More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
- Q. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)North Sea
C)Baltic Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: North Sea
- Q. Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?
A)Assam
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Bihar
Answer: Assam
- Q. What is the capital of Rwanda?
A)Copenhagen
B)Libreville
C)Kigali
D)Bogota
Answer: Kigali
- Q. Which of the following is the major centre of production of railway wagons?
A)Jamshedpur
B)Asansol
C)Chittaranjan
D)Perambur
Answer: Asansol
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. 2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes 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 of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
A)Red soil
B)Desert soil
C)Laterite soil
D)Regur soil
Answer: Regur soil
- Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
A)Johannes Kepler
B)Galileo Galilei
C)Nicholas Copernicus
D)Isaac Newton
Answer: Johannes Kepler
- Q. Doldrum is an area of ________.
A)Low pressure
B)Low rainfall
C)Low temperature
D)High winds
Answer: Low pressure
- Q. The earlier name of Surinam was ________
A)Medagascar
B)British Guyana
C)Dutch Guyana
D)Venezuela
Answer: Dutch Guyana
- Q. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Aravalli
B)Eastern Ghat
C)Vindhyanchal
D)Western Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
- Q. Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in
A)Asia
B)Africa
C)South America
D)Europe
Answer: Asia
- Q. Genoa is leading seaport of:
A)Italy
B)Spain
C)Brazil
D)Canada
Answer: Italy
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. What is the cupshaped mouth of volcanoes?
A)Crater
B)Centre of Origin
C)Epicentre
D)Cinder Cone
Answer: Crater
- Q. Consider the following mountain ranges: 1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram 3. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?
A)4, 2, 3, 1
B)3, 4, 1, 2
C)3, 1, 4, 2
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 3, 4, 1, 2
- Q. The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the ‘Pole of hunger’ are
A)Mid-West Countries
B)European Countries
C)Middle East Countries
D)South East Asian Countries
Answer: European Countries
- Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
A)Honshu
B)Sumatra
C)Madagascar
D)Cuba
Answer: Madagascar
- Q. The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because
A)Their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
B)Their leaves do not fall at all
C)Of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved
D)None of the above
Answer: Their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
- Q. The Sahyadri is another name of:
A)Shivalik Range
B)Western Ghat
C)Vindhya Range
D)Eastern Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
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