Geography Questions and Answers - Set 4 | Geography Solved Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)

1 Which one of the following criteria was used to demarcate 15 agro-climatic regions, which were accepted by the Planning Commission of India (now NITI Aayog) to initiate regional approach to agricultural planning during the Eighth Five-Year Plan ?

1 Climate, soil characteristics, and rainfall

2 Climate, soil characteristics, and water availability

3 Climate, soil characteristics, rainfall and water availability

4 Climate, cropping pattern, rainfall and water availability

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Answer:Climate, soil characteristics, rainfall and water availability

2 Which one of the following criteria was used to delineate the National Capital Region for planning purpose ?

1 Functional unity and Physiographic characteristics.

2 Functional unity, Administrative contiguity and demographic characteristics.

3 Functional unity, Administrative contiguity and distance from New Delhi.

4 Functional unity, Physiographic and demographic characteristics and Administrative contiguity.

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Answer: Functional unity, Physiographic and demographic characteristics and Administrative contiguity.

3 Which one of the following statements is not true about the concept of development ?

1 Development is a continuous process.

2 Development is a multi-faceted process.

3 Development stands for growth without a change.

4 Meaning of development change in time and space.

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Answer:Development stands for growth without a change.

4 Which one of the following dates is correct for the normal withdrawl of south-west monsoon from Indian territory ?

1 September, 1

2 September, 5

3 September, 10

4 September, 15

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Answer:September, 1

5 Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh is known for which one of the following ore deposits ?

1 Bauxite

2 Anthracite

3 Magnetite

4 Muscovite

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Answer:Magnetite

6 Who among the following architect-planner prepared Master Plan for Chandigarh City ?

1 Charles Correa

2 Frank Lloyd Wright

3 Edwin Lutyens

4 Le-Corbusier

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Answer: Le-Corbusier

7 Jharkhand ranks third after which one of the following group of states in the availability of coal reserves in India ?

1 West Bengal and Chhatisgarh

2 Odisha and Chhatisgarh

3 Odisha and West Bengal

4 Chhatisgarh and Karnataka

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Answer:Odisha and Chhatisgarh

8 Adityapur Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is famous for :

1 Engineering and Machine tools

2 Wool Textiles

3 Automobile and Autocomponents

4 Dairy products

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Answer: Automobile and Autocomponents

9 On a topographical map of 1 : 50,000 scale the contour Interval is given as 10 meters. Place ‘A’ is situated on a contour of 200 m MSL and another place ‘B’ is located on a countour of 240 m MSL. The distance between ‘A’ and ‘B’ on the map is 4.0 cms. The correct gradiant between ‘A’ and ‘B’ therefore would be :

1 1/30

2 1/40

3 1/50

4 1/60

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