More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Anticyclones are caused by ________
    A)Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
    B)Violent winds
    C)Heavy rainfall
    D)Winds that blow spirally inwards
    Answer: Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
  • Q. The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ________ to ________.
    A)Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Poles, Equator
    C)Equator, Poles
    D)Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
    Answer: Equator, Poles
  • Q. A pass in Himachal Pradesh is
    A)Nathula
    B)Shipkila
    C)Zoji la
    D)Jelep la
    Answer: Shipkila
  • Q. You find some local people living in log cabins in
    A)Deserts
    B)Tropical rainforest
    C)Taiga regions
    D)Mediterranean regions
    Answer: Taiga regions
  • Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
    A)New Zealand
    B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
    C)South-West Africa and South Chile
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Which of the following belts are associated with seismic activity? 1. Circum-Pacific Belt 2. Circum-Atlantic Belt 3. Mid-Continental Belt 4. Mid-Atlantic Belt
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following countries is well known for diamond cutting industry?
    A)The Netherlands
    B)Belgium
    C)Norway
    D)Switzerland
    Answer: Belgium
  • Q. A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as
    A)Strait
    B)Bay
    C)Isthmus
    D)Archipelago
    Answer: Strait
  • Q. Arrange the following oil refineries of India from west to east: 1. Koyali 2. Bongaigaon 3. Mathura 4. Haldia
    A)3, 1, 2, 4
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)1, 3, 4, 2
    D)2, 4, 3, 1
    Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
  • Q. The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
    A)The focus on the surface of the earth
    B)The focus within the body of the earth
    C)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
    D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
    Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
  • Q. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
    A)Chambal
    B)Tapti
    C)Mahi
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
    A)Ankleshwar
    B)Bombay High
    C)Digboi
    D)Naharkatiya
    Answer: Digboi
  • Q. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
    A)Bikaner
    B)Leh
    C)Jaisalmer
    D)Jodhpur
    Answer: Leh
  • Q. The core of the Earth is made up of ________
    A)Both iron and silica in the liquid form
    B)Mainly of iron in the liquid form
    C)Mainly of nickel in the liquid form
    D)Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
    Answer: Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
  • Q. Which is the highest peak in India?
    A)Nanda Devi
    B)Kamet
    C)Nandakot
    D)K2 (GodwinAustin)
    Answer: K2 (GodwinAustin)
  • Q. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________
    A)Solar radiation
    B)Insolation
    C)Solar heat
    D)Thermal radiation
    Answer: Solar radiation
  • Q. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Srinagar
    C)Mumbai
    D)Thiruvananthapuram
    Answer: Srinagar
  • Q. Winter temperature ranging from -29° C to -40° C, summer temperature about 10° C, total annual precipitation about 25 cm. and low humidity. These characterise the climate.
    A)Mountain
    B)Taiga
    C)Tundra
    D)West European
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?
    A)Mantle
    B)Central core
    C)Crust
    D)Both B and C
    Answer: Central core

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