More Questions on Geography
- Q. Continents have drifted apart because of ________
A)Folding and faulting of rocks
B)Volcanic eruptions
C)Tectonic activities
D)All of the above
Answer: Tectonic activities
- Q. Masai Tribes are found in:
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)North America
D)East Africa
Answer: East Africa
- Q. Which of the following state/union territory land is situated on eastern and western coasts?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Puducherry
C)Kerala
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. 17th Parallel separates ________
A)North and South Vietnam
B)North and South America
C)North and South Korea
D)North and South Yemen
Answer: North and South Vietnam
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. Quinine is obtained from the
A)Cinchona plant
B)Mulberry tree
C)Eucalyptus tree
D)Cocoa plant
Answer: Cinchona plant
- Q. Trincomalee is a port situated on the
A)East coast, Andhra Pradesh
B)East coast, Tamil Nadu
C)East coast of Sri Lanka
D)West coast of Sri Lanka
Answer: East coast of Sri Lanka
- Q. The youngest rivers in India originate from
A)Himalayas
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Deccan Plateau
Answer: Himalayas
- Q. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called ________
A)Jet stream
B)A cyclone
C)An anticyclone
D)A tsunami
Answer: Jet stream
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as
A)Podzol
B)Red and peat soil
C)Tundra soil
D)Gray soil
Answer: Podzol
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. Which of the statements given above 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. With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
A)Afghanistan
B)Pakistan
C)China
D)Bangladesh
Answer: China
- Q. Temperate lows are ________
A)Polar regions which have very low temperatures
B)Low pressure areas in cyclones
C)Equatorial low pressure belt
D)Sub-polar low pressure belts
Answer: Sub-polar low pressure belts
- Q. What percentage of World’s fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
A)1.7
B)0.5
C)0.1
D)0.3
Answer: 1.7
- Q. Which of the following has been declared as the marine park by Indian government for the conservation of Coral Reef?
A)Andaman Islands
B)Gulf of Kutch
C)Lakshadweep Island
D)Gulf of Mannar
Answer: Gulf of Kutch
- Q. Antipodes are ________
A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
D)Lines joining places having the same depths
Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
- Q. Forest Research Institute is at
A)Dehradun
B)Mumbai
C)Cambay
D)Simla
Answer: Dehradun
- Q. “Mumbai High” is related to
A)Tomb
B)Iron
C)Petroleum
D)Jute
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. The only cereal crop which originated in America is
A)Oats
B)Rye
C)Barley
D)Corn
Answer: Corn
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