More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding general characteristics associated with tropical cyclones 1. Tropical cyclones move with very low velocity over the oceans but become strong while moving over the land areas. 2. They are confined to a particular period of the year (mainly summer) and normally move from east to west. 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: 2 only
- Q. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
A)Retreating monsoon
B)Cold weather
C)Hot weather
D)North-eastern monsoon
Answer: North-eastern monsoon
- Q. World’s highest urban density of population occurs in ________
A)New York
B)Kolkata
C)Tokyo
D)London
Answer: Tokyo
- Q. Where is the Port City of Cork located?
A)Greece
B)Italy
C)France
D)Ireland
Answer: Ireland
- Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
A)They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
B)They are meteors
C)They are the debris which got separated from a comet
D)They are a kind of a star
Answer: They are a kind of a star
- Q. What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for
A)Electric goods
B)Leather goods
C)Soaps
D)Penicillin
Answer: Penicillin
- Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
A)Ghataprabha
B)Tungabhadra
C)Malaprabha
D)Amravati
Answer: Amravati
- Q. The ideal conditions for coral growth are: I. water temperature around 20°C II. tropical waters (between 30°N and 30°S) III. highly saline water IV. adequate oxygen
A)I, II and III
B)I, II and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. India’s first Atomic power plant is:
A)Narora
B)Kalpakkam
C)Tarapur
D)Cossipore
Answer: Tarapur
- Q. Murrah is a breed of ________
A)Sheep
B)Pig
C)Buffalo
D)Goat
Answer: Buffalo
- Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
A)Pantograph
B)Planimeter
C)Ideograph
D)Opisometer
Answer: Planimeter
- Q. The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________.
A)Dehradun
B)Kali
C)Shiwaliks
D)Kumaon
Answer: Shiwaliks
- Q. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
A)Alto-cooling
B)Adiabatic
C)Lapse rate
D)Inverse cooling
Answer: Adiabatic
- Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. A country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass is
A)Congo
B)Brazil
C)Argentina
D)Indonesia
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Where are Rain forests found?
A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
B)Central India
C)Eastern Ghats
D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
- Q. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
A)Patagonia Plateau
B)Colorado Plateau
C)Pamir Plateau
D)Potwar Plateau
Answer: Pamir Plateau
- Q. Ring of Fire is found commonly in
A)Indian Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Atlantic Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Yercaud, a hill station of South India, is situated on the
A)Shevaroy Hills
B)Cardamom Hills
C)Nilgiris
D)Javadi Hills
Answer: Shevaroy Hills
- Q. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)21st March
B)21st June
C)22nd December
D)23rd March
Answer: 22nd December
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