More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a trough
B)Roughly circular isobar system with a high pressure at the centre represents an anticyclone
C)Roughly circular isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a cyclone
D)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
Answer: Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
- Q. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of ________
A)North America
B)Scandinavia
C)Russia
D)Germany
Answer: Germany
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?
A)Poor farm management and administration
B)Large dependence on manual labour
C)Poor storage facilities
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
A)Southern island of New Zealand
B)Southern part of India
C)South America
D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
- Q. Arrange the following cities in an order from North to South- 1. Bhubaneshwar 2. Chennai 3. Hyderabad 4. Cochin
A)1, 2, 4, 3
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 3, 4, 2
Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
- Q. Pedology is a science of the study of
A)Earthquakes
B)Rocks
C)Soils
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Soils
- Q. Granite and Basalt are the examples of:
A)Volcanic Rock
B)Sedimentary Rocks
C)Metamorphic Rock
D)Igneous Rocks
Answer: Igneous Rocks
- Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
A)The Atlantic Ocean
B)The Arctic Ocean
C)The Indian Ocean
D)The Pacific Ocean
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
- Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
A)China and India
B)Japan and U.S.A.
C)Japan and China
D)U.S.A. and U.K.
Answer: China and India
- Q. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
A)there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
B)it is the older river of India
C)of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
D)its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
Answer: of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
- Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
A)Metamorphic
B)Granite
C)Igneous
D)Sedimentary
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
A)Khasi - Mizoram
B)Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar
C)Minicoy - Lakshadweep
D)Garo - Chhatisgarh
Answer: Garo - Chhatisgarh
- Q. The theory of continental drift is supported by: I. similarities between the coastline of South America and Africa II. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and Australia III. evidence of fossils IV. survival of marsupials in Australia
A)II, III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
A)Negroid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)None of these
Answer: Negroid
- Q. The port commanding the largest hinterland in India is
A)Kolkata
B)Mumbai
C)Kandla
D)Chennai
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________.
A)Dehradun
B)Kali
C)Shiwaliks
D)Kumaon
Answer: Shiwaliks
- Q. Which of the following geomorphic pairs is not correct?
A)Delta - River
B)Cirque - Glacier
C)Coral - Ocean
D)Pores - Air
Answer: Pores - Air
- Q. Dharan, Abquiq , Quatif, Ain Dar, Ghawar and Safanija are the chief oil fields (petroleum regions) located in:
A)Iraq
B)Egypt
C)Iran
D)Saudi Arabia
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
A)125 km
B)22 km
C)67 km
D)625 km
Answer: 67 km
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