More Questions on Geography
- Q. Cloud burst means ________
A)Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
B)Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
C)Formation of artificial rain
D)Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Answer: Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the States of: 1. Gujarat 2. Jharkhand 3. Assam 4. Mizoram
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Wular lake of Kashmir is a ________
A)Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
B)Ox- bow lake
C)Lake formed by blocking of ice
D)Lake formed by deposition of silt
Answer: Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
- Q. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
A)St Lawrence
B)Amazon
C)Missouri
D)Zambeji
Answer: Zambeji
- Q. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. P – waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S – waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S – waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
A)1 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The variation in an average annual range of temperature at 15° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere. 2. At latitudes poleward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following scientist had proven that every planet has an elongated path?
A)Copernicus
B)Galileo
C)Newton
D)Kepler
Answer: Kepler
- Q. Which language next to Hindi is spoken by the largest number of people in India?
A)Tamil
B)Bengali
C)Marathi
D)Telugu
Answer: Bengali
- Q. The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which
A)Represents the highest amount of snowfall received
B)Is the highest limit of perpetual snow .
C)Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
D)Represents the lowest amount of snowfall received
Answer: Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
- Q. The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
A)Gwalior
B)Allahabad
C)Delhi
D)Jaipur
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
A)It is a mode of water conservation
B)It is helpful in raising water level
C)It increases the harms of flow
D)It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demands of water
Answer: It increases the harms of flow
- Q. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
A)Sambalpur
B)Hoshangabad
C)Raipur
D)Warangal
Answer: Raipur
- Q. When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as
A)Pediplain
B)Fanplain
C)Panplain
D)Peneplain
Answer: Peneplain
- Q. In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in
A)Igloos
B)Grass Huts
C)Trees
D)Tents
Answer: Igloos
- Q. Global warming is expected to result in
A)Change in coastal line
B)Increase in sea level
C)Change in crop pattern
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Mumbai
D)Goa
Answer: Goa
- Q. In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?
A)Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
B)Montane Wet Temperate Forest
C)Sub- tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
D)Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
Answer: Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
- Q. Which planet shows the phases like Moon?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Pluto
Answer: Venus
- Q. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto
A)Assam Valley
B)Mizo Hills
C)Himachal Himalayas
D)Maghalaya Hills
Answer: Maghalaya Hills
- Q. The famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located in the State of
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
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