More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
A)Sambalpur
B)Hoshangabad
C)Raipur
D)Warangal
Answer: Raipur
- Q. According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part of
A)Kraunchidweepa
B)Pushkharadweepa
C)Jambudweep
D)Kushadweepa
Answer: Jambudweep
- Q. Snow line is ________
A)The altitude above which snow never melts
B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
- Q. In the atmosphere of the primitive earth there was no ________
A)Nitrogen
B)Oxygen
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Ammonia
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
A)North-east monsoons
B)South-west monsoons
C)Retreating monsoons
D)Westerly disturbances
Answer: Westerly disturbances
- Q. If one watches a distant ship coming towards the shore through a telescope one first sees
A)Its mast
B)Its hull
C)Its funnel
D)The ship
Answer: Its mast
- Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
A)Earth's Crust
B)Plant and Insect
C)Earth's Interior
D)None of these
Answer: Earth's Crust
- Q. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
A)Mizoram
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Assam
- Q. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
A)Eight
B)Six
C)Seven
D)Ten
Answer: Eight
- Q. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of
A)Lack of vegetation free area
B)Lack of eroded material
C)The high gradient
D)Low velocity
Answer: The high gradient
- Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
A)Trebled
B)Stayed the same
C)Doubled
D)Multiplied ten times
Answer: Trebled
- Q. Which is the largest island of the Philippines?
A)Luzon
B)Mindanao
C)Palawan
D)Negnos
Answer: Luzon
- Q. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
A)Glacier
B)Rivers
C)Wind
D)Wave
Answer: Glacier
- Q. Heavy water plants are generally located near
A)Fertilizer plants
B)Major irrigation projects
C)Hydroelectric projects
D)Nuclear power plants
Answer: Fertilizer plants
- Q. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
A)Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
B)Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
C)Reflect back the heat given off by earth
D)Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
Answer: Reflect back the heat given off by earth
- Q. The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because ________
A)The ground is often frozen or snow or ice-covered
B)The rainfall is very low
C)The growing season is short in these areas
D)All the above factors
Answer: All the above factors
- Q. What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
A)They have a very dry climate
B)They are all very small in size
C)They are all of coral origin
D)They are extended parts of the mainland
Answer: They are all of coral origin
- Q. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A)Indonesia
B)Thailand
C)Sri Lanka
D)All of them
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
A)Conventional rain
B)South west monsoon
C)North east monsoon
D)Western distubances
Answer: Western distubances
- Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
A)Geyser
B)Hot spring
C)Extinct volcano
D)Oak tree
Answer: Geyser
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