More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?
A)Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
B)Cochin Shipyard, Cochin
C)Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
D)Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Answer: Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
- Q. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________
A)Fog
B)Smog
C)Frost
D)Dew
Answer: Smog
- Q. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is
A)Mississippi
B)Rio-Grande
C)Gila
D)Colorado
Answer: Rio-Grande
- Q. An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991.
A)Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
B)Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Aliabet Island, Gujarat
D)Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Answer: Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The major peaks like Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Chooyu, Nanga Parbat and Annapurna all are situated in:
A)The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
B)The Western Ghat
C)Sivalik Range
D)The Eastern Ghats
Answer: The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
- Q. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is ________
A)Cherapunji
B)Allahabad
C)Chennai
D)Kolkata
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice-versa is known as:
A)Transcoming
B)Transgoing
C)Transhumance
D)Transmountain
Answer: Transhumance
- Q. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Bihar
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A)The Sea of Japan
B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
D)The Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
- Q. Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Saraswati
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
A)south of the Capricorn
B)north of Tropic of Cancer
C)south of the Equator
D)north of the Equator
Answer: north of the Equator
- Q. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
A)Barysphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Centrosphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is
A)48 miles
B)27 miles
C)36 miles
D)57 miles
Answer: 27 miles
- Q. Which of the following towns is incorrectly matched to its chief industry ?
A)Los Angeles-Automobiles
B)Chicago-Agricultural Implements
C)Kansas-Meat Packing
D)Dresden-Optical Apparatus
Answer: Los Angeles-Automobiles
- Q. Which factors influence ocean currents? I. Coriolis force II. Local winds III. Waves IV. Continent shape
A)I and III
B)I and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following planets is known as Earth’s twin?
A)Uranus
B)Mars
C)Saturn
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The word “tsunami”belongs to:
A)English
B)Chinese
C)German
D)Japanese
Answer: Japanese
- Q. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
A)North to south
B)East to west
C)West to east
D)South to north
Answer: North to south
- Q. Which of the following river crosses Tropic of Capricorn twice?
A)Niger River
B)Vaal River
C)Limpopo River
D)Zambezi River
Answer: Limpopo River
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