More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called
A)Indiana
B)Jurassic landmass
C)Aryavarta
D)Gondwana continent
Answer: Gondwana continent
- Q. White coal refers to
A)Uranium
B)Hydroelectricity
C)Petroleum
D)Coal
Answer: Hydroelectricity
- Q. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
A)Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
B)Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
C)Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
D)Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
Answer: Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
- Q. In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located?
A)Kolkata
B)Guwahati
C)Gorakhpur
D)Bhubaneswar
Answer: Gorakhpur
- Q. Mixed farming involves
A)Specialised cultivation of vegetables and fruits
B)Both crops and livestock
C)Growing a series of different crops
D)Pooling land voluntarily and managing it jointly under a democratic constitution
Answer: Both crops and livestock
- Q. The average salinity of the sea water is ________ parts per thousand.
A)50
B)25
C)35
D)60
Answer: 35
- Q. Railways are more in North Indian plains because
A)The region offers least physical resistance
B)The area is more productive
C)It is densely populated
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The energy generated through coal commercially is called
A)Thermal Energy
B)Light Energy
C)Kinetic Energy
D)Static Energy
Answer: Thermal Energy
- 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. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
A)Sandstone
B)Limestone
C)Obsidian
D)Shale
Answer: Sandstone
- Q. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Eratosthenes
B)Erechtheus
C)Aegeus
D)Apheidas
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
A)Water needs more energy to get warm
B)Water is liquid
C)Landmasses are solid
D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
- Q. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of
A)Mercury
B)Coal
C)Gold
D)Iron
Answer: Gold
- Q. Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America’ but politically a part of Europe?
A)Green Land
B)Iceland
C)Canary Islands
D)Cuba
Answer: Green Land
- Q. On which of the following date/dates, Winter Solstice is observed in Northern Hemisphere? I. 21st December II. 5th August III. 10th January
A)Only 3
B)Only 1
C)1 and 2 Both
D)Only 2
Answer: Only 1
- Q. Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive rocks. 2. Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks 3. Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks 4. Coal is a sedimentary rock
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 only
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. The largest Inland Sea is the
A)Caspian Sea
B)Black Sea
C)Dead Sea
D)Aral Sea
Answer: Caspian Sea
- Q. India has an endless growing season because
A)Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
B)It experiences the monsoonal type of climate
C)The distribution of rainfall is uneven
D)Its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Answer: Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
- Q. The famous Naini lake is in
A)Rishikesh
B)Nainital
C)Mussorie
D)Pushkar
Answer: Nainital
- Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
B)Mettur Dam
C)Bhakra Dam
D)Rajasthan Canal
Answer: Bhakra Dam
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