NTSE Geography MCQs Set A

Question: The Northern mountain ranges of the Godwana land are :

• a) Aravallis
• b) The Raj Mahal hills
• c) The Meghalayan hills
• d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: The northern plain lies between :

• a) The Delhi range and the Rajmahal hills
• b) The Delhi range and the Vindhyachal range
• c) The Delhi range and the Aravallis
• d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: Two examples of laggons on the eastern coast are :-

• a) Plucate and Kuleru lakes
• b) Wular and Dal lakes
• c) Hirakund and Bhakra
• d) None of the above

Answer: Plucate and Kuleru lakes

Question: The mountains located on the eastern boundary of India includes -

• a) Patkai Bum, Naga Hills and Mizo hills
• b) Sahyadri, Nilgiri, Cardamom and Anaimalai hills
• c) Vidhyachal, Rajammahal hills
• d) None of the above

Answer: Patkai Bum, Naga Hills and Mizo hills

Question: The vast land mass consisting of South America, Africa, Australia and Antarctica was :

• a) Angaraland
• b) Gondwana land
• c) Both of the above
• d) None of the above

Answer: Gondwana land

Question: Meghalay plateau is Similar in age and structure to the :

• a) Chota Nagur plateau
• b) Deccan plateau
• c) Both the above
• d) None of the above

Answer: Both the above

Question: India lies in the area of north-east trade wind. These winds are called trade winds as :

• a) These are cool and dry off’s shore winds
• b) These winds do not give rain.
• c) The German word “trade” means “track” and stands for blowing steadily in the same direction and in a constant course.”
• d) All of the above

Answer: The German word “trade” means “track” and stands for blowing steadily in the same direction and in a constant course.”

Question: The jet streams are the fast blowing air currents in ‘ht upper layers of the atmosphere, they control :

• a) The advancement of monsoon climate
• b) Western disturbances which affect India’s climate
• c) Monsoon breaks
• d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: Intensity of the monsoons can be broadly predicted by measuring the difference in pressure between ?

• a) Tahiti in French Polynesia in east Pacific and Prt Darwin in northern territory of Australia in the India ocean
• b) Tahiti in French Polynesia in west Pacific and Port Darwin in Southern Australia in the Indian ocean
• c) Both of the above
• d) None of the above

Answer: Tahiti in French Polynesia in east Pacific and Prt Darwin in northern territory of Australia in the India ocean

Question: The Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu receives rainfall due to :

• a) North west trade winds
• b) North east trade winds
• c) Bay of Bengal Branch of Monsoon winds
• d) All of the above

Answer: North east trade winds

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Question: Which of the following in incorrect ?

• a) The windward side of Sahyadris receive heavy rains
• b) The sudden approach of the moisture laden winds is burst of the monsoons
• c) Rainfall decrease from east to west and south to north
• d) The months of October-November from a period of transition from dry winter condition to hot rainy season.

Answer: The months of October-November from a period of transition from dry winter condition to hot rainy season.

Question: Tropical cyclones cause rain on the :

• a) Malabar coast
• b) Cromandel coast
• c) Konkan coast
• d) Saurashtra coast

Answer: Cromandel coast

Question: Variation in atmospheric pressure in different hemispheres across the equator is :

• a) Southern oscillations
• b) Mango showers
• c) Burst of monsoon
• d) None of the above

Answer: Southern oscillations

Question: Dust storms in the evening are very common during May in :

• a) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Paradesh
• b) Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
• c) Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir
• d) None of the above

Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Paradesh

Question: Winters are dry in India because :

• a) Winds are from land to sea
• b) Winds are form sea to land
• c) Winds are from mountainous regions
• d) More of the above

Answer: Winds are from land to sea

Question: Which part of India experience highest day temperature in the month of March ?

• a) Thar desert
• b) Shivalik range
• c) Deccan Plateau
• d) N.E. Part of India

Answer: Deccan Plateau

Question: Which soil is rich in Calcium carbonate, Magnesium carbonate, Potash and Lime ?

