More Questions on Geography
- Q. The fertile land between two rivers is called
A)Doab
B)Drainage basin
C)Watershed
D)Lowland or terrain
Answer: Doab
- Q. The driest place in India is ________
A)Jaisalmer
B)Leh
C)Barmer
D)Bikaner
Answer: Jaisalmer
- Q. Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ?
A)Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa
B)Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
C)Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
- Q. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The McMohan Line is a boundary between
A)India and Bangladesh
B)India and China
C)India and Pakistan
D)India and Nepal
Answer: India and China
- Q. What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
A)Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
B)Sea level, rising temperature, rain, nitrogen and Arctic ocean ice
C)Antarctica ice, oxygen, rain, drought and sea level
D)None of these
Answer: Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to fold mountains? I. They often act as climatic barriers II. They receive heavy rain or snow which give rise to rivers III. They are rich in minerals IV. They pose no problem, to communication as they contain many passes
A)I, II and III
B)I and II
C)III and IV
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The first month of the ‘Saka era’ is ________
A)Chaitra
B)Vaishakha
C)Phalguna
D)Bhadon
Answer: Chaitra
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands? 1. Equatorial climate 2. Mediterranean climate 3. Hot desert climate 4. West European climate
A)2, 3, 4, 1
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)1, 4, 2, 3
D)3, 2, 1, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
- Q. The refineries Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
A)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
B)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
C)Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
D)Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- 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. The ‘land of eternal spring’ are certain parts of
A)Mediterranean region
B)Tundra region
C)Highland region
D)Hot Wet Equatorial region
Answer: Hot Wet Equatorial region
- Q. Which of the following is located at the minimum height from the Earth?
A)Thermosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Troposphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use for navigation mainly because
A)They flow through uninhabited areas
B)They are too shallow in the dry season
C)The lower courses remain frozen for many months
D)They lack navigation facilities to ensure safety
Answer: The lower courses remain frozen for many months
- Q. Antipodes are ________
A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
D)Lines joining places having the same depths
Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of ________
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Nagaland
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. The land-locked country in South East Asia is
A)Laos
B)Thailand
C)Malayasia
D)Vietnam
Answer: Laos
- Q. An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991.
A)Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
B)Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Aliabet Island, Gujarat
D)Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Answer: Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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