More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
    A)It receives only light falls of snow
    B)It is on the western side of the continent
    C)It 'is near the sea
    D)It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
    Answer: It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
  • Q. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
    A)Hirakud
    B)Bhakra-Nangal
    C)Damodar
    D)Nagarjunasagar
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of ________.
    A)Foam
    B)Aerosol
    C)Solid sol
    D)Gel
    Answer: Aerosol
  • Q. The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is ________
    A)4.3 light years
    B)4.9 × 1111 m
    C)95 × 1015 m
    D)4.2 light years
    Answer: 4.2 light years
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cyclone is a low pressure system. 2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
    A)Equal rainfall
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal pressure
    D)Equal height
    Answer: Equal height
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing 2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely 3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours 4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports Which of these statements are correct?
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 4
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________
    A)Western Norway
    B)USA
    C)Eastern Newfoundland
    D)Northern Sweden
    Answer: Eastern Newfoundland
  • Q. Neyveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project.
    A)Thermal
    B)Hydro-electric
    C)Nuclear
    D)Non-conventional
    Answer: Thermal
  • Q. Mosses and Lichens are the characteristic vegetation of ________
    A)Temperate region
    B)Hot desert region
    C)Mediterranean region
    D)Tundra region
    Answer: Tundra region
  • Q. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of coal?
    A)India
    B)Russia
    C)China
    D)U.S.A.
    Answer: China
  • Q. Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In
    A)Laos
    B)Thailand
    C)Kampuchea
    D)Vietnam
    Answer: Kampuchea
  • Q. Child Sex Ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 Census in India is
    A)917
    B)927
    C)924
    D)914
    Answer: 927
  • Q. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
    A)Black and alluvial soils
    B)Alluvial and late rite soils
    C)Red and laterite soils
    D)Laterite and black soils
    Answer: Black and alluvial soils
  • Q. Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface: 1. Shimla 2. Gangtok 3. Mumbai 4. Delhi
    A)3, 1, 4, 2
    B)3, 4, 1, 2
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)2, 4, 1, 3
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. In India economically exploitable lignite deposits occur at
    A)Talcher, Odisha
    B)Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
    C)Singareni, Andhra Pradesh
    D)Jharia, Bihar
    Answer: Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Super Nova is ________
    A)A comet
    B)An asteroid
    C)A black hole
    D)A dying star
    Answer: A dying star
  • Q. Which of the following physiographic features of India is ‘geologically the oldest’?
    A)The Peninsular Plateau
    B)Himalayan Mountain Chain
    C)Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
    D)The Coastal Plains
    Answer: The Peninsular Plateau
  • Q. Among the following States, which one has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from:
    A)Coal
    B)Limestone
    C)Shale
    D)Chalk
    Answer: Shale

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