• a) Allvial soils
• b) Red soils
• c) Black soils
• d) All of the above

Answer: Black soils

Question: The vegetation find in literate soil is :

• a) Scrubs and pasture
• b) Cotton crop
• c) Tea plantations
• d) None of the above

Answer: Tea plantations

Question: Sariska wild life sanctuary is located at :

• a) Uttarnchal
• b) Rajasthan
• c) Punjab
• d) Haryana

Answer: Rajasthan

Question: In the leeward side of western ghats (____) forests are find :

• a) Evergreen
• b) Tropical Decidous
• c) Alpina
• d) Tidal

Answer: Tropical Decidous

Question: The hot and arid desert areas provide perfect home for :

• a) Zebras
• b) Yaks
• c) Camels and wild Asses
• d) Non of the above

Answer: Camels and wild Asses

Question: Which is cultivable waste land ?

• a) Left uncultivated for a long time
• b) The land which has become wasteland due to loss of fertility
• c) The total arable land in our country
• d) None of the above

Answer: The land which has become wasteland due to loss of fertility

Question: To maintain proper ecological balance at least one third of the land area must be kept under forest. But in India we have only_____ area under forests :

• a) 19.01 %
• b) 19.12 %
• c) 19.22%
• d) 22.57%

Answer: 22.57%

Question: To which category, arid, rocky, sandy and mountanued and uneven lands falls :

• a) Fallow lands
• b) Waste lands
• c) Arable lands
• d) Cultivable waste land

Answer: Waste lands

Question: The main watershed in the peninsular India is formed by :

• a) Eastern ghats
• b) Central highlands
• c) Western ghats
• d) None of the above

Answer: Western ghats

Question: The purna, Wardha, Pranhita, Manjra and Penganga are the tributaries of :

• a) R. Ganga
• b) R. Godavari
• c) R. Krishna
• d) R. Kaveri

Answer: R. Godavari

Question: The position of India in the world regarding potential water power resources is :

• a) Third position
• b) Fifth position
• c) Fourth position
• d) Sixth positon

Answer: Fifth position

Question: Which country has lowest forest area ?

• a) Canada
• b) China
• c) India
• d) Japan

Answer: China

Question: The forces responsible for the movements of the earth’s crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are-

• a) Terrestrial forces
• b) Tectonic forces
• c) Gravitational forces
• d) Mountain building movements

Answer: Tectonic forces

Question: The layers of the earth’s crust are distinguished by their____.

• a) Thickness and depth
• b) Density and temperature
• c) Metallic content and rocks
• d) All the above

Answer: All the above

Question: Which of the following has the minimum humus ?

• a) Grey-desert soil
• b) Red-desert soil
• c) Chestnut soil
• d) Chernozem

Answer: Red-desert soil

Question: The Arabian Sea lies to____

• a) North-east of India
• b) South-east of India
• c) South-west of India
• d) North-west of India

Answer: South-west of India

Question: The Indian rives of the Indus basin are_____

• a) Sutlej, Beans and Ravi
• b) Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
• c) Betwa, Sone and Kosi
• d) Gomati, Kosi, Gandak

Answer: Sutlej, Beans and Ravi

Question: Where are they yardang land forms found ?

• a) Atacama
• b) Table mountain
• c) Sahara
• d) Kalahari

Answer: Atacama

Question: Crescentic sand dunes are known by the name of -

• a) Oases
• b) Inselberg
• c) Ventifacts
• d) Barchans

Answer: Barchans

Question: Which is not cash crop ?

• a) Rubber
• b) Sugar cane
• c) Jute
• d) Corn

Answer: Corn

Question: The land sown at least once in every year is called -

• a) Total sown area
• b) Net sown area
• c) Land available for agriculture
• d) Fellow land

Answer: Net sown area

Question: Crops which require rainfall between 150 cm to 250 cm is -

• a) Jute
• b) Rice
• c) Tea, Coffee
• d) Sugar cane

Answer: Tea, Coffee

Question: Which crop do not need more water -

• a) Rice
• b) Wheat
• c) Millet
• d) Oilseeds

Answer: Millet

Question: 40. Brazil stands first place in the world for the production of -

• a) Tea
• b) Coffee
• c) Rapeseed
• d) Linseed

Answer: Coffee

Question: India stands second in the world for the production of -

• a) Speenich
• b) Cluster beans
• c) Peas
• d) Brinjal

Answer: Peas

Question: Green revolution has achieved maximum success in-

• a) Rajasthan and Gujarat
• b) U.P. and M.P.
• c) Punjab and Haryana
• d) W. Bengal and Orissa

Answer: Punjab and Haryana

Question: Which of the following soils have the features such as sandy and porous, poor in nitrogenous matter and humus etc. ?

