More Questions on Geography
- Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
A)North Sea canal
B)Erie canal
C)Kiel canal
D)Trent and Mersey canal
Answer: Erie canal
- Q. Duncan Passage is situated between ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Minicoy and Amindiv
C)Minicoy and Maldives
D)South Andaman and Little Andaman
Answer: South Andaman and Little Andaman
- Q. Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
A)Cuttack
B)Surat
C)Agra
D)Mysore
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Smog is likely to occur ________
A)On calm, clear and cool nights
B)Around valleys
C)Near lakes
D)Near the industrial areas
Answer: Near the industrial areas
- Q. Mediterranean climate prevails in
A)Peru
B)Central Chile
C)Northern Chile
D)Argentina
Answer: Central Chile
- Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
A)Earth is rotating
B)Earth is revolving around the sun
C)Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
D)None of these
Answer: Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
- Q. Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
A)Proximity to the coast
B)Height
C)Continuity
D)Vegetation
Answer: Continuity
- Q. The northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are
A)Barail and Patkai hills
B)Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
C)Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
D)Khasi and Pegu Yoma
Answer: Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
- Q. The ‘Water table’ refers to ________
A)The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks
B)The lower limit of the zone of saturation
C)The upper limit of the zone of saturation
D)Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface
Answer: The upper limit of the zone of saturation
- Q. The highest percentage decadal growth rate of population as per 2011 Census was registered by:
A)Haryana
B)Maharastra
C)Punjab
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Meghalaya
- Q. In which of the following wild life sanctuary of India, where project of conservation of Rhinos is underway?
A)Kaziranga
B)Bandipur
C)Periyar
D)Gir
Answer: Kaziranga
- Q. The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiations from ________
A)Stratosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.
A)Sial and Mantle
B)Sial and Sima
C)Sima and Mantle
D)Mantle and Core
Answer: Sima and Mantle
- Q. Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean? I. It is the largest of all water bodies II. It is roughly triangular in shape III. The average depth is about 7300 m IV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
A)Haryana
B)Sikkim
C)Goa
D)Kerala
Answer: Haryana
- Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
A)41 km
B)22 km
C)36 km
D)53 km
Answer: 22 km
- Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- Q. Find the odd
A)Black Sea
B)Dead Sea
C)Red Sea
D)Caspian Sea
Answer: Dead Sea
- Q. Census data released on July 15,2011 reflects that 13.48% urban population lives in
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Arrange the following gases of the atmosphere in increasing order by volume: I. Nitrogen II. Oxygen III. Carbon dioxide IV. Argon
A)III, IV, II, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)I, II, IV, III
D)IV, III, II, I
Answer: III, IV, II, I
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