More Questions on Geography
- Q. A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague
A)2, 3, 4, 1
B)1, 3, 4, 2
C)4, 2, 1, 3
D)3, 1, 2, 4
Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
- Q. The sunspots cause ________
A)Polar auroras
B)Aurora borealis and aurora australis
C)Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The approximate radius of the Earth is
A)6400 km
B)25000 km
C)12500 km
D)4500 km
Answer: 6400 km
- Q. In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
A)North-westerly direction
B)Northly direction
C)North-easterly direction
D)South-westerly direction
Answer: South-westerly direction
- Q. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:
A)1882
B)1875
C)1884
D)1880
Answer: 1875
- Q. Which of the following does not characterless ‘selva’?
A)Climbers hang from the roof formed by the foliage
B)Evergreen forest
C)They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
D)Commercial utilisation of these forests is difficult
Answer: They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
- Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
A)Aleutian Islands
B)Society islands
C)Hawaii
D)All the above
Answer: Aleutian Islands
- Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth’s magnetism?
A)Core
B)Crust
C)Mantle
D)Lithosphere
Answer: Core
- Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?
A)Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
B)Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
C)Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
D)Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
Answer: Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
- Q. The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of ________.
A)4.3 million sq km
B)2.3 million sq km
C)3.3 million sq km
D)5.3 million sq km
Answer: 3.3 million sq km
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance
A)1 only
B)2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The energy of Sun is vested in which of the following process?
A)Nuclear Fusion
B)Photoelectric Emission
C)Nuclear Fission
D)Temperate Emission
Answer: Nuclear Fusion
- Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
A)Four
B)Two
C)Three
D)Five
Answer: Three
- Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- Q. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
A)Orissa
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The Volcanic activities are found more in
A)Columbia
B)Hawaii
C)Japan
D)New Zealand
Answer: Hawaii
- Q. Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to
A)Carbonation
B)Hydration
C)Oxidation
D)Exfoliation
Answer: Oxidation
- Q. Which of the following is a cold wind?
A)Chinook
B)Buran
C)Foehn
D)Sirocco
Answer: Buran
- Q. If it rains only for two months which of the following will yield maximum crop per hectare?
A)Pulses
B)Short term crops
C)Long term crops
D)Millets
Answer: Millets
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