More Questions on Geography
- Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
A)Surinam
B)Uruguay
C)Guyana
D)Ecuador
Answer: Surinam
- Q. India’s forest sponge iron plant is at
A)Cuddappah
B)Kothagudam
C)Kurnool
D)Kavaratti
Answer: Kothagudam
- Q. The Density of population in any region is measured by numbers of
A)Families
B)People
C)Children
D)Houses
Answer: People
- Q. The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because ________
A)The ground is often frozen or snow or ice-covered
B)The rainfall is very low
C)The growing season is short in these areas
D)All the above factors
Answer: All the above factors
- Q. The ‘ring of fire’ : 1. is associated with earthquakes 2. is associated with volcanoes 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean 4. is associated with forest fires
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
A)Four
B)Two
C)Three
D)Five
Answer: Three
- Q. Which metal is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A)Aluminium
B)Calcium
C)Magnesium
D)Iron
Answer: Aluminium
- Q. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India?
A)Tuensang in Nagaland
B)Agucha in Rajasthan
C)Thar Desert in Rajasthan
D)Sirohi in Rajasthan
Answer: Sirohi in Rajasthan
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
A)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
B)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
C)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
D)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
Answer: Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
- Q. Which one of the following deserts is famous for its deposits of nitrates?
A)Gobi
B)Atacama
C)Kalahari
D)Sahara
Answer: Atacama
- Q. The Density of population in India is defined as
A)Number of persons inan area of one lakh km square
B)Number of persons in an area of one mile square
C)Number of persons in an area of one lakh mile square
D)Number of persons in an area of one km square
Answer: Number of persons in an area of one km square
- Q. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause
A)No change in earth's temperature
B)Earth's temperature to rise
C)Earth's temperature to fall
D)Increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth
Answer: Earth's temperature to rise
- Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
A)Philippines
B)Hawaii
C)India
D)West Indies
Answer: Philippines
- Q. The most salty basin in the world is the
A)Red Sea
B)Caspian Sea
C)Dead Sea
D)Arabian Sea
Answer: Dead Sea
- Q. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6.48 p.m., on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
A)10.00 p.m
B)8.24 p.m
C)9. 12 p.m
D)11.48 p.m
Answer: 10.00 p.m
- Q. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
A)Mercury
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Mars
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which of the following is the highest peak
A)Nangaparbat
B)Kamet
C)Kunlun
D)Nanda Devi
Answer: Nangaparbat
- Q. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?
A)Black Hole
B)Pulsar
C)Brittle Star
D)Quasar
Answer: Brittle Star
- Q. You find some local people living in log cabins in
A)Deserts
B)Tropical rainforest
C)Taiga regions
D)Mediterranean regions
Answer: Taiga regions
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