More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
    A)92°30’ W
    B)20°30’ W
    C)82°30' E
    D)92°30' E
    Answer: 92°30' E
  • Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
    A)The Arabs
    B)The British
    C)The Mughals
    D)The Chinese
    Answer: The Arabs
  • Q. For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to ________.
    A)45°
    B)15°
    C)30°
    D)60°
    Answer: 30°
  • Q. For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
    A)El Nino and Southern Oscillations
    B)La Nina
    C)Movement of Jet Streams
    D)Greenhouse effect on global level
    Answer: El Nino and Southern Oscillations
  • Q. Po river flows through
    A)Yugoslavia
    B)Austria
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. The forces responsible for the movements of the earth’s crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
    A)Gravitational forces
    B)Terrestrial forces
    C)Tectonic forces
    D)Mountain building movements
    Answer: Tectonic forces
  • Q. With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
    A)Afghanistan
    B)Pakistan
    C)China
    D)Bangladesh
    Answer: China
  • Q. Which of the following forest is the forest with maximum bio diversity?
    A)Monsoon
    B)Tropical
    C)Temperate
    D)Equatorial
    Answer: Equatorial
  • Q. The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of
    A)95000 km
    B)40000 km
    C)65000 km
    D)150000 km
    Answer: 65000 km
  • Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
    A)Ajmer and Shillong
    B)Bengaluru and Chennai
    C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
    D)Nagpur and Kolkata
    Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
  • Q. Alaskan current is found in
    A)North Pacific
    B)Northern Atlantic
    C)South Atlantic
    D)Indian Ocean
    Answer: North Pacific
  • Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
    A)4, 3, 2, 1
    B)1, 2, 4, 3
    C)3, 4, 1, 2
    D)1, 2, 3, 4
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer season?
    A)Mexico
    B)Australia
    C)Canada
    D)Italy
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is
    A)Mineral oil
    B)Iron and steel
    C)Coal
    D)Metallic ores (other than iron ore)
    Answer: Coal
  • Q. The network of the series of vertical and horizontal lines is known as
    A)Longitude
    B)Latitude
    C)Geid System
    D)Geographical Coordinates System
    Answer: Geographical Coordinates System
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. Which of the following is known as the morning star?
    A)Mars
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)Venus
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. The Step farming is performed on
    A)Terrace
    B)Slopes of Hills
    C)In Dry Areas
    D)Peak of the Hills
    Answer: Slopes of Hills
  • Q. The Narmada river originate in
    A)Satpura Range
    B)Vindhyan Range
    C)Maikal Range
    D)Mahadeo Range
    Answer: Maikal Range
  • Q. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
    A)Glaciated valley
    B)River valley
    C)Rift valley system
    D)A canyon
    Answer: Rift valley system

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