More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following countries is well known for diamond cutting industry?
A)The Netherlands
B)Belgium
C)Norway
D)Switzerland
Answer: Belgium
- Q. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
A)Plateau
B)Desert
C)Mountains
D)Ocean
Answer: Desert
- Q. The Rocks of granite are changed into which of the following due to metamorphism?
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Feldspar
D)Quartz
Answer: Gneiss
- Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
- Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
A)Lakshadweep
B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
C)Rameshwaram
D)Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
- Q. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
A)Mercury and Mars
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Venus and Mars
D)Venus and Neptune
Answer: Mercury and Venus
- Q. The outer Himalayas lie between
A)the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
B)the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
C)the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
D)Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
- Q. The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is
A)Japan
B)Thailand
C)The United States of America
D)China
Answer: Thailand
- Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to ________
A)Landslides
B)Cyclones
C)Earthquakes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Cyclones
- 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 world largest producer of natural gas is:
A)Russia
B)America
C)England
D)India
Answer: Russia
- Q. Which of the following statements is not true of Trade Winds?
A)They are constant in strength and direction
B)They blow from the Horse Latitudes to the Doldrums
C)They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere
D)They sometimes contain intense depressions
Answer: They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere
- Q. Comets moves around the
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Sun
- Q. The first shore-based steel plant in India is:
A)Bhadravati
B)Durgapur
C)Salem
D)Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
Answer: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Important Location (Industry / Mining) : State
A)Palana : Rajasthan
B)Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
C)Koraput : Orissa
D)Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The river which joins Ganga from southern side is
A)Son
B)Betwa
C)Chambal
D)Ken
Answer: Son
- Q. The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of ________
A)Moscow
B)Ottawa
C)Mexico city
D)Verkhoyansk
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. River Cauvery flows through the state of
A)Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
B)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
C)Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. The “Horn of Africa” includes ________
A)Senegal, Guinea, Somalia
B)Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
C)Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa
D)Libya, Egypt, Sudan
Answer: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
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