GK GEOGRAPHY Test Solved Objective Questions
Geography
1. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall?
(a) Jaisalmer, pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
(b) Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
(c) Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
(d) Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
Answer (d)
2. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
(a) During monsoon
(b) After summer
(c) During winter
(d) During autumn
Answer (b)
3. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer (d)
4. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
(a) West Bengal and Assam
(b) Deccan Plateau
(c) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(d) Kerala and Karnataka
Answer (a)
5. Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the South-west monsoons in summer months:
1. Allahabad
2. Kolkata
3. Delhi
4. Patna
(a) 2, 4, 1, 3
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 1, 4, 3, 2
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Answer (d)
6. 1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora.
2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation.
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 (c)
7. Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September?
(a) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(b) Southern West Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Western Uttar Pradesh
Answer (d)
8. Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?
(a) Mahagony
(b) Sal
(c) Shisham
(d) Teak
Answer (a)
9. Consider the following statements:
1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only.
2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East.
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 (b)
10. Taking into account the amount of rainfall occurring from June to September, which one of the following is the correct order of cities in terms of rainfall?
(a) Kolkata > Ahmadabad > Allahabad
(b) Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmadabad
(c) Allahabad > Kolkata > Ahmadabad
(d) Ahmadabad > Kolkata > Allahabad
Answer (b)
11. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance?
(a) Economy that solely depends upon animals
(b) Farming in which only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
(c) Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
(d) Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
Answer (d)
12. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases:
(a) If frost occurs during the process of ripening
(b) If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
(c) If there is high temperature during the time of ripening
(d) If there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
Answer (b)
13. Fertility of soil can be improved by:
(a) Adding living earthworms
(b) Adding dead earthworms
(c) Removing dead earthworms
(d) Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
Answer (a)
14. What is multiple cropping?
(a) When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seeding are transplanted in different fields
(b) Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
(c) Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
(d) Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Answer (b)
15. Crop rotation refers to:
(a) Method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall
(b) Farming done on the same land by different people turns wise
(c) Growing same crop in alternate years
(d) Growing different crops in succession
Answer (d)
16. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of:
1. High temperature in winter
2. Adequate rain throughout the year
3. Adequate irrigation facility
4. Presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer (c)
17. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
(b) India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world
(c) India is the largest producer of silk in world
(d) India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
Answer (c)
18. Consider the following statements:
1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production.
2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco.
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)
19. Match the following:
Animal Largest number
A. Cattle 1. Punjab
B. Goats 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Sheep 3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Buffaloes 4. Rajasthan
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
Answer (c)
20. The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are:
(a) Wheat, Paddy and Coarse cereals
(b) Barley, Wheat and Coarse cereals
(c) Paddy, Wheat and Coarse cereals
(d) Coarse cereals, Paddy and Wheat
Answer (c)
21. Match the following:
Crops Annual Rainfall
A. Rice 1. 100 to 150cm
B. Wheat 2. 50 to 75cm
C. Ragi 3. 40 to 50cm
D. Bajra 4. 50 to 100cm
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
Answer (a)
22. Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
(b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Answer (a)
23. Among the following States, which one has the largest net irrigated area?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer (d)
24. ln which month are the kharif crops sown?
(a) April
(b) June
(c) September
(d) November
Answer (b)
25. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
a) Wheat, Barley, Gram
(b) Rice, Maize. Wheat
(c) Barley, Maize, Rice
(d) Millet, Gram, Rice
Answer (a)
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