Indian Geography - 2 (Gen. Studies) Online Test

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Indian Geography - 2 (Gen. Studies)

Description: Indian Geography Mixed - 2
Number of Questions: 30
Created by: Jatin Goyal
Tags: Indian Geography Mixed - 2 Geography of India Indian Political Geography Physical Geography Geography of the World Geography World Physical Geography

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:


List I (Rivers)	LIST II (Their Tributaries)
A. Krishna	1. Chambal
B. Brahmputra	2. Indravati
C. Godavari	3. Tista
D. Yamuna	4. Bhima

(A) - 4, (B) - 3, (C) - 2, (D) - 1
(A) - 3, (B) - 4, (C) - 1, (D) - 2
(A) - 4, (B) - 3, (C) - 1, (D) - 2
(A) - 3, (B) - 4, (C) - 2, (D) - 1

Which of the following rivers makes Dhuandhar Waterfall?

Tapti
Subarnarekha
Narmada
Betwa

How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?

Wet, rain laden air blows throughout India.
The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during winters.
The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on the Indian atmosphere in summers.
The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India.

The rate of change in temperature with increase in altitude is called

hyper rate
false rate
change rate
lapse rate

__________ dam built across the __________ is the longest dam in India.

Hirakud, Mahanadi
Bhakra, Sutlej
Maharana Pratap Sagar, Beas
Tehri, Bhagirathi

Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

Coffee
Sugarcane
Tea
Rubber

Which among the following is not a method to conserve land?

Afforestation
Check on overgrazing
Regulated use of fertilizers
Overuse of fertilizers and chemical pesticides

‘Transhumance’ refers to

migration of animal in ranches
human migration in search of jobs
seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice versa
migration of nomads

Which institution maintains district roads?

NHAI
CPWD
SPWD
None of these

Which of the following ports is an artificial harbour?

Mumbai
Chennai
Vishakhapatnam
None of these

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Black soil has black colour
Black soil is ideal for sugarcane
Black soil is mostly found in Gujarat, Maharastra, and M.P.
Black soil can be divided into deep black, middle blackened, light black

Soils of western Rajasthan have a high content of

phosphorus
nitrogen
calcium
aluminium

Which of the following are (by area) the largest and the smallest states of India?

Rajasthan and Sikkim
Rajasthan and Goa
Uttar Pradesh and Manipur
Gujarat and Nagaland

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in

Nepal
Kashmir
Baluchistan
Myanmar

Shimla Hills are situated in

Dhauladhar range
Himachal range
Shiwalik range
Kangra valley

Which of the following glaciers is the largest in India?

Lonak
Siachen
Rathong
Drang-Drung

Nathu La pass is located in

Meghalaya
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Jammu and Kashmir

The tallest trees of the world are found in the _____.

Equatorial biome
Tropical-deciduous biome
Temperate rain-forest biome
Mediterranean biome

_______ is the study of the spatial distributions of plants and vegetation in their habitat.

Ecology
Zoogeography
Botany
Plant geography

Bunds, dams and drains are constructed to prevent

stream bank erosion
sheet erosion
slip erosion
gully erosion

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding earthquakes?

S waves move objects at right angles to their direction of motion.
S waves propagate through liquids.
As the P waves propagate, they move material in a path parallel to the direction of movement.
L waves travel along the surface of the earth's crust.

Which of the following is not a natural hazard?

Blizzard
Lahar
Drought
None of these

Raniganj is famous for

Jute
Coal
Silk
Diamonds

Neyveli is famous for

crude oil
lignite coal
salt production
iron ore

The thermal project 'Obra' is located in

Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh

Chittaranjan is famous for

cotton manufacturing industry
sugar industry
fertilizer industry
locomotive industry

Majuli, the largest river island in the world, is environmentally degraded due to _____.

floods
erosion
increasing population pressure
development of transport activities

1 and 4
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4

In which of the following cities is the Forest Research Institute located?

Dehradun
Bangalore
Allahabad
Hyderabad

Which of the following practices of cultivation can be referred to as crop rotation?

Same crop in different seasons in the same field.
Same crop in the same season in different fields.
Different crops in different seasons in the same field.
Different crops in the same season in different fields.

Which of the following states in India has the highest percentage of tank irrigation?

Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Kerala
Karnataka

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