More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Vijayawada is located on the bank of which river?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Krishna
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
    A)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
    B)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
    C)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    D)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    Answer: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
  • Q. Which set of two river given below together form the world’s largest delta?
    A)The Tigris and the Euphrates
    B)The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
    C)The Mississippi and the Missouri
    D)The Seine and the Rhine
    Answer: The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
  • Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
    A)Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
    B)Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
    C)The sky remains clear most of the time
    D)None of the above reasons
    Answer: Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
  • Q. Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of
    A)Saturn
    B)Mercury
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Mercury
  • Q. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?
    A)Off the coast at Rameshwaram
    B)Off the Bengal coast
    C)Off Kerala coast
    D)Nowhere
    Answer: Off the coast at Rameshwaram
  • Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
    A)Uranus
    B)Venus
    C)Mars
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Where is Lonar Lake situated?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Kerala
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?
    A)Manipur
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Meghalaya
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. What does acid rain contain which destroys plants?
    A)Carbon Monoxide
    B)Nitrate
    C)Ozone
    D)Sulphuric Acid
    Answer: Sulphuric Acid
  • Q. Which pair is not twin-cities?
    A)Kolkata - Howrah
    B)Durgapur - Asansol
    C)Hyderabad - Secunderabad
    D)Delhi - New Delhi
    Answer: Delhi - New Delhi
  • Q. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
    A)Constant
    B)Decrease in
    C)Increase in
    D)Both increase and decrease in
    Answer: Increase in
  • Q. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because ________
    A)Cherapunji is located on the windward side
    B)The former is nearer to the sea
    C)The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
    D)Convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
    Answer: The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
  • Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
    A)Trebled
    B)Stayed the same
    C)Doubled
    D)Multiplied ten times
    Answer: Trebled
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Milky Way? 1. It is a spiral galaxy. 2. The solar system resides in one of its spiral arms. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
    A)Luni
    B)Sabarmati
    C)Mahi
    D)Nannada
    Answer: Sabarmati
  • Q. Along the coasts salinity is
    A)Stable
    B)Lowered
    C)Increased
    D)Unaffected
    Answer: Lowered
  • Q. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
    A)Hard labour of the farmers over the generations
    B)The heavy and timely rains and forests
    C)Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
    D)Better irrigation facilities
    Answer: Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
  • Q. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
    A)Single cropping
    B)Rotation of crops
    C)Rotation of fields
    D)Use of plenty of fertilizer
    Answer: Rotation of fields

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