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All Geography Questions Asked in SSC Selection Post Phase IX Exam

 Geography Question Asked in SSC Selection Post Phase IX Exam

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“I
am known as the golden fibre. I need high temperature during my growth”.
Who am I?

 
Jute

______ is a branch of zoology that deals with
the study of amphibians and reptiles.

 Herpetology

______
is a famous dance form of Jammu and Kashmir.

  Dumhal

______
is an integrated approach to study soils as a collection of natural bodies.

 
Pedology

______
is defined as number of females per thousand males.

 
Sex-ratio

______
is designed to measure relative humidity.

 
Hygrometer

______ is the art of rearing silk worms under
artificial or domesticated conditions and extraction of the silk fibre from
their cocoon.

 Sericulture

______
is the process by which water-soluble salts accumulate in the soil.

 
Salinization

 1
September marks the beginning of the meteorological _____ in the Southern
Hemisphere.

spring

According to Census 2011, which of the
following Union Territories has the top population growth rate?

 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

According to the Census of 2011, which of the
following has the second highest literacy rate in India?

  Lakshadweep

After West Bengal, with which of the following
Indian states does Bangladesh have the common longest border?

 Tripura

Any land which is left fallow (uncultivated)
for more than ______ years is under the category of Culturable Wasteland.

  five

As per India Census 2011, which of the
following states has the least growth of population in percentage terms
between 2001 to 2011?

 Himachal
Pradesh

Asia’s largest rail-cum-road bridge linking
Kovvur and Rajahmundry is on which of the following rivers?

 Godavari

At
which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana?

 
Kushinagar

Bhagoriya is a well-known dance of the Bhils,
a large tribe of the Jhabua district in ______.

 Madhya
Pradesh

Chenab
river of north India originates from the confluence of which of the following
two rivers?

 

Chandra and Bhaga

Deomali
mountain peak is in

 
Odisha

For which of the following decades did the
percentage decadal growth of population in India register the sharpest
decline since independence?

 2001
– 2011

For which of the following rivers does the
longitude reading decrease, as it moves along its course?

Narmada

Gurudongmar
Lake is located in which of the following states?

 Sikkim

Identify the crop based on the following
information.It is known as the golden fibre. It grows well on well-drained
fertile soils in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year.

 Jute

In
which of the following countries is the Sri Pada mountain located?

 
Sri Lanka

In
which of the following festivals of Tamil Nadu is the bull-taming sport
played?

 
Pongal

In which of the following Indian states were
the remains of the ancient Vikramshila University discovered?

 Bihar

In
which of the following states is the ‘Unakoti’ festival celebrated?

 
Tripura

In
which of the following states is the head office of Bank of Baroda located?

 
Gujarat

In
which of the following states is the Mamallapuram Dance Festival organised?

 
Tamil Nadu

In
which of the following states is the Sirohi National Park located?

 Manipur

 In which of the following states is the
Telaiya dam located?

  Jharkhand

In
which of the following UT/states is Hemkund Sahib located?

 
Uttarakhand

Inland streams which do NOT drain out into sea
are generally found in which state of India?

 Rajasthan

Krishna river meets the sea in the Bay of Bengal
in which of the following states?

 Andhra
Pradesh

Mahendragiri
Hills are located in ______.

 Odisha

Mountaineer
Edmund Hillary was of ______ nationality.

 
New Zealand

National Committee on Environmental Planning
and Coordination (NCEPC), that gradually evolved and became a full-fledged
Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1985, formed?

 1972

Natural
earthquakes mostly take place in the _________.

 
Lithosphere

On
which of the following rivers would you find the Massanjore Dam?

 
Mayurakshi

Ozone layer in the atmosphere shields the surface of the Earth from
which radiation from the Sun?

 Ultraviolet
(UV) light

Pattadakal,
a UNESCO world heritage site, is located on the banks of River ______.

 
Malaprabha

Plant and animal communities living together
in similar climatic conditions are called ______.

 biome

Red laterite soils in Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh and Kerala are more suitable for crops like

 cashew-nut

Sex
ratio is defined as the number of females per ______ males in the population.

 
1000

Subarnarekha
River basin is located in which of the following states?

 
Jharkhand

The
______ Hills are part of the Patkai mountain range in Mizoram.

 
Lushai

The ______ is the primary layer of the
rainforest and forms a roof over the two remaining layers.

 canopy
layer

The Indus river that originates in the
northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet, enters Indian territory in
which of the following states or union territories?

 Ladakh

The natural aging of a lake by nutrient enrichment
of its water is called ______.

 eutrophication

The
Palar River Basin is one of the major river basins in

 
Tamil Nadu

The practice of planting different crops
sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health is called

crop rotation

The
Rigvedic name of river Chenab was

 
Askini

The
state of Malwa was situated on the high plateau between the rivers

 
Narmada and Tapti

The UNESCO World Heritage site Ellora Caves
are located in which of the following hills?

