Geography Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 3

Geography Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 3

Question 1 :
Consider the following statements:
- 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
- 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Question 2 :
Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are
Beas and Chenab only
Beas and Ravi only
Chenab, Ravi and Satluj only
Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Yamuna

Question 3 :
Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India ?
More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them
More than 90% of India's coal reserves are found in them
More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them
None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context

Question 4 :
With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct ?
It flows into Gulf of Khambhat
It flows into Gulf of Kuchchh
It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of Indus
It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kuchchh

Question 6 :
A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:
- 1. Warm and dry climate
- 2. Mild and wet winter
- 3. Evergreen oak trees T
he above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions ?
Mediterranean
Eastern China
Central Asia
Atlantic coast of North America

Question 7 :
Consider the' following statements :
- 1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the Himalayas.
- 2. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data Book.
- 3. A drug called "taxol" is obtained from Taxus tree is effective against Parkinson's disease.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

Question 8 :
What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere ?
Temperature
Magnetic field
Rotation of the earth
Pressure

Question 10 :
The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
Rajasthan
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir

Question 11 :
Approximate representation of land use classification in India is:
Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%

Question 12 :
In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant ?
Rice
Oilseeds
Pulses
Sugarcane

Question 13 :
Consider the following statements :
- 1. The Union Government fixes, the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
- 2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Question 14 :
The largest Archipelago in the world?
West Indies
Philippines
Indonesia
Carribean Islands

Question 15 :
The North Magnetic Pole of earth is located at?
Victoria land
Greenland
Siberia
Newzealand

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Geography Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 3