More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan?
A)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
B)Assam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal
D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
- Q. The Vernal equinox occurs on:
A)April 1
B)January 29
C)March 21
D)May 25
Answer: March 21
- Q. Which of the following spice is obtained from the roots?
A)Turmeric
B)Cloves
C)Cinnamon
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. Consider the following statements associated with Mediterranean climate: 1. It is so named because it occurs extensively in the periphery of Mediterranean sea. 2. These lands are exposed to hot, dry, land winds during the summer months. 3. The seasonal range of temperatures is considerable less than that in other areas of corresponding latitudes. Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
A)The Himalayan Region
B)The Equatorial Region
C)The Tundra Region
D)The Mediterranean Region
Answer: The Tundra Region
- Q. ________ forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.
A)Karakoram
B)Aravalli
C)Pirpanjal
D)Hindukush
Answer: Hindukush
- Q. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India?
A)Mumbai
B)Kolkata
C)Kochi
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Kochi
- Q. Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
A)Pygmy
B)Bodo
C)Maasai
D)Eskimo
Answer: Maasai
- Q. The Ocean currents transfer heat from ________
A)The surface of the sea to greater depths
B)One sea or ocean to another
C)One coast to another
D)Lower to higher latitudes
Answer: Lower to higher latitudes
- Q. The Persian Gulf region is rich in ________.
A)Bauxite ore reserves
B)Crude oil reserves
C)Iron ore reserves
D)Uranium ore reserves
Answer: Crude oil reserves
- Q. Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
A)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
B)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
C)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
D)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
Answer: Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
- Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
A)Amine dug deep into the earth
B)Aquery
C)An open pit mine
D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
- Q. The Earth’s core is made up of very heavy material mostly constituted by:
A)Nickel and Iron
B)Iron and Aluminum
C)Aluminum and Nickel
D)Nickel and Lead
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. CGWB stands for:
A)Central Ground Welfare Board
B)Central Ground Water Board
C)Central Ground Water and irigation Board
D)None of Above
Answer: Central Ground Water Board
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
- Q. What are Sun spots?
A)Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
B)Regions on earth without winter climate
C)Desert areas on the sun
D)Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
Answer: Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
- Q. The headquarters of North Western Railway is located in:
A)Uday
B)Bhopal
C)Gwalior
D)Jaipur
Answer: Jaipur
- Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
A)Tuber
B)Legume
C)Rice
D)Potato
Answer: Legume
- Q. 1° of latitude is equal to
A)111 Km
B)11 Km
C)211 Km
D)311 Km
Answer: 111 Km
- Q. Which is the brightest planet of the solar system?
A)Uranus
B)Jupiter
C)Mercury
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
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