More Questions on Geography
- Q. The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called
A)Currents
B)Breakers
C)Tsunamis
D)Drift
Answer: Tsunamis
- Q. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
A)Mahanadi
B)Cauvery
C)Krishna
D)Narmada
Answer: Krishna
- Q. What is changed in metamorphic rocks?
A)(1) and (2) both
B)Structure
C)Formation
D)Actual chemical composition
Answer: (1) and (2) both
- Q. In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arabian Sea
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
A)Perigee
B)Perihelion
C)Aphelion
D)Apogee
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. What is the name of India’s permanent research station in southern hemisphere Antarctica
A)Dakshin Chitra
B)Dakshin Bharat
C)Dakshin Niwas
D)Dakshin Gangotri
Answer: Dakshin Gangotri
- Q. Kuki is related to which state
A)Manipur
B)Nagaland
C)Meghalaya
D)Tripura
Answer: Manipur
- Q. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include
A)both A and B
B)non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
C)major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
D)None of the above
Answer: both A and B
- 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. In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local language?
A)Odisha and West Bengal
B)Kerala and Karnataka
C)Maharashtra and Goa
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Goa
- Q. Arrange the following rivers from South to North: 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi
A)2, 4, 3, 1
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
A)110 cm
B)100 cm
C)125 cm
D)140 cm
Answer: 125 cm
- Q. What does the 17th parallel separate?
A)South and North Vietnam
B)South and North America
C)North and South Korea
D)South and North Yemen
Answer: South and North Vietnam
- Q. The highest peak in South India is ________
A)Anamudi
B)Doda Betta
C)Makurti
D)None of these
Answer: Anamudi
- Q. The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________
A)The sun
B)The moon
C)The pole star
D)Venus
Answer: The pole star
- Q. Which among the following is the greatest inland waterway in Europe?
A)Rhine
B)Thames
C)Elbe
D)Volga
Answer: Rhine
- Q. Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?
A)Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
B)Bhagalpur (Bihar)
C)Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
D)Mysore (Karnataka)
Answer: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
- 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. Which of the following characterises the desert forests?
A)Canopy leaves
B)Pointed leaves
C)Dense leaves
D)Broad leaves
Answer: Pointed leaves
- Q. Where in India is mica mined?
A)Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
B)Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
C)Gaya (Bihar)
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
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