More Questions on Geography
- Q. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
A)Conventional rain
B)South west monsoon
C)North east monsoon
D)Western distubances
Answer: Western distubances
- Q. The climate of India is mainly tropical because ________
A)Of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
B)Of the location of the Himalayas in its North
C)Major part of India lies within the tropics
D)Of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Answer: Of the location of the Himalayas in its North
- Q. Which of the following is the largest planet?
A)Saturn
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Uranus
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
A)They are hill stations
B)Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
C)They are prominent game sanctuaries
D)Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
Answer: Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
- Q. Which of the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
A)Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
B)When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
C)The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
D)It has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
Answer: The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
- Q. Deciduous trees
A)Do not lose their leaves
B)Depend on others for its food
C)Lose their leaves every year
D)Do synthesis of their food
Answer: Lose their leaves every year
- Q. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
A)Mars
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Mercury
Answer: Mars
- Q. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
A)Pinjore (Haryana)
B)Bengaluru (Karnataka)
C)Kalamassery (Kerala)
D)All the three places above
Answer: All the three places above
- Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________
A)Atmospheric refraction
B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
C)Motions of the earth
D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
Answer: Atmospheric refraction
- Q. The following statements are made about ocean currents: 1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics 2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere 3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere Which of the above are correct?
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. World Water Day is observed on:
A)18 April
B)22 December
C)22 March
D)10 May
Answer: 22 March
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?
A)Lunar eclipse
B)Solar eclipse
C)Revolution
D)Rotation of Earth
Answer: Revolution
- Q. Ozone layer is present in
A)Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above
A)Poles
B)Tropic of Capricorn
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Equator
Answer: Equator
- Q. The largest country in the world (area-wise) is
A)Russia
B)China
C)India
D)The USA
Answer: Russia
- Q. Which of the following generally produces the largest quantity of oranges?
A)Brazil
B)U.S.A
C)Spain
D)China
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which of the following is an organic rock?
A)Granite
B)Marble
C)Coal
D)Slate
Answer: Coal
- Q. The busiest sea route is
A)The North Atlantic Route
B)The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
C)The South Atlantic Route
D)The Pacific Route
Answer: The North Atlantic Route
- Q. The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is
A)Torres Strait
B)Cook Strait
C)Bass Strait
D)Palk Strait
Answer: Bass Strait
- Q. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
A)Syria
B)Turkey
C)Cyprus
D)Yemen
Answer: Cyprus
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