Geography interview questions

The contour lines are normally shown in ____ on colour map.

1. Yellow
2. Green
3. Brown
4. Black

Karikal Cholan built the ____

1. Papanasam Dam
2. Vaigai Dam
3. Metturdam
4. Grand Anicut

Sirupozhudu stands for ___hour day.

1. 6
2. 12
3. 18
4. 24

The desert found in India/ Pakistan is ___

1. Atacama
2. Thar
3. Sahara
4. Kalahari

The smallest country of the world is

1. Newzealand
2. Germany
3. Tibet
4. Vatican City

The term Pisciculture means

1. Rearing of silkworms
2. Rearing of fish
3. Rearing of sheep
4. Bee Keeping

The mouth of a volcano is known as

1. Pipe
2. Crater
3. Cone
4. Glaciers

Mauna Loa is an active volcano of

1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Hawaii
4. Alaska

The Death Valley in South California, USA is an example of

1. Antecedent valley
2. Rift valley
3. Synclinal valley
4. Anticlinal valley

Forests cover ____ percent of the total land area.

1. 10
2. 17
3. 25
4. 30

India is in the category of ___ country.

1. Richest
2. Poorest
3. Developed
4. Developing

Tank irrigation is extensively practised in South India. In which pair of the following states of South India this is irrigation relatively more common?

1. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
3. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
4. Karnataka and Maharashtra

The percentage of the world’s population that lives in the developing countries is

1. 50
2. 60
3. 75
4. 80

The coastal districts get ___ percent of the annual total rainfall from the North West monsoon.

1. 40
2. 50
3. 60
4. 75

To compare, the production of certain crops ____ Diagrams are drawn.

1. Pictorial
2. Pie
3. Bar
4. Line Graph

One of the secondary sector is

1. Agriculture
2. Mining
3. Industrial production
4. Transport

The communist country which has been isolated is

1. Poland
2. Russia
3. Cuba
4. Java

The Indians live in ___ countries of the world.

1. 90
2. 100
3. 110
4. 120

Confucianism and Taoism are originated in ___

1. China
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. Europe

Today’s ___ India is actually called Hindustan.

1. North West
2. North
3. South
4. Central

In Tamil Nadu the ___ season is slightly longer.

1. Cold weather
2. Retreating monsoon
3. Hot weather
4. Dry weather

The forests found on the coastal area of Tamil Nadu.

1. Thorny Shrub forests
2. Temperate hill forests
3. Tropical dry evergreen
4. Deciduous forests

The density of population is high in ___

1. The Region A
2. The Region B
3. The Region C
4. The Region D

The country which has shrinking Economy is

1. Australia
2. Russia
3. Pakistan
4. Italy

The number of languages which are in use as the official language.

1. 20
2. 25
3. 27
4. 30

The cheapest travel for long distances is the

1. Bus Travel
2. Ship Travel
3. Rail Travel
4. Air Travel

The most ancient industrial activity of Tamil Nadu is

1. Agriculture
2. Silk weaving
3. Food processing
4. Spinning

The country which occupies the first position in population numbers is

1. Japan
2. China
3. Canada
4. England

The oldest Dravidian language is

1. Sanskrit
2. Telugu
3. Tamil
4. Malayalam

The largest country on the basis of area is ___

1. China
2. India
3. U.S.A.
4. Russia