats
B. western ghats
C. east coastline
D. west coastline
Answer

Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri, are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Que (15):
Which foreign country is closest to Andarnan Islands?
A. Burma
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal
D. China
Answer

Myanmar
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country’s largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.

Que (16):
Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer

Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is only Indian state which has maximum number of neighbouring states. Uttar Pradesh share borders with 9 different states.

Que (17):
How are Latitude and Longitude?
A. acute to each other
B. obtuse to each other
C. parallel to each other
D. Perpendicular to each other
Answer

Perpendicular to each other
Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth.

Que (18):
In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found?
A. Mid lattitudes
B. Tropical Latitude
C. Geometrical Latitude
D. Calculated Latitude
Answer

Tropical Latitudes
nan

Que (19):
Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?
A. 11,303m Mariance Trench
B. 11,333m Mariance Trench
C. 11,033m Mariance Trench
D. 11,031m Mariance Trench
Answer

11,033m Mariance Trench
nan

Que (20):
What is the state the main activity associated with the fold mountain?
A. Tsunami
B. Earthquakes
C. Famine
D. Drought
Answer

Earthquakes
t is called Over-thrust fold. Now, further folding leads to fracture in rock called Nappe. Upper layer of rock slides over the lower layer leading to the release of tremendous amounts of energy which causes Earthquakes.

Que (21):
What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rocks?
A. Dendritic drainage pattern
B. Parallel drainage pattern
C. Trellis drainage pattern
D. Rectangular drainage pattern
Answer

Trellis
Occurs where sub parallel streams erode a valley along the strike of less resistant formations. These beds are usually steeply dipping and may be part of a fold system. The tributaries often intersect at right angles where a notch called a water gap cuts through a harder formation.

Que (22):
Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics?
A. Constant cooling
B. Constant heating
C. Dry
D. Humid
Answer

Constant heating
The Tropical Wet/Dry climate is the driest of the tropical wet climates. Like the monsoon climate, it has a distinct seasonality to its precipitation. However, its wet season is much shorter and receives far less precipitation than the monsoon climate.

Que (23):
How much of earth surface is covered by the forests?
A. 65 percent
B. 45 percent
C. 10 percent
D. 30 percent
Answer

30 percent
They cover about 30 percent of Earth’s land surface, while accounting for 50 percent of plant productivity. As much as 45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests. Forests cover 30 percent of the Earth’s land.

Que (24):
The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad?
A. 150-400
B. 250-400
C. 350-500
D. 100 to 150
Answer

150 to 400
nan

Que (25):
How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal?
A. 505
B. 208
C. 567
D. 572
Answer

572
572 islands There are two major island groups in India – one in the Bay of Bengal and the other in the Arabian Sea. The Bay of Bengal island groups consist of about 572 islands/islets.

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