More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are
    A)Fish varieties
    B)Major species of Tropical Forests
    C)Cattle breeds
    D)Pacific Islands
    Answer: Fish varieties
  • Q. The breaking up of the rocks at its place is known as
    A)Mass Destruction
    B)Erosion
    C)Weathering
    D)Degradation
    Answer: Weathering
  • Q. Which of the following statements is true?
    A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
    B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
    C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
    D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
    Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
  • Q. Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros and in which state is it located?
    A)Ranthambore, Rajasthan
    B)Gir, Gujarat
    C)Kaziranga, Assam
    D)Corbett, Uttarakhand
    Answer: Kaziranga, Assam
  • 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. Arrange the following hills of southern India from north to south ________ 1. Nilgiri 2. Cardamom 3. Nallamala 4. Anaimalai Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
    A)1-3-4-2
    B)3-1-4-2
    C)4-3-1-2
    D)1-2-3-4
    Answer: 3-1-4-2
  • Q. The outermost layer of Sun is called ________
    A)Chromosphere
    B)Convection zone
    C)Photosphere
    D)Corona
    Answer: Corona
  • Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
    A)North pole
    B)Axis of the earth
    C)Equator
    D)South pole
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. The best representative of the acid igneous rocks is ________
    A)Dolerite
    B)Basalt
    C)Granite
    D)Gabbro
    Answer: Granite
  • Q. Which of the following Planets is the brightest?
    A)Jupiter
    B)Mercury
    C)Mars
    D)Venus
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? I. Contour ploughing II. Terracing III. Shifting cultivation IV. Crop rotation
    A)II and IV
    B)I, II and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)I and III
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. Any type of rainfall has the following aspects ________
    A)Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
    B)Ascent and descent of air
    C)Horizontal movement of air
    D)All of above
    Answer: Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
  • Q. The theory of continental drift is supported by: I. similarities between the coastline of South America and Africa II. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and Australia III. evidence of fossils IV. survival of marsupials in Australia
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
    A)Sea of Okhotsk
    B)White sea
    C)Sargasso sea
    D)Tasman sea
    Answer: Sargasso sea
  • Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
    A)Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
    B)Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
    C)Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
    D)Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
    Answer: Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
  • Q. Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? I. The world is divided into thirty time zones II. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian III. All countries have more than one time zone IV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
    A)I, III and IV
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II and IV
    D)II only
    Answer: II only
  • Q. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
    A)Khadar
    B)Bhabar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Terai
    Answer: Khadar
  • Q. Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
    A)The interior of a continent
    B)An island
    C)A tropical country
    D)Temperate latitudes
    Answer: An island
  • Q. The outer Himalayas lie between
    A)the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
    B)the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
    C)the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
    D)Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
    Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
  • Q. The middle zone of the earth with a thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as:
    A)Pyrosphere
    B)Rosphere
    C)Osophere
    D)Cyrosphere
    Answer: Pyrosphere

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