List of top Geography Questions

On the given political outline map of India (on page 27), locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols:

  • The state leading in the production of wheat
  • An oil refinery in Bihar
  • A major sea port of Andhra Pradesh
  • Important coal mines located in West Bengal
  • Important iron ore mines located in Odisha
  • Important manganese mines located in Karnataka
  • An important international airport in Punjab
“In India, water resources are getting polluted with industrial effluents, domestic waste, and insecticides used in agriculture.” Evaluate the statement.
“Satellites are a mode of communication in themselves as well as they regulate the use of other means of communication.” Substantiate the statement.
“In India, water resources are getting polluted with industrial effluents, domestic waste, and insecticides used in agriculture.” Evaluate the statement.

On the given political outline map of the world, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.

  • A major sea port
  • A major airport
  • A terminal station of a trans-continental railway
  • A major area of nomadic herding
  • A major area of extensive commercial grain farming
  • A major area of commercial livestock rearing
  • A major area of subsistence gathering
“India’s water demand is highly dominated by irrigation needs.” Evaluate the statement.
“High-tech industries are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialized.” Justify the statement.
“Market gardening and horticulture specialise in the cultivation of high value crops.” Justify the statement.
Differentiate between growth and development by citing examples.
“India’s water demand is highly dominated by irrigation needs.” Evaluate the statement.
“Human geography is a highly interdisciplinary subject.” Analyse the statement.
“Tertiary activities include both production and exchange.” Explain the statement.
“Human geography tries to explain the relationship of human beings with the physical environs of their occupation.” Analyse the statement.
Distinguish between metallic and non-metallic minerals with examples.
Which one of the following is the characteristic of ‘Phase-III’ of population growth in India?
"A very large proportion of workers are engaged in other services in highly urbanized areas." With reference to the given statement choose the correct option.
I. Large scale urbanisation and industrialisation require more workers.
II. Historically, it is a sectoral shift in the economy of the country.
III. Percentage of female workers is relatively high in secondary sector.
IV. It is a shift of workers from farm-based to non-farm-based occupations.
Read the following features and identify the crop.
  • It is a tropical plantation crop and has three varieties.
  • Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of its total production of India.
  • It is grown in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala.
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
% Assertion Assertion (A): The significance of Kolkata sea port has declined in recent times.
% Reason Reason (R): Kolkata port is confronted with the problem of silt accumulation in the Hugli river.
The objective of Border Roads Organisation is:
Which one of the following is not a challenge of adolescent population faced by the society?

Which one of the following is incorrectly matched ?

List-I (Term)List-II (Meaning)
(A) Physiological densityTotal population/Net cultivated area
(B) Agricultural densityTotal agricultural population/Net cultivable area
(C) Population densityTotal population/Total area
(D) Marginal workerTotal population/Total working population
Identify the characteristics of ‘Phase-I’ of population growth in India and choose the correct option.
I. Stagnant phase of population growth
II. Low or negative net growth of population
III. Rapid fall in the mortality rate
IV. Poor health and medical services
Identify the correct option related to transport services from the following.
Arrange the following sea ports from Europe to India before the operation of Suez Canal and choose the correct option.
I. Cape Town
II. Mombasa
III. London
IV. Mumbai
Read the following statements related to ‘intensive subsistence agriculture’ other than paddy in the world carefully and choose the correct option.
I. Wheat is grown in western parts of the Indo-Gangetic plains in India.
II. Wheat is grown in monsoonal areas only.
III. Millets are grown in dry parts of western and southern India.
IV. Wheat, soybean etc. are grown in northern China.