Geography Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

Doldrums found in the region of

Prairies grass land located in :

The difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Time is:

Nile discharge its water into :

The parallel 49 degree divide the boundary line of two nations; 

The longitude which determines is IST

The southernmost part of India is:

A rift valley is formed mainly due to:

El Nino means 

A city in India along Nag river is considered to be almost at the centre of India, geographically What is the name of it?

Kyoto Protocol is related to 

The Metropolitan city nearest to the Equator : 

Which one of the following divides India into almost two halves ? 

The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to

The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by 

The outer Himalayas lie between : 

The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs

Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?

The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at :

Which among the following is/are the major factor/factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India?

1. Location
2. Thermal contrast
3. Upper air circulation
4. Inter-tropical convergence zone

The percentage of earth surface covered by India is

The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

The Salal Project is on the river

The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as

Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India?

1. It is largely practiced in Assam
2. It is referred to as 'slash and burn' technique
3. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years

The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?

Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?

1.Higher per acre field of sugarcane

2.Higher sucrose content of sugarcane

3.Lower labour cost

4.Longer crushing period

The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called

The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is