More Questions on Geography
- Q. The highest mountain peak of peninsular India is
A)Mahendragiri
B)Anaimudi
C)Doddabetta
D)Nilgiri
Answer: Anaimudi
- Q. The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the ________
A)Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
B)Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
C)Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
D)Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
Answer: Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
- Q. The sea that separates Greece and Italy is
A)The Adriatic
B)Mediterranean
C)The Tyrrhenian
D)The Aegean
Answer: The Adriatic
- Q. Bauxite is the ore of
A)Zinc
B)Aluminium
C)Copper
D)Mica
Answer: Aluminium
- Q. No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to ________
A)Less wind movement and inadequate sunlight
B)Snowfall inhibits plant respiration
C)Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
D)Low temperature which restricts development of reproductive organs
Answer: Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
- Q. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
A)Difference in pressure
B)Temperature variations
C)Rotation of the earth
D)Difference in water content
Answer: Rotation of the earth
- Q. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
A)Mongoloids
B)Astraloids
C)Caucasoids
D)Negroids
Answer: Negroids
- Q. Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
A)Digboi in Assam, India
B)Baku in Russia.
C)Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
D)Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
Answer: Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Q. The longest railway platform in India
A)Kathgodam
B)Amritsar
C)Gorakhpur
D)Kanpur
Answer: Gorakhpur
- Q. Which of the following features are product of volcanicity? I. Atoll II. Caldera III. Batholith IV. Geosyncline
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and IV
D)I, III and IV
Answer: II and III
- Q. Mudumalai Wild life Sanctuary is located in the state of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Andhra Paradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Tummalapalle, where huge reserves of Uranium have mission in July, 2011, lies in the state of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Jharkhand
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
A)North Pacific route
B)Panama route
C)Cape route
D)South Atlantic route
Answer: Cape route
- Q. Which of the following is the best definition of ‘Tides’ ?
A)A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth
B)A powerful movement of the ocean which proceed constantly in a definite direction
C)A great circulatory movement of sea water caused by difference in density of sea water
D)A wind and pressure system having a low pressure in centre and circular wind motion
Answer: A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks II. The best quality of coal is lignite III. The largest and oldest coalfield in India is known as the ‘Ruhr of India’. IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the Ruhr of India.
A)I, III and IV
B)I and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. The world’s largest lake is ________
A)Caspian Sea
B)Lake Victoria
C)Lake Superior
D)Black Sea
Answer: Caspian Sea
- 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. The cause of reduction of forest coverage is
A)Rising Population
B)Agriculture
C)Manufacturing Industry
D)Toursim and Pilgrimage
Answer: Rising Population
- Q. Indian desert is known as
A)Thar
B)Gobi
C)Sahara
D)Atacama
Answer: Thar
- Q. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
A)Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
B)Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
C)Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
D)River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
Answer: Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
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