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GK Quiz on Indian Geography: Economic Geography Set II

1. Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?
A. Renewable
B. Biotic
C. Flow
D. Non-renewable

2. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
A. Replenishable
B. Abiotic
C. Human-made
D. Non-recyclable
3. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
A. Intensive cultivation
B. Over irrigation
C. Deforestation
D. Overgrazing
4. In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Plains of Uttar Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
5. In which of the following states is black soil found?
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Jharkhand
6. Which one of the following minerals is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material?
A. Coal
B. Bauxite
C. Gold
D. Zinc
7. Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals?
A. Bauxite
B. Mica
C. Iron ore
D. Copper
8. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the strata’s of which of the following rocks?
A. Sedimentary rocks
B. Igneous rocks
C. Metamorphic rocks
D. None of the above
9. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand?
A. Oil
B. Uranium
C. Thorium
D. Coal
10. Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?
A. Aluminium
B. Cement
C. Sugar
D. Jute
11. Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?
A. HAIL
B. SAIL
C. TATA Steel
D. MNCC
12. Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?
A. Aluminium
B. Cement
C. Jute
D. Steel
13. Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc?
A. Steel
B. Aluminium
C. Electronic
D. Information Technology
14. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east west corridor?
A. Mumbai and Nagpur
B. Mumbai and Kolkata
C. Silcher and Porbandar
D. Nagpur and Siligudi
15. Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
A. Railways
B. Pipeline
C. Roadways
D. Waterways
16. Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
17. Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well protected port along the east coast?
A. Chennai
B. Tuticorin
C. Paradip
D. Vishakhapatnam
18. Which one of the following are the most important modes of transportation in India?
A. Pipeline
B. Roadways
C. Railways
D. Airways
19. Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries?
A. Internal trade
B. External trade
C. International trade
D. Local trade
20. Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?
A. Abiotic resource
B. Biotic Resource
C. Non-renewable Resources
D. Cyclic Resource
Question
Answer
1
D
2
A
3
B
4
D
5
C
6
B
7
C
8
A
9
B
10
B
11
B
12
A
13
C
14
C
15
B
16
C
17
D
18
C
19
C
20
A