More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The instrument which measures the intensity of solar radiation is called:
    A)Solarimeter
    B)Barometer
    C)Energymeter
    D)Speedometer
    Answer: Solarimeter
  • Q. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
    A)Coastal Kerala
    B)Krishna-Godavari delta
    C)Brahmaputra valley
    D)Littoral Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Brahmaputra valley
  • Q. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
    A)Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
    B)Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
    C)Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
    D)Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
    Answer: Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the examples of the sedimentary rocks? 1. Limestone 2. Dolomite 3. Breccia 4. Coal
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Jute fibre is obtained from which part of the Jute?
    A)Leaf
    B)Root
    C)Stem
    D)Fruit
    Answer: Stem
  • Q. Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?
    A)Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia
    B)East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical deserts
    C)Amazon and Congo Basins, South-East Asia, European Russia
    D)East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
    Answer: East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
  • Q. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?
    A)Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
    B)In the evening, radiations travel slowly
    C)In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
    D)In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
    Answer: In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
  • Q. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
    A)Mizoram
    B)Assam
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
    A)Rupnarayan
    B)Padma
    C)Bhagirathi
    D)Nubra
    Answer: Padma
  • Q. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?
    A)Backwaters of Kerala
    B)Gulf of Cambay
    C)Gulf of Mannar
    D)Chilka lake
    Answer: Gulf of Cambay
  • Q. The second zone of the interior of the earth extending from 30 kilometer to 2900 kilometer depth is:
    A)Outer Core
    B)Earth Crust
    C)Mantle.
    D)Inner Core
    Answer: Mantle.
  • Q. The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiations from ________
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Mesosphere
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Ionosphere
  • Q. Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
    A)Mt. Kamet
    B)Annapurna
    C)Nanda Devi
    D)Kanchenjunga
    Answer: Annapurna
  • Q. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
    A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
    B)Pune and Bengaluru
    C)Sholapur and Hubli
    D)Barsi and Guntur
    Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
  • Q. Latex is a name for
    A)Crude rubber
    B)A milk product
    C)Latent heat
    D)Refined honey
    Answer: Crude rubber
  • Q. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the ________ glacier.
    A)Biafo
    B)Hispar
    C)Siachen
    D)Baltaro
    Answer: Siachen
  • Q. What is a cloudburst?
    A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
    B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
    C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
    D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
    Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
  • Q. Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
    A)Foehn
    B)Mistral
    C)Chinook
    D)Haramattan
    Answer: Chinook
  • Q. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on ________
    A)Nilgiri mountain
    B)Palni hills
    C)Anaimalai mountain
    D)Cardamon hills
    Answer: Palni hills
  • Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
    A)On winter solstice
    B)On equinoxes
    C)On summer solstice
    D)Throughout the year
    Answer: Throughout the year

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