 The
Charanandri Hills

Through
which of the following does life NOT manifest?

 
A rolling stone

 Through which of the following mountains
does the Konkan Railway pass?

 
Western Ghats

Through
which of the following states does the river Brahmaputra NOT flow?

 
Odisha

To plan sustainable tourism and healthy
coastal management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has
conceived an integrated coastal management scheme called BEAMS. What is the
full form of BEAMS?

 Beach
Environment and Aesthetics Management Services

Towns
and cities specialising in trade and commerce are called ______ towns.

 
commercial

 When is
the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed
globally every year?

16 September

Where
are the Kanheri caves located?

 
Mumbai

Which of the following African nations does
NOT have a coastline along the Indian Ocean?

 Ethiopia

Which
of the following causes slow erosion of soil ?

            Geological weathering

Which
of the following cities lies on the bank of the river Gomti?

 
Lucknow

Which
of the following crops can be grown primarily in low rainfall areas of
Western India?

 Millet

Which
of the following crops is NOT suitable to be grown in laterite soils?

 
Jute

Which
of the following does NOT fall under the category of Public Goods?

 
Cars

Which
of the following forms metallic bonds?

 
Bismuth

Which
of the following has the same dimension as that of torque?

 
Energy

Which of the following Indian states is home
to the largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros?

 Assam

 Which of the following is a wildlife
sanctuary in north-east India?

 
Manas

Which
of the following is a Zaid crop?

 
Muskmelon

 Which of the following is dimensionless?

 
Longitudinal strain

Which
of the following is NOT a rabi crop?

 
Cotton

Which of the following is one of the largest
freshwater lakes in Assam and the State’s only Ramsar site besides being an
Important Bird Area?

 Deepor
Beel or Dipor Bil

Which
of the following is the highest mountain in Myanmar?

 
Hkakabo Razi

Which
of the following is the highest mountain of Bhutan?

 
Gangkhar Puensum

Which
of the following is the largest river basin in Sri Lanka?

 
Mahaweli Ganga

Which
of the following is the longest and biggest river in Nagaland?

 
Doyang

Which
of the following is/are the part(s) of the hydrosphere of earth?

(a)
Water

(b)
Ice

(c)
Vapour  

(a), (b) and (c)

Which
of the following national parks is NOT located in Madhya Pradesh?

 
Manas National Park

 Which
of the following places in India has the widest difference between day and
night temperatures?

 Thar

Which
of the following rivers discharges its water into the Arabian Sea?

  Tapi

Which of the following rivers has its source
in the Sumeru glacier above the Kedarnath temple?

Mandakini

Which
of the following rivers has its source near Trimbakeshwar?

 Godavari

 Which of the following rivers originates
from Sihawa Mountain?

 Mahanadi

Which
of the following rivers originates from the Lahaul Valley of Himachal
Pradesh?

 Chenab
river

Which of the following rivers originates from
the Naag Pahadi Ajmer district of Rajasthan?

 Luni
river

 Which of the following rivers originates in
Maharashtra?

 
Godavari

Which of the following seas was present in
place of the Himalayas before the tectonic shift?

 Tethys
Sea

Which
of the following soils is rich in lime, iron, alumina and magnesia?

 
Black soil

Which
of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?

A:          
Kuttanad is in the
state of Karnataka.

B:          
Kuttanad
Agriculture System favours rice cultivation below sea level.

C:          
Kuttanad is a
Ramsar site and a reputed destination for water tourism.

                                                   Only A

Which of the following States / Union
Territories has the best sex ratio according to Census 2011?

 Kerala

Which of the following States / Union
Territories has the highest literacy rate according to Census 2011?

 Lakshadweep

Which
of the following states does NOT share its border with Bangladesh?

 Nagaland

Which
of the following states does NOT share its border with Myanmar?

  Assam

Which of the following states has the Disaster
Management Agency and UNICEF jointly developed an online Flood Reporting
System and Information Management System?

 Assam

Which
of the following states/union territories is NOT touched by the Aravalli
Range?

 
Punjab

Which of the following terms refers to the
amount of dissolved salts that are present in water?

 Salinity

Which
river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

  Kosi

Which
river of north India is also known as the Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh?

 
Chenab

Who
among the following is an exponent of the tabla?

 
Alla Rakha Khan

Who was the first Mauryan ruler who inscribed
his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces – natural rocks
as well as polished pillars?

 Ashoka

With which of the following states is
Jallikattu, the traditional bull-taming sport, associated?

 Tamil
Nadu

Yarlung
Tsangpo river which rises in Tibet, popularly known as ______in India.

 
Brahmaputra

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