Geography Objective Solved Questions With Answers

            

Geography Objective Solved Questions With Answers

GK Geography Sample Paper

1. What type of farming is practiced in the densely populated regions of the world?

(a) Commercial farming

(b) Extensive farming

(c) Intensive farming

(d) Plantation farming

Answer (c)

2. Mixed farming means:

(a) Growing two crops at the same time

(b) Growing different crops in succession

(c) Producing crops

(d) Using mixture of manures and fertilizer

Answer (a)

3. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India)?

(a) Krishna-Godavari delta

(b) Brahmaputra Valley

(c) Coastal Kerala

(d) Littoral Tamil Nadu

Answer (b)

4. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.

2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (c)

5. Murrah is a breed of:

(a) Pig

(b) Buffalo

(c) Sheep

(d) Goat

Answer (b)

6. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?

(a) Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea

(b) Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley

(c) Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato

(d) Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato

Answer (c)

7. Match the following:

      Crops                       Chief Producer

A. Barley                        1. Karnataka

B. Groundnut                  2. Uttar Pradesh

C. Ragi                           3. Gujarat

D. Rice                           4. West Bengal

     A  B  C  D

(a) 1  2  3  4

(b) 2  3  1  4

(c) 4  3  2  1

(d) 3  4  2  1

Answer (b)

8. Consider the following statements:

1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rain fed conditions.

2. ln India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (a)

9. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Assam

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer (b)

10. Consider the following crops:

1. Cotton

2. Groundnut

3. Maize

4. Mustard

Which of the above are the Kharif crops?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer (b)

11. Which of the following is not a Rabi crop?

(a) Wheat  

(b) Maize

(c) Mustard

(d) Grain

Answer (b)

12. Which of the following is a cash crop?

(a) Wheat

(b) Millets

(c) Rice

(d) Rubber

Answer (d)

13. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer (b)

16. The correct sequence of the consumption of tobacco in India in terms of volume, in the descending order is:

(a) Bidi, Cigarette, Natu, Chewing tobacco

(b) Cigarette, Bidi, Chewing tobacco, Natu

(c) Bidi, Cigarette, Chewing tobacco, Natu

(d) Chewing tobacco, Bidi, Cigarette, Natu

Answer (c)

17. World's largest producer of jute is:

(a) Bangladesh 

(b) Burma

(c) India

(d) Pakistan

Answer (c)

18. Which part of the tea plant is used for making tea?

(a) Root

(b) Flower

(c) Leaves

(d) Stem

Answer (c)

19. Which one of the following crops has the longest duration between its sowing and harvesting?

(a) Paddy

(b) Mustard

(c) Sugarcane

(d) Wheat

Answer (c)

20. Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

(a) Coffee

(b) Rubber

(c) Sugarcane

(d) Tea

Answer (c)

21. Which one of the following crops requires continuous semi aquatic condition for cultivation?

(a) Rice

(b) Wheat

(c) Groundnut

(d) Sugarcane

Answer (a)

22. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the largest exporter of cashew nuts in the world.

2. India accounts for nearly 57 percent of the world’s buffalo population.

3. India ranks fourth in the world production of natural rubber.

4. India ranks first in the world production of both mango and banana.

 Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer (d)

23.  Which one of the following states does not produce coffee in India?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) AP

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

Answer (b)

24. Which of the following is largest mustard oil growing state?

(a) UP

(b) Punjab

(c) MP

(d) Rajasthan

Answer (a)

25. Largest sugarcane growing state is:

(a) Maharashtra

(b) UP

(c) AP

(d) Punjab

Answer (b)