More Questions on Geography
- Q. The longest river of Europe is
A)Danube
B)Rhine
C)Rhone
D)Volga
Answer: Volga
- Q. Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Indian Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Antarctic Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
A)Glucose
B)Lactose
C)Maltose
D)Sucrose
Answer: Glucose
- Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
A)1-2-3-4
B)2-4-3-1
C)1-3-4-2
D)4-3-2-1
Answer: 1-2-3-4
- Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
A)Annual range of temperature
B)Average annual temperature
C)Mean temperature
D)Isothermic range of temperature
Answer: Annual range of temperature
- Q. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus
A)3 and 4 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1 and 4 only
Answer: 2 and 3 only
- Q. Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
A)Foehn
B)Mistral
C)Chinook
D)Haramattan
Answer: Chinook
- Q. What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
A)22nd December
B)21st June
C)21st March
D)23rd September
Answer: 21st June
- Q. The “Horn of Africa” includes ________
A)Senegal, Guinea, Somalia
B)Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
C)Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa
D)Libya, Egypt, Sudan
Answer: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
- Q. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in ________
A)India
B)Bhutan
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtained in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of ________
A)5° latitude towards north and south
B)5° latitude towards the north only
C)5° latitude towards the south only
D)15° latitude towards north and south
Answer: 5° latitude towards north and south
- Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
A)Johannes Kepler
B)Galileo Galilei
C)Nicholas Copernicus
D)Isaac Newton
Answer: Johannes Kepler
- Q. Solar energy received to earth takes:
A)Eight Minutes
B)Nine Minutes
C)10 Minutes
D)15 Minutes
Answer: Eight Minutes
- Q. The Naharkatiya oil field is located in:
A)Assam
B)Gujrat
C)Bihar
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Assam
- Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
B)Mettur Dam
C)Bhakra Dam
D)Rajasthan Canal
Answer: Bhakra Dam
- Q. Which is the longest river of Peninsular India?
A)Narmada
B)Krishna
C)Cauvery
D)Godavari
Answer: Godavari
- Q. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of peninsular India mainly because ________
A)The sun's rays are almost vertical throughout the year
B)The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
C)The sky is generally cloudy
D)Strong winds flow throughout the year
Answer: The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. In comparison to the Jupiter, planet Earth displays eclipses more frequently 2. On Mars, only partial solar eclipses are possible Select the correct answer.
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Borobudur in Java is famous for
A)Its natural museum
B)Lord Buddha's tooth preserved for posterity
C)ABuddhist Temple
D)Fisheries Research Station
Answer: ABuddhist Temple
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