List of top Geography Questions

Explain the role of climate in the distribution and density of population in India.
Which seas does the Suez Canal connect?
What is meant by Mixed Farming? Where is this done? Write their three main characteristics.
Write the formula for population density.
The World Trade Organization was established in :
A person employed for 183 days in a year, is called :
The disease caused by air pollution is :
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
Which is a tertiary activity?

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

  • The state with the lowest population density (2011).
  • The state leading in the production of sugarcane.
  • A major sea port in Gujarat.
  • A copper mining centre in Jharkhand.
  • A manganese mining centre in Madhya Pradesh.
  • An iron-ore mining centre in Maharashtra.
  • An international airport in Karnataka.

Explain the characteristics of "Trans-Canadian Railway.”
On the given political outline map of India, locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols:
(30.1) The state with the highest population density
(30.2) The leading rice producing state
(30.3) Important iron ore mines located in coastal Maharashtra
(30.4) Important coal mines located in Tamil Nadu
(30.5) A major sea port in Gujarat
(30.6) An international airport in Punjab
(30.7) An oil refinery in Uttar Pradesh
The watershed management programme in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh is funded by which one of the following ministries ?
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option :
Assertion : ‘The agriculturally rich states of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of groundwater depletion.’
Reason (R) : ‘More groundwater is utilised for irrigation than water-table recharge.’
Arrange the following towns of India from the oldest to the newest order based on their historical evolution and choose the correct option :
(i) Jaipur
(ii) Chandigarh
(iii) Madurai
(iv) Jamshedpur
Read the following statements related to the objectives of smart city mission carefully and choose the correct option :
(i) To promote the city with clean and sustainable environment.
(ii) To provide decent quality of life to its citizens.
(iii) To provide employment to the job seekers.
(iv) To make the city less vulnerable to disasters.
Local names like Panna, Para, Palli, Nagla, Dhani etc. are examples of which of the following types of rural settlements in India ?
Why is it that slums are the areas of residence with least choice ? Choose the correct options :
(i) They have dilapidated houses with poor ventilation.
(ii) The basic facilities like lights and toilets are difficult to get.
(iii) Hygienic conditions and drinking water are improper.
(iv) Better drainage facilities are available.
Read the following statements about ports carefully and choose the correct option :
(i) The ports provide the facilities of loading, unloading and storage of cargo.
(ii) The importance of ports is judged by the size of its hinterland.
(iii) The quantity of cargo handled by a port indicates the level of development of its hinterland.
(iv) Ports are the chief gateways of the world trade.
Read the following statements related to international trade of India carefully and choose the correct option :
(i) India has a long coastline surrounded by ocean from three sides.
(ii) Indian coasts have a large number of well-developed sea ports.
(iii) Kandla port exports huge amount of iron-ore.
(iv) The transportation cost by water is very cheap for voluminous items.
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion and Reason (R).
Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option :
Assertion : ‘World Trade Organisation (WTO) is widening the gulf between rich and poor by making rich countries richer.’
Reason (R) : ‘The influential nations in the WTO focus on their own commercial interests.’
Which one of the following is the core concern of geography as a discipline ?
Read the following statements related to Indira Gandhi Canal Project carefully and choose the correct option :
(i) Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched in 1961.
(ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural economy of the command area.
(iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity.
(iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra has been replaced by rice and wheat etc.
“Human geography is the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and earth’s surface.” This definition of human geography is given by _______.
The concept of ‘Neodeterminism’ was introduced by _______.