More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
    A)Shimla is farther from the Equator
    B)Shimla is further north
    C)Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
    D)Their longitudes differ
    Answer: Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
    A)Australia
    B)Ghana
    C)Malaysia
    D)Chile
    Answer: Chile
  • Q. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________
    A)River Zambezi
    B)River Niger
    C)River Congo
    D)River Nile
    Answer: River Zambezi
  • Q. The innermost layer is the core with a radius of about ________ km.
    A)9500
    B)500
    C)6500
    D)3500
    Answer: 3500
  • Q. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
    A)Vatican
    B)Papua New Guinea
    C)Cuba
    D)Seychelles
    Answer: Seychelles
  • Q. Which of the following is the most important raw material for generation of power in India?
    A)Uranium
    B)Mineral Oil
    C)Natural Gas
    D)Coal
    Answer: Coal
  • 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. The northern part of the west coast is known as ________
    A)Malabar coast
    B)Konkan coast
    C)Coromandal coast
    D)None of these
    Answer: Konkan coast
  • Q. Which calendar is being universally followed?
    A)Gregorian Calendar
    B)Christian Era
    C)Julian Calendar
    D)Saka Era
    Answer: Gregorian Calendar
  • Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
    A)Determination of latitudes
    B)Change of seasons
    C)Length of days and nights
    D)Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
  • Q. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
    A)Khadar
    B)Bhabar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Terai
    Answer: Khadar
  • Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The Rajasthan Canal Project cover
    A)Haryana
    B)Punjab
    C)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest river in the world?
    A)Ganges
    B)Nile
    C)Congo
    D)Amazon
    Answer: Nile
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
    A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
    B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
    C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
    D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
    Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
  • Q. Which of the following manmade calamities is social calamity?
    A)Home Cremation
    B)Landslide
    C)Interpenetration of Salt Water
    D)Ozone Depletion
    Answer: Home Cremation
  • Q. World’s highest urban density of population occurs in ________
    A)New York
    B)Kolkata
    C)Tokyo
    D)London
    Answer: Tokyo
  • Q. Which of the following is a natural harbour?
    A)Chennai
    B)Visakhapatnam
    C)Mumbai
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
    A)Lakshadweep
    B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
    C)Rameshwaram
    D)Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Great Nicobar Island
  • Q. The State with the largest area under waste land is ________
    A)Jammu and Kashmir
    B)Gujarat
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan

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