More Questions on Geography

  • Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
    A)Gas based
    B)Coal based
    C)Hydro-electric
    D)Nuclear based
    Answer: Nuclear based
  • Q. Which city is called the ‘City of Perpetual Spring’?
    A)Lisbon
    B)Colombo
    C)Quito
    D)Berlin
    Answer: Quito
  • Q. The Mopplah are to be found in
    A)Kerala
    B)Manipur
    C)Assam
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
    A)The winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
    B)Air currents blow much faster than winds
    C)Air currents are always moisture laden while the winds are usually dry
    D)Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
    Answer: Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
  • Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
    A)It is a big circle
    B)It is 180° Longitude
    C)It is a straight line
    D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
    Answer: It is 180° Longitude
  • Q. Which one of the following states is a Ieading producer of woollen textiles?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Punjab
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.
    A)Evergreen
    B)Deciduous
    C)Coniferous
    D)Alpine
    Answer: Coniferous
  • Q. Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur?
    A)The air must be cooled below its dew point
    B)The air must be warm
    C)The air must be saturated
    D)The air must contain hygroscopic particles
    Answer: The air must be warm
  • Q. The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.
    A)Sumatra
    B)Borneo
    C)Greenland
    D)New Guinea
    Answer: Sumatra
  • Q. The Srnith-tuttle comet will crash with Earth in ________
    A)2126 AD
    B)2106 AD
    C)2116 AD
    D)2136 AD
    Answer: 2126 AD
  • Q. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as
    A)Ionosphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Exosphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Exosphere
  • Q. During the early period of Industrial Revolution industries were located primarily
    A)Near coal fields
    B)Near major ports
    C)On the banks of navigable rivers
    D)Near nodal centres
    Answer: Near coal fields
  • Q. Nappe is a kind of
    A)Erosional plain
    B)Fluvial feature
    C)Folded structure
    D)Deltaregion
    Answer: Folded structure
  • Q. Which is Raisina Hills?
    A)The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu
    B)Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
    C)The Hill feature in Srinagar otherwise known as Shnkara charya Bill
    D)The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was ereted
    Answer: Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
  • Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
    A)Too much pressure on land
    B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
    C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
    D)Underground nuclear explosions
    Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
  • Q. Which one of the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise Industry’?
    A)Information Technology
    B)Iron & Steel
    C)Cotton Textile
    D)Tea & Coffee
    Answer: Information Technology
  • Q. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
    A)Coromandel Coast
    B)Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
    C)Chota Nagpur Plateau
    D)Malwa Plateau
    Answer: Coromandel Coast
  • Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
    B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
    C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
    D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
    Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
  • Q. Winds blow ________
    A)From a region of low pressure to a region of high pressure
    B)In regions of low pressure
    C)From a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
    D)In regions of high pressure
    Answer: From a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
  • 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

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