More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in
A)North Sea
B)Baltic Sea
C)English Channel
D)Norwegian Sea
Answer: North Sea
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which one of the following statements in not correct?
A)India is the largest producer of silk in world
B)India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
C)India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world
D)India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
Answer: India is the largest producer of silk in world
- Q. The Rourkela steel plant obtains: I. hydel power from the Hirakud dam II. coking coal from Jharia coalfields III. iron ore from Baba Budan hills
A)I and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: II and III
- Q. Takla Makan desert is situated in
A)Sinkiang
B)Mongolia
C)Tibet
D)South West China
Answer: Sinkiang
- Q. The oldest mountains in India are
A)Satpuras
B)Aravalis
C)Vindhyas
D)Nilgiri hills
Answer: Aravalis
- Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
B)24 hrs
C)24 hrs 35 sec
D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
- Q. The most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere is
A)Oxygen
B)Argon
C)Nitrogen
D)Krypton
Answer: Nitrogen
- Q. Shyok is a tributary of ________
A)Chenab
B)Brahmaputra
C)Indus
D)Sutlej
Answer: Indus
- Q. The International Date Line is
A)90° east longitude
B)180° longitude
C)The equator
D)0° longitude
Answer: 180° longitude
- Q. Where was the first biosphere reserve established in India?
A)Hazaribagh
B)Nilgiri
C)Nanda Devi
D)Kanha
Answer: Nilgiri
- Q. Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?
A)Darwin
B)Wegener
C)Marshall
D)Ptolemy
Answer: Wegener
- Q. By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?
A)Developing countries
B)Least developed countries
C)Underdeveloped countries
D)Underdeveloped countries
Answer: Developing countries
- Q. Japan is called ‘land of the rising sun’ because ________
A)Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
B)Sun rises there as soon as it sets
C)Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
D)The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Answer: Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
- Q. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
A)Difference in pressure
B)Temperature variations
C)Rotation of the earth
D)Difference in water content
Answer: Rotation of the earth
- Q. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is ________
A)Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.
B)Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
C)Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
D)Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
Answer: Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
- Q. The biggest lake in India is ________
A)Wular Lake
B)Dal Lake
C)Chilka Lake
D)Sambhar Lake
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. The metallic minerals are
A)Coal, oil, natural gas
B)Asbestos, mica, graphite
C)Iron ore, copper, lead
D)Salt, potash, sulphur
Answer: Iron ore, copper, lead
- Q. Cotton in India grows best on:
A)Late-rite Soil
B)Black Soil
C)Red Soil
D)Sandy Soil
Answer: Black Soil
- Q. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtained in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of ________
A)5° latitude towards north and south
B)5° latitude towards the north only
C)5° latitude towards the south only
D)15° latitude towards north and south
Answer: 5° latitude towards north and south
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