More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following features is not formed by running water?
A)Gorges
B)Valleys
C)Tunnels
D)Canyons
Answer: Tunnels
- Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
- Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
A)Westerlies
B)Geostropic wind
C)Polar wind
D)Trade winds
Answer: Geostropic wind
- Q. Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere are important from the climatic point of view ? 1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon dioxide
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)Only 3
Answer: Only 3
- Q. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.
A)Mizoram
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Kamataka
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface is in ________
A)Russia
B)North America
C)South America
D)Africa
Answer: North America
- Q. Where are the Balearic Islands located?
A)Baltic Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea
C)Black Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
- Q. What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
A)Five kg per sq cm
B)One kg per sq km
C)One kg per sq mtr
D)Five kg per sq mtr
Answer: One kg per sq mtr
- Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
A)North to South
B)East to West
C)West to East
D)South to North
Answer: West to East
- Q. The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the ‘Pole of hunger’ are
A)Mid-West Countries
B)European Countries
C)Middle East Countries
D)South East Asian Countries
Answer: European Countries
- Q. Which of the following pair is correct in context of thermal power projects?
A)Talchar - Andhra Pradesh
B)Korba - Uttar Pradesh
C)Ramagundam - Tamil Nadu
D)Kawas - Gujarat
Answer: Kawas - Gujarat
- Q. Where is the Saltoro Range located?
A)Part of the Karakoram Ranges
B)Ladakh
C)Along the Vindhyas
D)Part of the Western Ghats
Answer: Part of the Karakoram Ranges
- Q. The most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in ________
A)Hot and dry regions
B)Cold and dry regions
C)Cold and humid regions
D)Hot and humid regions
Answer: Hot and humid regions
- Q. The Buckingham Canal runs through
A)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
C)Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
- Q. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
A)It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
B)It gets hidden behind Venus
C)It goes too far away from the Earth
D)It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
Answer: It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
- Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)Verkhoyansk
B)USA
C)Mexico
D)Alaska
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. Which among the following districts is not situated in the terai of Uttar pradesh?
A)Lakhimpur
B)Pilibhit
C)Bahraich
D)Hardoi
Answer: Hardoi
- Q. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
A)Intense Land and Sea Breezes
B)South-West Monsoons
C)North-East Monsoons
D)Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
Answer: North-East Monsoons
- Q. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Aravalli
B)Eastern Ghat
C)Vindhyanchal
D)Western Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
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