More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
    A)Cochin
    B)Kandla
    C)Mumbai
    D)Goa
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Sri Lanka
    C)Myanmar
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Pakistan
  • Q. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
    A)Lake Gatun
    B)Great Bitter Lake
    C)Little Bitter Lake
    D)Lake Timsah
    Answer: Lake Gatun
  • Q. The Trade winds are caused by ________
    A)Inflowing movement of air along the earth's surface towards the equator
    B)Rotation of the earth
    C)Revolution of the earth
    D)None of these
    Answer: Inflowing movement of air along the earth's surface towards the equator
  • Q. “Mulching” is the term used for the process of
    A)Transplanting of paddy seedlings
    B)Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
    C)Breaking down big pieces of soil into small ones
    D)Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
    Answer: Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
  • Q. Which planet is called watery planet?
    A)Mars
    B)Venus
    C)Earth
    D)Mercury
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as
    A)Podzol
    B)Red and peat soil
    C)Tundra soil
    D)Gray soil
    Answer: Podzol
  • Q. The Tagus river flows through
    A)Lisbon
    B)Damascus
    C)Khartoum
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Lisbon
  • Q. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
    A)Gandak
    B)Narmada
    C)Tapti
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. What is the Stage in the population cycle in which India is classified on the basic of its demographic characteristics?
    A)Late expanding stage
    B)Early expanding stage
    C)High stationary stage
    D)Declinning Stage
    Answer: Late expanding stage
  • Q. Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?
    A)Germany
    B)Belgium
    C)France
    D)The Netherlands
    Answer: The Netherlands
  • Q. Which of the following regions specializes in the cultivation of citrus fruits?
    A)Polar region
    B)Equatorial region
    C)Mediterranean region
    D)Tundra region
    Answer: Mediterranean region
  • 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. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
    A)Mount Rinjani
    B)Mount Sinabung
    C)Mount Merapi
    D)Mount Agung
    Answer: Mount Sinabung
  • Q. What is the difference between asteroids and comets? 1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)3 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are
    A)Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
    B)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
    C)Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
    D)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
    Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  • Q. The reason behind Earthquake is
    A)Tectonism
    B)Land cruises
    C)Rotation of Earth
    D)Denudation
    Answer: Tectonism
  • Q. The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
    A)Nigeria
    B)Australia
    C)Mexico
    D)Norway
    Answer: Norway
  • Q. The type of igneous rocks which are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks, are known as ________
    A)Laccolith
    B)Basalt
    C)Hypabyssal
    D)Batholith
    Answer: Hypabyssal
  • Q. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Thermosphere
    C)Troposphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Thermosphere

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