• a) Desert soil
• b) Mountain soil
• c) Laterite soil
• d) Red soil

Answer: Desert soil

Question: Which crops need different range of temperatures at the time of sowing and cropping ?

• a) Rice
• b) Wheat
• c) Sugar-cane
• d) Corn

Answer: Rice

Question: Which crops needs the temperature range of 18° to 32° ?

• a) Wheat rice
• b) Sugarcane and cotton
• c) Tea and Coffee
• d) Jwar Baajra (Millet)

Answer: Wheat rice

Question: What was not a objective of green revolution in India ?

• a) To increase forest
• b) Modernization of agriculture
• c) To increase cash crop cultivation
• d) To introduce method of paddy cultivation

Answer: To introduce method of paddy cultivation

Question: Gondwana coal filed are found in_____

• a) Assam
• b) Madhya Pradesh
• c) Meghalaya
• d) Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Question: Which of the following States has important deposits of copper, lead, and zinc ores together ?

• a) Bihar
• b) Madhya Pradesh
• c) Rajasthan
• d) Karnataka

Answer: Bihar

Question: Nickel ore deposits are found in____

• a) Singhbhum (Bihar)
• b) Guntur (A.P.)
• c) Keonjhar (Orissa)
• d) Khetri (Rajasthan)

Answer: Singhbhum (Bihar)

Question: Platinum, diamond, iron, silver, gold, copper, manganese, lead and zinc are found in____rock.

• a) Sedimentary
• b) Metamorphic
• c) Igneous
• d) All the above

Answer: Sedimentary

Question: Te main ore form which manganese is extracted in India is-

• a) Siderite
• b) Chalcopyrite
• c) Pyrolusite
• d) Covellite

Answer: Siderite

Question: The first Alumina plant in India is situated at____

• a) Kribura (Bihar)
• b) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
• c) Sirpur (A.P.)
• d) Korba (M.P.)

Answer: Kribura (Bihar)

Question: India has the world’s highest road which connects -

• a) Leh and Srinagar
• b) Leh and Manali
• c) Srinagar and Jammu
• d) Sikkim and Darjeeling

Answer: Leh and Manali

Question: India’s position in the world regarding the size of the railways is_____

• a) First
• b) Fourth
• c) Seventh
• d) Fifth

Answer: Fourth

Question: On which side of the mountain will be the chinook winds found ?

• a) Lee ward side
• b) Top of the mountain
• c) Bottom and of the mountain
• d) Wind ward

Answer: Lee ward side

Question: The area between 5° north and 5° south of the equator is called :-

• a) Polar high
• b) Horse latitude
• c) Doldrums
• d) Sub tropical high

Answer: Doldrums

Question: Where does the coldest zone of climate lies ?

• a) 300 - 450 N and S
• b) 450 - 650 N and S
• c) 650 - 900 N and s
• d) 00  100 N and S

Answer: 650 - 900 N and s

Question: In which region do the Typhoons occur ?

• a) 60 - 200 N and S
• b) 20.00 - 300 N and S
• c) 00 - 50 N and S
• d) 400 - 600 N and S

Answer: 60 - 200 N and S

Question: Which of the following is correct ? Uniquage railway system :

• a) Increase the transport capacity
• b) Avoid delays
• c) Reduce wastage
• d) All the above

Answer: All the above

Question: Rajasthan receives very little rain because____

• a) It is too hot
• b) There is no water available and thus the wind remain dry
• c) The monsoons fail to reach this area
• d) The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds