It is crucial to have a good command over the General Knowledge section to score high in competitive exams, especially SSC and Civil Services, and make it to the final merit list. With frequent quizzes based on Geography from the General Knowledge section, Exammr has come to your rescue in improving your knowledge of Geography with the passage of each day.
Q1. The Soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is
a) Contour plugging
b) Cover planting
c) Strip cropping
d) Terracing
e) None of the above
Q2. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India's Chromite?
a) Cuttack
b) Singhbhum
c) Manipur
d) Hubli
e) None of the above
Q3. The largest tiger reserve in India is
a) Pench
b) Manas
c) Corbett
d) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
e) None of the above
Q4. Bhutan does not share its border with which Indian state?
a) West Bengal
b) Sikkim
c) Meghalaya
d) Arunachal Pradesh
e) None of the above
Q5. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
a) India
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) UK
e) None of the above
Q6. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called:
a) South Atlantic drift
b) West Atlantic drift
c) North Atlantic drift
d) East Atlantic drift
e) All of the above
Q7. Which of the following are the effects of Soil Erosion?
a) Loss of cultivable land
b) Reduction in soil fertility
c) Results in lots of runoff
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q8. The tree species most commonly used in social forestry is
a) Peepal
b) Gulmohar
c) Eucalyptus
d) Mango
e) None of the above
Q9. Which of the following organization prepares topographical maps of India?
a) Geographical Survey of India
b) Survey of India
c) Geological Survey of India
d) Archaeological Survey of India
e) None of the above
Q10. Which of the biomes is called the "Bread Basket" of the world?
a) Temperate grasslands biome
b) Taiga
c) Mediterranean
d) Tropical Savannah
e) None of the above
Answers:
d) Terracing
a) Cuttack
d) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
c) Meghalaya
b) Canada
a) South Atlantic drift
d) All of the above
c) Eucalyptus
b) Survey of India
a) Temperate grasslands biome