More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
    A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
    B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
    C)Mumbai and Pune
    D)Guwahati and Shillong
    Answer: Mumbai and Pune
  • Q. The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called
    A)Rockdam
    B)Mulching
    C)Contour barriers
    D)Terrace Farming
    Answer: Rockdam
  • Q. Lignite is a type of:
    A)Coal
    B)Iron
    C)Steel
    D)Gold
    Answer: Coal
  • Q. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
    A)22
    B)4
    C)10
    D)45
    Answer: 4
  • Q. Which of the following sea is landlocked?
    A)Northern Sea
    B)Red Sea
    C)Timor Sea
    D)Aral Sea
    Answer: Aral Sea
  • Q. The total surface area of earth is ________
    A)710 million sq km
    B)510 million sq km
    C)610 million sq km
    D)810 million sq km
    Answer: 510 million sq km
  • Q. The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called:
    A)Delta
    B)Meander
    C)River Valley
    D)Khaddar
    Answer: Khaddar
  • Q. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as
    A)Birth and death rate of population
    B)Population rate
    C)Natural growth rate of population
    D)Population increamental ratio
    Answer: Natural growth rate of population
  • Q. Ankleshwar Basin (offshore) oil-fields is located in:
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Gujarat
    C)Assam
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Suez Canal connects
    A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
    C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
    Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall is generally about ________
    A)200 cms
    B)80 cms
    C)160 cms
    D)250 cms
    Answer: 250 cms
  • Q. Pygmies are people living in
    A)Kenya
    B)Congo forests
    C)Namibia
    D)Cape Province
    Answer: Congo forests
  • Q. The First refinery in India was established in
    A)Digboi
    B)Barauni
    C)Vishakhapatnam
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Digboi
  • Q. Which of the following yield teak?
    A)Deciduous forests
    B)Coniferous forests
    C)Tropical forests
    D)Himalayan forests
    Answer: Deciduous forests
  • Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
    A)Permeable and non- permeable
    B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
    C)Non-permeable and permeable
    D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
    Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  • Q. Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala? 1. Ilmenite 2. Zircon 3. Silimanite 4. Tungsten
    A)3 and 4 only
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2 and 3
    D)1 and 2 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
    A)Black
    B)Red
    C)Laterite
    D)Alluvial
    Answer: Laterite
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. The World’s largest island is
    A)New Guinea
    B)Greenland
    C)Iceland
    D)Madagascar
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. Riparian forest is found ________
    A)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Western Ghats
    B)Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
    C)The tarai region, on the foot hills of Himalayas
    D)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Along the banks of rivers and other wetland

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