More Questions on Geography
- 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. Where is the oldest working ‘Refinery’?
A)Digboi
B)Bahamas
C)Basra
D)Texas
Answer: Digboi
- Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is
A)Sirhind Canal
B)Yamuna Canal
C)Indira Gandhi Canal
D)Upper Doab River
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
- Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
A)North Sea canal
B)Erie canal
C)Kiel canal
D)Trent and Mersey canal
Answer: Erie canal
- Q. Which of the followings is not correctly matched?
A)North Korea - Seoul
B)Indonesia - Jakarta
C)Maldives - male
D)Zimbabwe - Harare
Answer: North Korea - Seoul
- Q. The index which refers to moisture deficit or surplus in an area is called:
A)Moisture Number
B)Moisture Index
C)Humidity
D)Dew Point
Answer: Moisture Index
- Q. The line at which a day is lost or gained is called:
A)Line of Control day and night
B)International Gain line
C)International loss line
D)International Date line
Answer: International Date line
- Q. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
A)Coromandel Coast
B)Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
C)Chota Nagpur Plateau
D)Malwa Plateau
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. The construction of Tehri dam is done across which river
A)Bhagirathi
B)Ganga
C)Brahmaputra
D)Yamuna
Answer: Bhagirathi
- Q. Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat ?
A)Porbandar
B)Jamnagar
C)Okha
D)Verval
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. The Beas project consisting of Beas-Satluj link and pong dam at Beas is the joint venture of:
A)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
B)Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan
C)Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat
D)Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
A)Shipki La
B)Nathu La
C)Jelep La
D)Sharabathanga
Answer: Shipki La
- Q. The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through
A)Badodara and Jhansi
B)Nasik and Gwalior
C)Pune and Bhopal
D)Jaipur and Kanpur
Answer: Nasik and Gwalior
- Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The most urbanised community in India is that of the ________
A)Christians
B)Hindus
C)Muslims
D)Zoroastrians
Answer: Zoroastrians
- Q. The ________ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ________ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia.
A)Carpathian, Mediterranean
B)Caucasus, Black
C)Ural, Caspian
D)Balkan, Sea of Azov
Answer: Ural, Caspian
- Q. The world’s largest river is
A)Mississippi
B)Amazon
C)Nile
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Amazon
- Q. Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.
A)Hemp
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Flax
Answer: Cotton
- Q. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
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