More Questions on Geography
- Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
A)On winter solstice
B)On equinoxes
C)On summer solstice
D)Throughout the year
Answer: Throughout the year
- Q. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
A)Splitting of India from Antarctic
B)Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
C)Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
D)Breaking up of Pangaea
Answer: Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
- Q. The earth rotates around its axis from ________
A)South to north
B)North to south
C)East to west
D)West to east
Answer: West to east
- Q. With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. 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: Both 1 and 2
- Q. The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as
A)Prairies
B)Pampas
C)Steppes
D)Llanos
Answer: Llanos
- Q. The area of the Earth’s total surface is of the order of ________.
A)400 million square kilometres
B)510 million square kilometres
C)450 million square kilometres
D)350 million square kilometres
Answer: 510 million square kilometres
- Q. The navigable European rivers are
A)Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
B)Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence
C)Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine
D)Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang
Answer: Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
- Q. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? I. Contour ploughing II. Terracing III. Shifting cultivation IV. Crop rotation
A)II and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is ________
A)Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
B)Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia
C)Asia, America, Europe, Africa, Australia
D)Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia
Answer: Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
- Q. The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
A)Nigeria
B)Australia
C)Mexico
D)Norway
Answer: Norway
- Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
A)Pantograph
B)Planimeter
C)Ideograph
D)Opisometer
Answer: Planimeter
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. The Earth summit was organised by
A)WHO
B)UNESCO
C)UNCED
D)UNICEF
Answer: UNCED
- Q. Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?
A)Assam
B)Karnataka
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Cotton
Answer: Wheat
- Q. The States of India having common border with Myanmar are ________
A)Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
B)Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
C)Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
D)Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a
A)Continental plateau
B)Piedmont plateau
C)Intermontane plateau
D)Volcanic plateau
Answer: Intermontane plateau
- Q. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
A)Melbourne
B)Chennai
C)Madrid
D)Moscow
Answer: Melbourne
- Q. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in ________
A)U.K.
B)Egypt
C)India
D)Mexico
Answer: India
- Q. Which one of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?
A)Kandla
B)Porbandar
C)Surat
D)Diu
Answer: Kandla
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