More Questions on Geography
- Q. The refineries Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
A)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
B)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
C)Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
D)Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- Q. Which of the following celestial body contains Helium-4 in abundance?
A)Venus
B)Earth
C)Moon
D)Saturn
Answer: Earth
- Q. The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
A)The focus on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
A)Kakinanda-Pondicherry
B)Bangalore-Varanasi
C)Chennai-Varanasi
D)Pondicherry-Varanasi
Answer: Kakinanda-Pondicherry
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The movement of the isotherms is greater over the land than it is over the oceans. 2. Coastal regions have a smaller range of temperature than do continental interiors. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- 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. Ten Degree Channel is between ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Dover and Calais
C)Alaska and Russia
D)North Korea and South Korea
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
- Q. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
A)Chile
B)Alaska
C)Argentina
D)Tanzania
Answer: Tanzania
- Q. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?
A)5
B)3
C)4
D)6
Answer: 5
- Q. Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis?
A)Between 15% and 2%
B)Less than 1
C)Between 1% and 15%
D)More than 2%
Answer: More than 2%
- Q. Which part of Europe is most densely populated?
A)Northern Europe
B)Eastern Europe
C)Western Europe
D)Area around the Black Sea
Answer: Western Europe
- Q. Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean? I. It is the largest of all water bodies II. It is roughly triangular in shape III. The average depth is about 7300 m IV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America’ but politically a part of Europe?
A)Green Land
B)Iceland
C)Canary Islands
D)Cuba
Answer: Green Land
- Q. The climate of India is mainly tropical because ________
A)Of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
B)Of the location of the Himalayas in its North
C)Major part of India lies within the tropics
D)Of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Answer: Of the location of the Himalayas in its North
- Q. Berlin is situated on the river canal
A)Spree
B)Danube
C)Elbe
D)Nile
Answer: Spree
- Q. Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct?
A)Kochi - Mumbai - Mangalore - Koyali
B)Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
C)Koyali - Mumbai - Mangalore - Kochi
D)Mangalore - Kochi - Mumbai - Koyali
Answer: Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
- Q. Which of the following statements is true?
A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
- Q. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of
A)Odisha
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Jharkhand
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by ________
A)Old river
B)Youthful river
C)Mature river
D)All of the above
Answer: Youthful river
- Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
B)Half an hour behind A
C)Half an hour ahead of A
D)The same as that of A
Answer: The same as that of A
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