More Questions on Geography
- Q. The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is
A)Doda Betta
B)Kalsubai
C)Salher
D)Pushpagiri
Answer: Doda Betta
- Q. Which of the following was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform?
A)Sagar Samrat
B)Sagar Kanya
C)Sagar Mata
D)None of the above
Answer: Sagar Samrat
- Q. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
A)18.30 hrs
B)06.30 hrs
C)05.30 hrs
D)17.30 hrs
Answer: 06.30 hrs
- Q. Which of the following sources has the largest share in power generation in India?
A)Hydro power
B)Atomic power
C)Thermal power
D)Wind power
Answer: Thermal power
- Q. Igneous rocks are said to be acidic when they contain high proportion of ________
A)Silica
B)Iron
C)Magnesium
D)Aluminium
Answer: Silica
- Q. What is the cupshaped mouth of volcanoes?
A)Crater
B)Centre of Origin
C)Epicentre
D)Cinder Cone
Answer: Crater
- Q. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?
A)5
B)3
C)4
D)6
Answer: 5
- Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
D)The earth absorbs heat
Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
- Q. What are Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Peridotite?
A)Extrusive rocks
B)Intrusive rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)Metamorphic rocks
Answer: Intrusive rocks
- Q. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
A)Marble
B)Graphite
C)Gneise
D)Slate
Answer: Slate
- Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
A)Negroid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)None of these
Answer: Negroid
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
B)Godavari - Mahanadi - Narmada - Tapi
C)Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
D)Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
- Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light. 2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)21st March
B)21st June
C)22nd December
D)23rd March
Answer: 22nd December
- Q. The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about
A)42 km
B)22 km
C)32 km
D)62 km
Answer: 42 km
- Q. Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes?
A)Manipur
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Uttaranchal
Answer: Manipur
- Q. NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
A)Hyakutake
B)Halley's Comet
C)Hale-Bopp
D)Tempel 1
Answer: Tempel 1
- Q. The cause of Earthquake is
A)Destruction in shell system
B)Disturbances in Earth surface
C)Adjustment in the layers of Earth's crust
D)Rise in plates
Answer: Disturbances in Earth surface
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