NTSE Geography MCQs Set C

Question: Farmers prefer to transport sugarcane from the fields to the mills by

• a) Railways
• b) Roadways
• c) Waterways
• d) Conveyor belts

Answer: Roadways

Question: The state that produces non-mulberry silk is

• a) Karnataka
• b) West Bengal
• c) Jammu & Kashmir
• d) Orissa

Answer: West Bengal

Question: Zawar mines are associated with

• a) Copper
• b) Bauxite
• c) Zinc
• d) Manganese

Answer: Zinc

Question: Diamond mines in India are at :

• a) Golconda in Andhra Pradesh
• b) Panna In Madhya Pradesh
• c) Both the above
• d) None of the above

Answer: Both the above

Question: Which is the main energy resource in the world ?

• a) Forest
• b) Petroleum
• c) Coal
• d) None of these

Answer: Coal

Question: How many nuclear power stations are there in India ?

• a) Three
• b) Four
• c) Six
• d) Five

Answer: Six

Question: According to the census 2001. What is the density of population in India ?

• a) 325 persons
• b) 324 persons
• c) 319 persons
• d) 326 person

Answer: 324 persons

Question: Which age group is larger in Indian population according to 2001 census ?

• a) Age group 0-14
• b) Age group 15-19
• c) Age group above 60
• d) Age group between 21-65

Answer: Age group 0-14

Question: The least densely populated union territory is :

• a) Lakshadweep
• b) Andaman and Nicobar island
• c) Chandigarh
• d) Pondicharry

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar island

Question: The sex ratio in India according to 2001 census was :

• a) 1000 : 972
• b) 1000 : 933
• c) 980 : 1000
• d) 1000 : 880

Answer: 1000 : 933

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Question: About 40% of India’s population is

• a) Blow 14 years
• b) Between 14 and 60 years
• c) Between 60 and 70 years
• d) Above 70 years

Answer: Blow 14 years

Question: Which state has the maximum number of people living below poverty line ?

• a) Bihar
• b) Madhya Pradesh
• c) Mahrashtra
• d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Bihar

Question: Brazil is the largest producer and seller of ________ in the world.

• a) Tea
• b) Coffee
• c) Rapeseed
• d) Linseed

Answer: Coffee

Question: Which is the staple food of East Asia ?

• a) Rice
• b) Wheat
• c) Millet
• d) None

Answer: Rice

Question: United state of America is the largest producer and seller of ______ in the world.

• a) Wheat
• b) Rice
• c) Maize
• d) All

Answer: Maize

Question: Which country leads in the jute production ?

• a) Brazil
• b) India
• c) China
• d) Bangladesh

Answer: Bangladesh

Question: Which type of soil is best suited for cultivation of groundnut ?

• a) Black soil
• b) Alluvial soil
• c) Light sandy
• d) Red soil

Answer: Black soil

Question: The leading producer of coffee in the world is ___

• a) Turkey
• b) Brazil
• c) Venezuela
• d) Cuba

Answer: Brazil

Question: Kimberley, a town of South Africa is famous for -

• a) Diamonds
• b) Goldmines
• c) Poisonous Snakes
• d) Seaports

Answer: Diamonds

Question: The best quality of iron ore is found in ?

• a) Britain
• b) Germany
• c) Sweden
• d) Liberia

Answer: Sweden

Question: Which country is known as the “Coal-Rich” country of the world ?

• a) Pakistan
• b) Russia
• c) Bangladesh
• d) None of these

Answer: Russia

Question: Which country is the largest consumer of oil in the world ?

• a) America
• b) Indonesia
• c) Africa
• d) Japan

Answer: America

Question: Which country is the largest producer of coal in the world ?

• a) China
• b) Germany
• c) India
• d) Thailand

Answer: China

Question: In U.S.S.R. the largest oil producing region is -

• a) Sakhalin
• b) Central Asia
• c) Baku
• d) Volga - Ural region

Answer: Volga - Ural region

Question: Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfoundland ?

• a) Canaries and Labrador
• b) Gulf stream and Labrador
• c) Gulf stream and Canaries
• d) Kuroshio and Kuraile

Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador

Question: Which of the following is cold current ?

• a) Kuroshio
• b) Benguela
• c) Brazil
• d) Gulf stream

Answer: Benguela

Question: The world’s deepest trench is in -

• a) Pacific Ocean
• b) Indian Ocean
• c) Atlantic Ocean
• d) Mediterranean Sea

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question: The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to -

• a) Canada
• b) Eastern Newfoundland
• c) Western Norway
• d) Northern Sweden

Answer: Eastern Newfoundland

Question: The ocean current Kuroshio flows as a-

• a) Warm current near the coast of China
• b) Warm current near the coast of Japan and her islands
• c) Cold current near the coast of China
• d) Cold current near the coast of Japan and her islands

Answer: Warm current near the coast of Japan and her islands

Question: Which of the following straits connects Black Sea and the sea of Marmara ?

• a) Palk Strait
• b) Malacca Strait
• c) Bosphorus Strait
• d) Bering Strait

Answer: Bosphorus Strait

Question: Which of the following is cold current ?

• a) Kuroshio
• b) Benguela
• c) Brazil
• d) Gulf stream

Answer: Benguela

Question: Which of the following straits connects Black Sea and the sea of Marmara ?

• a) Palk Strait
• b) Malacca Strait
• c) Bosphorus Strait
• d) Bering Strait

Answer: Bosphorus Strait

Question: In U.S.S.R. the largest oil producing region is -

• a) Sakhalin
• b) Central Asia
• c) Baku
• d) Volga - Ural region

Answer: Volga - Ural region

Question: Which country is the largest producer of coal in the world ?

• a) China
• b) Germany
• c) India
• d) Thailand

Answer: China

Question: Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfoundland ?

• a) Canaries and Labrador
• b) Gulf stream and Labrador
• c) Gulf stream and Canaries
• d) Kuroshio and Kuraile

Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador

Question: Which of the following is a warm ocean current ?

• a) Kuroshio
• b) Peruvian
• c) Labrador
• d) None of these

Answer: Kuroshio

Question: On the bank of which river is New York situated ?

• a) River Colorado
• b) River Hudson
• c) River Mississippi
• d) River Amazon

Answer: River Hudson

Question: Which of the following islands is located in the Caribbean Sea ?

• a) Jamaica
• b) Sardinia
• c) Sumatra
• d) Tahiti

Answer: Jamaica

Question: Which of the following is a current of the Pacific Ocean ?

• a) Labrador current
• b) West Australian current
• c) Kuroshio current
• d) None of the above

Answer: Kuroshio current

Question: Victoria Falls in Africa are located on :

• a) River Niger
• b) River Congo
• c) River Zambezi
• d) River Nile

Answer: River Zambezi