R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | CBES Board Class 11 MCQ for Class 11 Geography Set-2

Species which are not the natural inhabitants of the local habitat but are introduced into the system are called:

1. Endangered Species
2. Exotic Species
3. Vulnerable Species
4. Rare Species

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Each couple should produce only two children which will help in

1. Checking pollution
2. Stabilizing the ecosystem
3. Fertility of soil
4. Improving food web

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The percentage of species that are contained by Tropical rain forests are

1. 10%
2. 40%
3. 50%
4. 60%

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Growth in the human population has increased the rate of

1. Death per year
2. Conservation of natural resources
3. Research of new species
4. Consumption of natural resources

✅ Correct Answer: 4

National parks and sanctuaries are established for the purpose of

1. hunting
2. conservation
3. recreation
4. pets

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Biodiversity has contributed to the development of

1. human population
2. human culture
3. environment
4. technology

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which is of the following is not true regarding the causes of loss of Biodiversity?

1. Conservation of animals
2. Illegal Hunting
3. Natural calamities
4. Pesticides

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Government of India passed the Wildlife Protection Act in the year

1. 1970
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1973

✅ Correct Answer: 3

IUCN publishes information about endangered species world-wide as the

1. Red list
2. Green list
3. Blue list
4. Yellow list

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What was the main cause of latter Earthquakes?

1. Southward drifting of Indian Plate
2. Northward drifting of Indian Plate
3. Eastward drifting of Indian Plate
4. Westward drifting of Indian Plate

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many divisions are there on Richter Scale?

1. From 1 to 7
2. From 1 to 8
3. From 1 to 9
4. From 1 to 10

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Natural disasters are

1. Relatively slow movements in comparison to hazard
2. Relatively sudden and cause large scale disaster in comparison to hazard
3. Relatively small scale disaster
4. Disaster with no damage

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The cause for floods in India is due to

1. Deforestation
2. Overpopulation
3. High temperature
4. Increasing transportation

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Tsunamis are caused when

1. An earthquake occurs
2. Wind is strong
3. Ocean currents become warm
4. Sea level rises

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter?

1. Assam
2. West Bengal
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The most disastrous giant waves are

1. body waves
2. ocean currents
3. tsunamis
4. surface waves

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The river valley project has been constructed to check floods in India is

1. Bhakra and Nangal Dam
2. Damodar Valley Corporation
3. Annasagar project
4. Narmada dam

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What was the cause of the Koyna Earthquake?

1. Current Pressure in Koyna reservoir
2. Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir
3. Cyclone in Koyna reservoir
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Debris flow that originates on the slope of a volcano is known as

1. Creep
2. Fall
3. Lahar
4. Lateral spreads

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which instrument measures the seismic waves?

1. Earthometer
2. Seismograph
3. Quakegraph
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Far less dramatic disaster is

1. Volcano
2. Landslide
3. Earthquake
4. Tsunami

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which soil is most widespread over Peninsular India?

1. Black Soil
2. Alluvial Soil
3. Red Soil
4. Silt Soil

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Ravines are widespread in the

1. Kashmir valley
2. Chambal basin
3. Gangetic plains
4. Western Ghats

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What is the function of clay in soils?

1. Absorb soils
2. Nourish Plants
3. Provide moisture
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is the most widespread soil in India?

1. Black Soil
2. Alluvial Soil
3. Forest Soil
4. Silt Soil

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following states have very little alluvial soil area?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Uttaranchal
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Khadar soils are found in:

1. In flood plains
2. In piedmont plains
3. In the foothills
4. Over plateaus

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following soils contain a large proportion of sodium, potassium, and magnesium?

1. Forest soil
2. Usara soil
3. Yellow soil
4. Laterite soil

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Cultivation should never be done on the slope gradient of

1. 5 – 7 percent
2. 8 – 10 percent
3. 15 – 25 percent
4. 10 – 12 percent

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Name the crop for which black soil is best suited.

1. Cotton
2. Wheat
3. Red Soil
4. Maize

✅ Correct Answer: 1

In arid and semi-arid areas, lands unsuitable for cultivation should be converted into

1. Fallow lands
2. Wastelands
3. Pastures
4. Residential areas

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The state has very little alluvial soil area is

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Uttaranchal
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Gujarat

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Black soils are best for growing

1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Cotton
4. Tea

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Vegetation cover is very scanty in parts of Rajasthan due to

1. Overpopulation
2. Over irrigation
3. Deforestation
4. Overgrazing

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Farm forestry refers to the

1. raising and management of trees on public property
2. raising of trees and agriculture crops on the same land
3. promotion of agro-forestry
4. farmers who grow trees for commercial and non-commercial purposes

✅ Correct Answer: 4

How much part of the total geographical area of India is under forests?

1. 20 percent
2. 21 percent
3. 22 percent
4. 23 percent

✅ Correct Answer: 3

State the annual rainfall required for deciduous monsoon forests.

1. 100 – 200 cm
2. 100 – 150 cm
3. 150 – 200 cm
4. 200 – 250 cm

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The world’s richest region from marine biodiversity is

1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
2. Sunderbans
3. Gulf of Myanmar
4. Gulf of Mannar biosphere Reserve

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is situated in

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. West Bengal
4. Uttarakhand

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Bamboos are the important raw material for making

1. A match stick
2. Books
3. Musical instrument
4. Boxes

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Monsoon or Tropical Deciduous forests are found in areas with rainfall between

1. 50 and 100 cm
2. 70 and 200 cm
3. 100 and 200 cm
4. 200 and 250 cm

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Plants remain leafless for most of the year in

1. Moist deciduous forest
2. Littoral and swamp forest
3. Montane forest
4. Tropical thorn forest

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following was the purpose of Project Tiger?

1. To kill tigers
2. To protect tigers from illegal hunting
3. To put tigers in the zoo
4. To make films on tiger

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Bamboos are grown most commonly at

1. Great height from sea level
2. Medium height from sea level
3. A very low height from sea level
4. At any condition

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Khar, Neem, Khejri, Palas are:

1. Tropical Thorn forests
2. Tropical forests
3. Evergreen forests
4. Mangroves

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Name a river of antecedent drainge.

1. Indus
2. Godawari
3. Narmada
4. Padma

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Which is the north-flowing tributary of Ganga?

1. Kosi
2. Ghaghra
3. Son
4. Chambal

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A relief which divides two areas drained by the river is known as

1. Watershed
2. River basin
3. Drainage pattern
4. Water management

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Name the source of the Krishna River.

1. Deccan Plateau
2. Mansarovar lake
3. Mahableshwar
4. ZanskarValley

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In the mountainous course, the Himalayan rivers form

1. Meander
2. Gorges
3. Braided channels
4. Delta

✅ Correct Answer: 2