More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
    A)Thanjavur
    B)Coimbatore
    C)Salem
    D)Madurai
    Answer: Coimbatore
  • Q. Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?
    A)Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
    B)Bhagalpur (Bihar)
    C)Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
    D)Mysore (Karnataka)
    Answer: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Q. Which of the following is called Red Planet?
    A)Mars
    B)Venus
    C)Mercury
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Mars
  • Q. Where is the MIG engine manufactured in India?
    A)Ozar
    B)Koraput
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Koraput
  • Q. The largest mangrove forest in the world is located in:
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)West Bengal
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: West Bengal
  • Q. Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals. This is ________
    A)Both A and B
    B)Physical weathering
    C)Chemical weathering
    D)Chemical erosion
    Answer: Chemical weathering
  • Q. The 99% mass of earth atmosphere is confines to the height of:
    A)64 Km from the Earth’s surface
    B)16 Km from the Earth’s surface
    C)32 Km from the Earth’s surface
    D)72 Km from the Earth’s surface
    Answer: 32 Km from the Earth’s surface
  • Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
    A)International controls on traffic
    B)Presence of water falls and rapids
    C)Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
    D)Fluctuating volume of traffic
    Answer: Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
  • Q. Agents of fog formation do not include ________
    A)Winter season
    B)High relative humidity
    C)Diurnal temperatures of short ranges
    D)Rapid radiation
    Answer: Diurnal temperatures of short ranges
  • Q. The Indian river of the Indus Basin are
    A)Betwa, Sone and Kosi
    B)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
    C)Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
    D)Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
    Answer: Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
  • Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
    A)Apigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Apihelion
    D)Perigee
    Answer: Perihelion
  • Q. A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates ________
    A)Fine weather
    B)Rain
    C)Storm
    D)Extreme cold
    Answer: Storm
  • Q. Which of the following was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform?
    A)Sagar Samrat
    B)Sagar Kanya
    C)Sagar Mata
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sagar Samrat
  • Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
    A)Surinam
    B)Uruguay
    C)Guyana
    D)Ecuador
    Answer: Surinam
  • Q. The highest waterfall in India is ________
    A)Courtallam
    B)Sivasundaram
    C)Jog
    D)Hogenakal
    Answer: E
  • Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
    A)Hanging Valley
    B)Glacial trough
    C)Hum
    D)Cirque
    Answer: Cirque
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. 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: Neither 1 nor 2
  • Q. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
    A)Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
    B)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
    C)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
    D)Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
    Answer: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
  • Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
    A)Rubber
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Tea
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
    A)10000 populace
    B)100 populace
    C)1000 populace
    D)100000 populace
    Answer: 1000 populace

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