More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Radcliffe line is a boundary between
    A)India and Myanmar
    B)India and Pakistan
    C)India and China
    D)India and Afghanistan
    Answer: India and Pakistan
  • Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
    A)Verkhoyansk
    B)USA
    C)Mexico
    D)Alaska
    Answer: Verkhoyansk
  • Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
    A)1941-51
    B)1921-31
    C)1911-21
    D)1931-41
    Answer: 1911-21
  • Q. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
    A)86%
    B)50%
    C)70%
    D)97%
    Answer: 97%
  • Q. Mediterranean climate prevails in
    A)Peru
    B)Central Chile
    C)Northern Chile
    D)Argentina
    Answer: Central Chile
  • Q. The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in
    A)The Deccan Plateau
    B)The Himalayan Mountain Complex
    C)The Indus Ganga Plain
    D)The Central Indian Plateau
    Answer: The Himalayan Mountain Complex
  • Q. Nappe is a kind of
    A)Erosional plain
    B)Fluvial feature
    C)Folded structure
    D)Deltaregion
    Answer: Folded structure
  • Q. Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall ?
    A)Torrential rain
    B)Drizzling
    C)Lightning and thunder
    D)Afternoon rain
    Answer: Drizzling
  • 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 highest peak of peninsular India is:
    A)K2
    B)Dodabeta
    C)Anaimudi
    D)Kanchanjangha
    Answer: Anaimudi
  • Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
    A)Aleutian Islands
    B)Society islands
    C)Hawaii
    D)All the above
    Answer: Aleutian Islands
  • Q. Which of the geological phenomena cause earthquakes? 1. Development of fault 2. Movement along a fault 3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption 4. Folding of rocks
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
    A)Land covered with fresh snow
    B)Sand desert
    C)Paddy crop land
    D)Prairie land
    Answer: Land covered with fresh snow
  • Q. Winds blow ________
    A)From a region of low pressure to a region of high pressure
    B)In regions of low pressure
    C)From a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
    D)In regions of high pressure
    Answer: From a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
  • Q. The first steam boat was built by
    A)James Watt
    B)Stevenson
    C)Newton
    D)Robert Fulton
    Answer: Robert Fulton
  • Q. Littoral forests occur
    A)Where the rainfall is heavy
    B)On hills
    C)Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
    D)At elevated places
    Answer: Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
  • Q. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
    A)Netherlands, Russia, Norway, U.K.
    B)Siberia, Alaska, U.S.A., Canada
    C)New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, France
    D)Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
    Answer: Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
  • Q. The largest ocean is
    A)Arctic Ocean
    B)Atlantic Ocean
    C)Indian Ocean
    D)Pacific Ocean
    Answer: Pacific Ocean
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the wet temperate forests at above 1500 m on the Nilgiris and Anaimalais, the Magnolias and Rhododendrons are commonly found. 2. Tropical dry evergreen forests are mostly found in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. 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

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