More Questions on Geography
- Q. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
A)South Temperate Zone
B)North Temperate Zone
C)Frigid Zone
D)Torrid Zone
Answer: Torrid Zone
- Q. For the study of climate which of the following is not relevant?
A)Dew point
B)Flash point
C)Steenson screen
D)Hygrogram
Answer: Flash point
- Q. Mumbai High refers to the
A)Slopes of Western Ghats
B)Greater Mumbai area
C)Highest place in Mumbai
D)Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
Answer: Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
- Q. The youngest rivers in India originate from
A)Himalayas
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Deccan Plateau
Answer: Himalayas
- Q. Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?
A)Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
B)The undulating relief and hard rocks
C)Little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
D)There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Answer: Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)1
Answer: 3
- Q. The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of
A)95000 km
B)40000 km
C)65000 km
D)150000 km
Answer: 65000 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. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?
A)Beas and Tapi
B)Ganga and Indus
C)Ganga and Brahmaputra
D)Indus and Brahmaputra
Answer: Indus and Brahmaputra
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. Where is Lakshadweep Island located?
A)Arabian Sea
B)Indian Ocean
C)Bay of Bengal
D)None of these
Answer: Arabian Sea
- Q. Masai Tribes are found in:
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)North America
D)East Africa
Answer: East Africa
- Q. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged ________
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Folded mountains
D)Dome mountains
Answer: Volcanic mountains
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- Q. Where is Pygmalion Point also known as Indira Point?
A)Rameswaram
B)Lakshadweep
C)Andman and Nicobar Islands
D)Point Calimere
Answer: Andman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at ________
A)Varanasi
B)Kapurthala
C)Perambur
D)Jamshedpur
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above
A)Poles
B)Tropic of Capricorn
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Equator
Answer: Equator
- Q. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
A)Mercury and Mars
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Venus and Mars
D)Venus and Neptune
Answer: Mercury and Venus
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