More Questions on Geography
- Q. Palk Strait separates India from
A)Andaman Island
B)Pakistan
C)China
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
A)Water needs more energy to get warm
B)Water is liquid
C)Landmasses are solid
D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
- Q. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
A)Europe
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)North America
Answer: Asia
- Q. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
A)Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
B)Hazaribagh and Singbhum of Bihar
C)Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
D)Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
Answer: Hazaribagh and Singbhum of Bihar
- Q. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because
A)It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
B)Of the heat of the summer
C)The rainfall is inadequate
D)Deciduous trees shed leaves
Answer: It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
- Q. In which of the following places, steel and iron industry was set up with the help of Germany?
A)Rourkela
B)Durgapur
C)Bhilai
D)Bhadravati
Answer: Rourkela
- Q. Which of the following is the busiest of ocean trade routes?
A)North Atlantic
B)Suez Canal
C)Cape of Good Hope
D)Panama Canal
Answer: North Atlantic
- Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
A)Southern island of New Zealand
B)Southern part of India
C)South America
D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
- Q. India is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies:
A)4% of world area
B)7% of world area
C)5% of world area
D)2.4% of world area
Answer: 2.4% of world area
- Q. Why does Russia have many local time differences?
A)Because of its long east-west stretches
B)Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
C)Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
D)Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
Answer: Because of its long east-west stretches
- Q. The igneous rocks are formed due to ________
A)Disintegration of magma
B)Accumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea
C)Granitisation
D)Altering of metamorphic rocks
Answer: Granitisation
- Q. Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery?
A)Kerala
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?
A)Masai
B)Pygmies
C)Kazaks
D)Lapps
Answer: Pygmies
- Q. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in ________
A)India
B)Bhutan
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
A)Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
B)Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
C)National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
D)Survey of India (S.O.I.)
Answer: Survey of India (S.O.I.)
- Q. The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered
A)4
B)1
C)2
D)8
Answer: 2
- Q. How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?
A)No effect
B)Increase it
C)Decrease it
D)Cannot say
Answer: Decrease it
- Q. The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is
A)Karaganda Basin
B)Donetz basin
C)Kuzentsk basin
D)Pechora basin
Answer: Donetz basin
- Q. ________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
A)Ankaleshwar Oilfield
B)Moran Oilfield
C)Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
D)Naharkatiya Oilfield
Answer: Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
- Q. The capital of the Ontario province of Canada situated on the Lake Ontario is the port city of
A)Chile
B)Montreal
C)Uruguay
D)Paraguay
Answer: Uruguay
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