More Questions on Geography
- Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.
A)Finland
B)Switzerland
C)Canada
D)Sweden
Answer: Finland
- Q. The First port developed after independence was
A)Nhava Sheva
B)New Mangalore
C)Mumbai
D)Kandla
Answer: Kandla
- Q. A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is
A)Fjord
B)Bay
C)Gulf Stream
D)None of these
Answer: Fjord
- Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
A)Gas based
B)Coal based
C)Hydro-electric
D)Nuclear based
Answer: Nuclear based
- Q. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
A)North to south
B)East to west
C)West to east
D)South to north
Answer: North to south
- Q. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
A)Tuticorin
B)Cochin
C)Ennore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Ennore
- Q. Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?
A)Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
B)South Andaman and Little Andaman
C)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
D)Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
- Q. In India economically exploitable lignite deposits occur at
A)Talcher, Odisha
B)Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
C)Singareni, Andhra Pradesh
D)Jharia, Bihar
Answer: Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
- Q. Bara (kral) is used for which of the following
A)Stockyard of kikuyu
B)House of Maasai shepherd
C)Village of Maasai shepherd
D)Tent of Kirgiz
Answer: Village of Maasai shepherd
- 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. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
- Q. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is
A)Maharashtra
B)Rajasthan
C)Kerala
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Lesotho is ________
A)A country completely surrounded by South Africa
B)An island in Mediterranean Sea
C)An important seaport in Tanzania
D)A mountain peak in Zambia
Answer: A country completely surrounded by South Africa
- Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the
A)Veldt
B)Downs
C)Steppes
D)Prairies
Answer: Downs
- Q. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is
A)280000 km
B)380000 km
C)180000 km
D)50000 km
Answer: 380000 km
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following states in India? 1. Sikkim 2. Mizoram 3. Goa 4. Arunachal Pradesh
A)1, 2, 4, 3
B)3, 1, 2, 4
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 2, 3
Answer: 1, 2, 4, 3
- Q. Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in
A)Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
B)Kiruna
C)Mesabi and Gegobic
D)Lorraine field
Answer: Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
- Q. In which of the ocean is Sargasso Sea?
A)Indian Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Fish farming is practised in
A)China
B)Africa
C)South Africa
D)Peru and Brazil
Answer: China
- Q. Green Index has been developed by:
A)United Nations Environment Programme
B)WWF
C)UNESCO
D)None of Above
Answer: United Nations Environment Programme
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