More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
A)Colombia
B)Brazil
C)Uruguay
D)Ecuador
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
A)Mistral
B)Chi nook
C)Foehn
D)Roaring Forties
Answer: Foehn
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the non-conventional sources of energy in India?
A)Thermal Energy
B)Solar Energy
C)Geo-Thermal Energy
D)Tidal Power
Answer: Thermal Energy
- Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
A)Quartzite
B)Shale
C)Slate
D)Marble
Answer: Quartzite
- Q. Dr. Waldimir Koppen – the great climatologist of Austria suggested in his new scheme of climatic classification:
A)Five major types of climate.
B)Two major types of climate.
C)Four major types of climate.
D)Three major types of climate.
Answer: Five major types of climate.
- Q. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
A)Luni, Narmada and Tapti
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
C)Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
D)Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Lakes formed due to marine deposits are
A)Ox-bow lakes
B)Crater lakes
C)Cirque lakes
D)Lagoons
Answer: Lagoons
- Q. Which form of coal is mainly suitable for producing thermal power?
A)Lignite
B)Anthracite
C)Bituminous
D)Peat
Answer: Bituminous
- Q. Palk Strait separates
A)Sunda and Sumatra
B)Malaysia and Sumatra
C)India and Sri Lanka
D)Borneo and Celebes
Answer: India and Sri Lanka
- Q. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
A)Plains of northern India
B)Deccan Plateau
C)Ganga Brahmaputra Valley
D)Western Ghats
Answer: Ganga Brahmaputra Valley
- Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A)Poles to equator
B)West to east
C)East and west of the prime meridian
D)Equator to poles
Answer: Equator to poles
- Q. Word “Steppe” is related to which of the following biomes?
A)Savanna
B)Grassland
C)Tropical Forest
D)Coniferous Forest
Answer: Grassland
- Q. With which country in the year 2010 did India propose to develop a solar city in India?
A)South Africa
B)Japan
C)Russia
D)USA
Answer: Japan
- Q. The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is
A)Kolkata
B)Visakhapatnam
C)Chennai
D)Paradeep
Answer: Visakhapatnam
- Q. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the border between
A)Maharashtra and Gujarat
B)Maharashtra and Karnataka
C)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat and Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. Which of the following celestial bodies bear, ‘The Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘The Ocean of Storms’ ?
A)Moon
B)Mars
C)Venus
D)Sun
Answer: Moon
- Q. “Konkan” is a region of which one of the following States?
A)West Bengal
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Kerala
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The North Pole is always in the light
A)From June 21 to December 22
B)From September 23 to March 21
C)From March 21 to September 23
D)On June 21
Answer: From March 21 to September 23
- Q. Fogs formed along, the sea-coast are due to ________
A)Convection
B)Advection
C)Radiaton
D)Conduction
Answer: Advection
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