More Questions on Geography
- Q. The problem of arsenic in India is due to
A)Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
B)Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas
C)Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
D)Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
Answer: Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
- Q. Iron ore mines are located in
A)Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh
B)Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj
C)Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh
D)Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
Answer: Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
- Q. The countries which are called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of Asia are
A)India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia
B)China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India
C)Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
D)Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
Answer: Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
- Q. What is a cloudburst?
A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
- Q. Which country is not a member of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
A)India
B)Thailand
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. Day and night are formed
A)Due to the speed of rotaion
B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
C)Due to the motion of revolution
D)None of these
Answer: Due to the speed of rotaion
- Q. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
A)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
B)The monsoon fail to reach this area
C)It is too hot
D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
- Q. Consider the following countries: 1. Algeria 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. A Hydro Power Project on Lake Loktak is situated in which state
A)Meghalaya
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Manipur
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Sink hole is a phenomenon of ________ topography
A)Tundra
B)Plain
C)Desert
D)Karst
Answer: Karst
- Q. Of the following countries, the one which has predominantly the Mediterranean Climate is ________
A)Chile
B)USA
C)Italy
D)Australia
Answer: Italy
- Q. The odd product out of the following is
A)Caster seed
B)Sesame
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Caster seed
- Q. Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers
A)Kosi and Brahmaputra
B)Subarnarekha and Korkai
C)Ganges and Yamuna
D)Damodar and Mayurakshi
Answer: Subarnarekha and Korkai
- Q. Any wind blowing down the slope of a mountain is called:
A)Down Falling Wind
B)Anabatic Wind
C)Katabatic Wind
D)Slope Wind
Answer: Katabatic Wind
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
A)Global Mean Time
B)General Meridian Time
C)Greenwich Mean Time
D)None of these
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
- Q. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be ________
A)Indo-Aryans
B)Mongoloids
C)Negritoes
D)Mediterraneans
Answer: Negritoes
- Q. World Environment Day is observed on:
A)June 5
B)March 5
C)April 5
D)July 5
Answer: June 5
- Q. In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain?
A)Poland
B)Spain
C)Netherlands
D)Italy
Answer: Poland
- Q. Onshore breeze develops in
A)Both A and B
B)Day
C)Night
D)Season
Answer: Day
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