More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries: 1. USA 2. Sweden 3. Japan 4. Canada
    A)1, 4, 2, 3
    B)1, 3, 2, 4
    C)2, 4, 1, 3
    D)2, 3, 1, 4
    Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
  • Q. Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?
    A)The Brachycephals
    B)The Proto-Australoids
    C)The Mediterraneans
    D)The Nordics
    Answer: The Nordics
  • Q. Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? I. The major temperature contrasts on earth’s surface are between land masses and oceans II. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface III. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator IV. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter
    A)I and II
    B)I, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
    A)Aviation
    B)Space travel
    C)Navigation
    D)Communication
    Answer: Navigation
  • Q. Singhbhum is famous for ________
    A)Copper
    B)Coal
    C)Iron
    D)Both B and C
    Answer: Both B and C
  • Q. Which one of the following European countries borders Atlantic Ocean?
    A)Finland
    B)Portugal
    C)Austria
    D)Romania
    Answer: Portugal
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light. 2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth. 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. With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 4
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 2 and 4
  • Q. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of
    A)Coastal fisheries
    B)Inland fisheries
    C)Estuarine fisheries
    D)Deep sea fisheries
    Answer: Inland fisheries
  • Q. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
    A)30° East
    B)27° East
    C)27° West
    D)30° West
    Answer: 30° East
  • Q. Iron ore produced from the mines of Kudremukh is exported from which of the following?
    A)Mangalore
    B)Marmagao
    C)Kochin
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Mangalore
  • Q. Chipko Andolan is related to whom?
    A)Agro-Science
    B)Wild Life Conservation
    C)Conservation of Forests
    D)Deforestation
    Answer: Conservation of Forests
  • Q. What is Weathering?
    A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
    B)Removal of earth's material by river action
    C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
    D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
    Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
  • Q. The leading producer of sulphur is ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)Canada
    C)Spain
    D)Italy
    Answer: Spain
  • Q. What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
    A)6 minutes
    B)2 minutes
    C)4 minutes
    D)8 minutes
    Answer: 4 minutes
  • Q. Which one of the following is the largest country area-wise?
    A)Kazakhastan
    B)Argentina
    C)India
    D)Sudan
    Answer: India
  • Q. The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
    A)Coastal Tamil Nadu
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Central Highlands
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Nagaland
  • Q. Mediterranean climate prevails in
    A)Peru
    B)Central Chile
    C)Northern Chile
    D)Argentina
    Answer: Central Chile
  • Q. Which of the following higher ground is not the part of Telangana Plateau?
    A)Eastern ghat
    B)Aravalli
    C)Western ghat
    D)Satpura
    Answer: Aravalli
  • Q. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is ________
    A)Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth
    B)Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth
    C)Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus
    D)Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
    Answer: Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

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