More Questions on Geography
- Q. Sandstone is which type of rock?
A)Metamorphic Rock
B)Calcwaterous Rock
C)Igneous Rock
D)Sedimentary Rock
Answer: Sedimentary Rock
- Q. India provides ideal conditions for air travel because
A)Its climatic conditions are favourable
B)It is a vast country
C)It has a huge population
D)It has extensive mountain tracks
Answer: Its climatic conditions are favourable
- Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
A)Bangladesh
B)Pakistan
C)Myanmar
D)China
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. The First refinery in India was established in
A)Digboi
B)Barauni
C)Vishakhapatnam
D)Mumbai
Answer: Digboi
- Q. The inner planets include:
A)Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.
B)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter
C)Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars.
D)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
- 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. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads: 1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttar Pradesh
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
- Q. Shwedagon pagoda is located in
A)Mandalay
B)Mahabalipuram
C)Rangoon
D)Jakarta
Answer: Rangoon
- Q. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
A)6 min.
B)8 min.
C)2 min.
D)4 min.
Answer: 8 min.
- Q. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
A)Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea
C)Red Sea - Arabian Sea
D)Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea
Answer: Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
A)Isthmus
B)Ridge
C)Peninsula
D)Neck
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. Oil refinery located near the off field is
A)Mathura
B)Nunamati
C)Visakhapatnam
D)Koyali
Answer: Nunamati
- Q. Petroleum is generally found in ________
A)Alluvial deposits of the river valleys
B)Igneous intrusions into sedimentary strata
C)Old fold mountains
D)Folded marine sedimentary rocks
Answer: Folded marine sedimentary rocks
- Q. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?
A)The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet
B)All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
C)The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
D)All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
Answer: All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
- Q. Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
A)Foehn
B)Mistral
C)Chinook
D)Haramattan
Answer: Chinook
- Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
A)3000 million years
B)1000 million years
C)4600 million years
D)100 million years
Answer: 4600 million years
- Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?
A)Silver fir
B)Juniper
C)Mahogany
D)Spruce
Answer: Mahogany
- Q. Consider the following statements about rocks: 1. Shale becomes slate through metamorphosis. 2. Shale is converted to slate when it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature. 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: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A)The Sea of Japan
B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
D)The Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
- Q. Temperature generally decreases towards the poles because ________
A)Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy as readily as warm surfaces
B)Air movement is generally towards the. equator
C)Cold polar air masses prevent surface heating of the land
D)Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
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