GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 21

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 21

201) Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an "ecological hot spot"?
A) Western Himalayas
B) Eastern Himalayas
C) Western Ghats
D) Eastern Ghats

Answer: Western Ghats  
 
202) Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the map, the one indicating a tidal port is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer: 4
   
203) The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called:
A) Jurassic landmass
B) Arya Varta
C) Indiana
D) Gondwana continent

Answer: Gondwana continent
   
204) Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metre while in the eastern Himalayas, it is found up to a height of 4000 metre. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that:
A) Eastern Himalayas are higher than western Himalayas
B) Eastern Himalayas are nearer to the equator and sea coast than western Himalayas
C) Eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas
D) Eastern Himalayan rocks are more fertile than the western Himalayan rocks

Answer: Eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas
   
205) According to the 1991 census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the Age group of:
A) 60 years and above
B) 35 to 55 years
C) 25 to 34 years
D) 5 to 14 years

Answer: 5 to 14 years

206) Monoculture of commercially viable tree is destroying the unique natural profile of - Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation, destruction of mangroves, illegal logging by tribals and poachlng only compound the problem. Fresh water pockets are fast drying up due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves." The place referred to in this quotation is:
A) Sunderbans
B) Kerala Coast
C) Orissa Coast
D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Answer: Sunderbans
   
207) The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved:
A) northward
B) southward
C) eastward
D) westward
Answer: northward
   
208) Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam.
A) Cauvery
B) Tungbhadra
C) Krishna
D) Godavari

Answer: Cauvery
   
209) As per 2001 census, which one of the following States has a lower population density than the other three?
A) Sikkim
B) Nagaland
C) Meghalaya
D) Manipur

Answer: Sikkim