More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which river is called ‘The Sorrow of Bengal’?
    A)Hooghly
    B)Sone
    C)Damodar
    D)Kosi
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Godavari
    C)Krishna
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. Which of the following colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
    A)Altocumulus
    B)Cirrus
    C)Cumulus
    D)Cumulonimbus
    Answer: Cumulonimbus
  • Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Sri Lanka
    C)Myanmar
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Myanmar
  • Q. The Appalachian highland of North America are economically important mainly because of ________
    A)Large number of both summer and winter tourist centres
    B)Ready source of timber and water power
    C)Natural passes facilitating easy movement
    D)Rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries
    Answer: Rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries
  • Q. The biggest lake in India is ________
    A)Wular Lake
    B)Dal Lake
    C)Chilka Lake
    D)Sambhar Lake
    Answer: Chilka Lake
  • Q. Which of the following places are favourably influenced by the Trade winds? I. West Indies II. Brazil III. Mexico IV. Madagascar
    A)III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II, III and IV
    D)II and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. The chief industry of Afghanistan is ________
    A)Sugar refining
    B)Cotton textiles
    C)Carpet making
    D)Automobile manufacturing
    Answer: Carpet making
  • Q. The law which states that wave-length of maximum radiation is inversely proportional to the absolute of the emitting body is known as:
    A)Ferel's Law
    B)Wien’s Displacement Law
    C)Ohm's Law
    D)Ampere's Law
    Answer: Wien’s Displacement Law
  • Q. Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
    A)Africa
    B)North America
    C)Europe
    D)Australia
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?
    A)Areas of similar height
    B)Areas of similar atmospheric pressure
    C)Areas of similar temperature
    D)Equal Sunning areas
    Answer: Areas of similar height
  • Q. Diamond mines are found in
    A)Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
    B)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
    C)Mysore, Karnataka
    D)Ajmer, Rajasthan
    Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?
    A)Japan
    B)Great Britain
    C)Ireland
    D)New Zealand
    Answer: Ireland
  • Q. Which one of the following is correct? Benguela current flows ________
    A)Off Spanish and North African coast
    B)Along Brazilian coast
    C)Off Southwest African coast
    D)Along West coast of United States
    Answer: Off Southwest African coast
  • Q. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________
    A)01st June
    B)21st December
    C)01st September
    D)01st March
    Answer: 21st December
  • Q. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is
    A)Mauritius
    B)Maldives
    C)Sri Lanka
    D)Madagascar
    Answer: Maldives
  • Q. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North – South direction is: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Q. Which one among the following statements regarding India’s coal is not correct?
    A)Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
    B)98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period
    C)Unknown amount of coal lies buried under the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan Trap
    D)Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
    Answer: Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
  • Q. What is the study of Moon called?
    A)Iridology
    B)Selenology
    C)Cosmology
    D)Planetology
    Answer: Selenology
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
    A)2 Only
    B)1 and 4
    C)3 and 4
    D)3, 2 and 4
    Answer: E

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