More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Trade winds are caused by ________
A)Inflowing movement of air along the earth's surface towards the equator
B)Rotation of the earth
C)Revolution of the earth
D)None of these
Answer: Inflowing movement of air along the earth's surface towards the equator
- Q. In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time) ?
A)Mumbai
B)Delhi
C)Cochin
D)Kohima
Answer: Kohima
- Q. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloaster in Kolkata in
A)1818
B)1919
C)1926
D)1854
Answer: 1818
- Q. The southernmost point of India is located in ________
A)Little Andaman
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Great Nicobar
Answer: Great Nicobar
- Q. Which city is called the ‘City of Perpetual Spring’?
A)Lisbon
B)Colombo
C)Quito
D)Berlin
Answer: Quito
- 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
- Q. What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
A)Canada
B)Pampas
C)Downs
D)All the above
Answer: Downs
- Q. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because ________
A)The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
B)Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
C)Moon cannot change its position
D)The period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
Answer: The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
- Q. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?
A)Beas and Tapi
B)Ganga and Indus
C)Ganga and Brahmaputra
D)Indus and Brahmaputra
Answer: Indus and Brahmaputra
- Q. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat?
A)West Bengal
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Quartzite
D)Schists
Answer: Marble
- Q. As per 2011 Census of India the state which registered lowest sex ratio (female per thousand males) is:
A)Odissa
B)Rajsthan
C)Haryana
D)Nagaland
Answer: Haryana
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks II. The best quality of coal is lignite III. The largest and oldest coalfield in India is known as the ‘Ruhr of India’. IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the Ruhr of India.
A)I, III and IV
B)I and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. The Richter scale is used to measure which of the following?
A)Magnitude of Earthquake
B)Humidity of Air
C)Velocity of Air
D)Density of Liquid
Answer: Magnitude of Earthquake
- Q. Which of the following city is the capital of desert country Mali?
A)Adra
B)Damascus
C)Bamako
D)Ankara
Answer: Bamako
- Q. Alps mountains are spread over
A)France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain
B)France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania
C)France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria
D)France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium
Answer: France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria
- Q. The Manchester of South India is
A)Bengaluru
B)Chennai
C)Coimbatore
D)Madurai
Answer: Coimbatore
- Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
A)Proxima centauri
B)Vega
C)Sirius
D)Alpha centauri
Answer: Proxima centauri
- Q. What are Sun spots?
A)Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
B)Regions on earth without winter climate
C)Desert areas on the sun
D)Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
Answer: Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
- Q. A layer in the Earth’s atmosphere called Ionosphere facilitates radio communication. Why? 1. The presence of ozone causes the reflection of radio waves to Earth. 2. Radio waves have a very long wavelength. Which of the statements given above is fare correct?
A)Both 1and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
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