More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Western Ghats
C)Western Himalayas
D)Northern Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
A)Accra (Ghana)
B)London (UK)
C)Lisbon (Portugal)
D)Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Answer: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
- Q. Which of the following is located at the minimum height from the Earth?
A)Thermosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Troposphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts? 1. Subpolar low 2. Equatorial low 3. Polar high 4. Subtropical high
A)2, 4, 1, 3
B)2, 3, 1, 4
C)1, 4, 2, 3
D)1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
- Q. What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
A)Podzol
B)Pedocal
C)Pedalfer
D)Laterite
Answer: Pedocal
- Q. If the earth’s axis had not been inclined: I. temperature distribution would have been uniform II. days and nights would not have occurred III. seasons would not have occurred IV. poles would not have a continuous day
A)III and IV
B)I, III and IV
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- Q. The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?
A)Taiga Type
B)Siberian Type
C)Tundra Type
D)Laurentian Type
Answer: Taiga Type
- Q. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
A)Equatorial
B)Hot deserts
C)Monsoon
D)Mediterranean
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
A)Dune
B)Cliff
C)Cirque
D)Hamada
Answer: Dune
- Q. Most of the Japanese industries are located on the ________
A)Shikoko coast
B)Hokkaido coast
C)Honshu coast
D)Kyushu coast
Answer: Hokkaido coast
- Q. In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first product is.
A)Bituminous coal
B)Peat
C)Lignite
D)Anthracite
Answer: Peat
- Q. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
A)Punjab
B)Orissa
C)West Bengal
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following arrangements is correct according to their locations from north to south mountain ranges of Jammu and Kashmir: 1. Karakoram 2. Ladakh 3. Zanskar 4. Pir Panjal
A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)2, 3, 1, 4
C)1, 4, 3, 2
D)2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for
A)Electric goods
B)Leather goods
C)Soaps
D)Penicillin
Answer: Penicillin
- Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
A)3000 million years
B)1000 million years
C)4600 million years
D)100 million years
Answer: 4600 million years
- Q. Afforestation is the process of
A)Cutting of forest
B)Cleaning forests
C)Plantation
D)Collecting forest resources
Answer: Plantation
- Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
A)New Zealand
B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
C)South-West Africa and South Chile
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which river is called ‘The Sorrow of Bengal’?
A)Hooghly
B)Sone
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Damodar
- Q. The distance between Earth and Sun is maximum on?
A)22 December
B)21 June
C)3 January
D)4 July
Answer: 4 July
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