More Questions on Geography
- Q. The approximate circumference of the Earth is
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. Which National Highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Varanasi
A)NH2
B)NH4
C)NH10
D)NH6
Answer: NH2
- Q. In which of the following places, power is generated through hydro power?
A)Tuticorin
B)Neyveli
C)Annore
D)Mettur
Answer: Mettur
- Q. The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are
A)Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
B)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
C)Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
D)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- Q. Rainfall in India is not associated with ________
A)Cyclones
B)Orography
C)Convection
D)Anticyclones
Answer: Anticyclones
- Q. The Beas project consisting of Beas-Satluj link and pong dam at Beas is the joint venture of:
A)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
B)Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan
C)Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat
D)Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
A)Quartz
B)Granite
C)Lava
D)Silicates
Answer: Lava
- Q. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?
A)70
B)50
C)60
D)80
Answer: 70
- Q. What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
A)To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
B)Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
C)To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
D)To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
Answer: Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
- Q. Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Bihar
C)West Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be ________
A)Elliptic and parabolic
B)Circular and elliptic
C)Circular and hyperbolic
D)Parabolic and hyperbolic
Answer: Circular and elliptic
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun’s rays at the north pole?
A)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
B)March 21
C)September 21
D)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
- Q. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an ________ lake.
A)Lagoon
B)Ox-bow
C)Oasis
D)Tectonic
Answer: Ox-bow
- Q. ________ determines colour, texture, chemical properties, mineral content and permeability of soil.
A)Climate
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Parent rock
Answer: Parent rock
- Q. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ________ type.
A)Frontal
B)Radiation
C)Advection
D)Convection
Answer: Advection
- Q. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
A)Shole
B)Slate
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Slate
- Q. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
A)Three
B)One
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’ ?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Earth
D)Jupiter
Answer: Earth
- Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
A)Global Mean Time
B)General Meridian Time
C)Greenwich Mean Time
D)None of these
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
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