List of top Geography Questions

Which of the following States registered the highest population growth rate during 2001–2011?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Maharashtra

Which of the following is not a push factor for the migration of the rural population in India?
(1) High population pressure on the land
(2) Availability of regular work
(3) Lack of basic infrastructural facilities like health care, education, etc
(4) Local conflicts

What is the pattern of settlement that develops around a lake?
(1) Rectangular pattern
(2) Linear pattern
(3) T-shaped pattern
(4) Circular pattern

“Geography is the study of human beings and environment where nature is supreme that dictates the lifestyle of human beings.” Identify the geographical approach referred to in this statement.

Which of the following country’s population does not have a triangular shaped age sex pyramid?
(1) Australia
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Nigeria
(4) Mexico

Which of the following geographers described the ‘state/country’ as a ‘living organism’?

In which country is milk transported from farms to factories through pipelines?
(1) India
(2) New Zealand
(3) Canada
(4) Mexico

Who, of the following, defined Human Geography as “Conception resulting from a more synthetic knowledge of the physical laws governing our earth and of the relations between the living beings which inhabit it”?
(1) Ratzel
(2) Blache
(3) Taylor
(4) Semple

Which of the following approaches was initially proposed by the International Labour Organization?
(1) Basic needs approach
(2) Income approach
(3) Capability approach
(4) Welfare approach

Which of the following is not one of the pillars of Human Development?
(1) Equity
(2) Affordability
(3) Sustainability
(4) Empowerment

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Identify from the following, the correct statements with reference to oil refineries in India.
(A) Digboi is an example of market-based oil refinery.
(B) Tatipaka Oil Refinery is located in Andhra Pradesh.
(C) Numaligarh Oil Refinery is located in north-east India.
(D) Bina Oil Refinery is located in Madhya Pradesh.

Identify from the following, the correct statements with reference to the metropolis.
(A) It is often the chief centre or seat of some form of activity.
(B) It could be administrative, commercial or industrial centre.
(C) It generally serves a small hinterland.
(D) It is a very large city or agglomeration of population.

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Identify from the following, the correct statements about transportation in India.
(A) Atal Tunnel passes through Pir Panjal Range.
(B) About 80\(\%\) Indian Railway track is of metre gauge.
(C) The Inland Waterways Authority was set up in 1986.
(D) Konkan Railway connects Roha in Karnataka to Mangalore in Kerala.

Arrange the following copper mines in North to South direction:
(A) Alwar
(B) Bhilwara
(C) Khetri
(D) Udaipur

Identify from the following the statement which is not correct about the Rhine waterways.
(A) It is navigable for 700 km.
(B) It flows through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area.
(C) Ocean-going vessels can reach up to Cologne.
(D) It connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, France and Russia.

Arrange the agricultural development of India in chronological order from Independence to the present day:
(A) Green Revolution
(B) Agro-Climatic Planning
(C) Intensive Agricultural District Programme
(D) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

Which of the following statements are correct with respect to land degradation?
(A) All degraded lands are wasteland.
(B) All degraded lands may not be wasteland, but unchecked process of development may
lead the conversion to wasteland.
(C) Land degradation is permanent or temporary decline in productive capacity of the land.
(D) Waterlogged, marshy areas and gullied lands are different types of degraded lands.

Arrange the following states in the descending order of their population density as per Census of India, 2011:
(A) West Bengal
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu

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Arrange the following agricultural regions from equator to pole:
(A) Commercial grain farming in the Prairies
(B) Reindeer rearing by the Eskimos
(C) Tea plantations of north-east India
(D) Primitive subsistence farming in Indonesia

The first radio programme was broadcast in India in ____.

Canberra was planned by ____.

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