Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

General Knowledge : Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part6 : 6 to 10

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

6.Which of the following is the cause for the earth s seasons ?

Variation in the amount of energy given off by the sun

Its elliptical orbit and varying speed of rotation

Inclination of its axis of rotation to the plane or orbit

Its greater distance from the sun during winter than during Summer

7.The time required for moonlight to reach earth

3.6 secs.

2 secs.

1.3 secs.

1 sec.

8.In which of the following types of agriculture a patch of ground is cleared through fire and cultivated for a short time ?

Commercial agriculture

Settled agriculture

Shifting agriculture

Subsistence agriculture

9.Which of the following is a cash crop ?

Maize

Potato

Rubber

Gram

10.On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east ?

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

More Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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