More Questions on Geography
- Q. Temperate grasslands of Eurasia are called:
A)Steppe
B)Grasswood
C)Getepp
D)Greenwood
Answer: Steppe
- 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 planets do not have satellite?
A)Mars and Mercury
B)Mars and Venus
C)Mercury and Venus
D)Neptune and Pluto
Answer: Mercury and Venus
- Q. Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?
A)Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
D)Maharashtra, Karnataka
Answer: Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Q. Which one is not located on National Highway-2 (NH-2)?
A)Mohania
B)Aurangabad
C)Sasaram
D)Patna
Answer: Sasaram
- Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
A)100°north and 80° East
B)55° north and 80° East
C)35° north and 100° East
D)55° south and 10° East
Answer: 35° north and 100° East
- Q. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called ________
A)Barkhans
B)Cirque
C)Bajada
D)Mesa
Answer: Barkhans
- Q. The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called
A)Currents
B)Breakers
C)Tsunamis
D)Drift
Answer: Tsunamis
- Q. The features produced by glacial deposition are: 1. outwash plains 2. drumlins 3. eskers 4. levees
A)2, 3, 2004
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 3, 2004
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 1, 2, 2003
- Q. Igneous rocks are said to be acidic when they contain high proportion of ________
A)Silica
B)Iron
C)Magnesium
D)Aluminium
Answer: Silica
- Q. Which of the following is a natural harbour?
A)Chennai
B)Visakhapatnam
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkata
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. India has an endless growing season because
A)Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
B)It experiences the monsoonal type of climate
C)The distribution of rainfall is uneven
D)Its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Answer: Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
- Q. October Heat’ is caused due to
A)Dry hot weather
B)The absence of rain
C)Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
D)None of the above
Answer: Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
- Q. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A)Kerala
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Gujarat
Answer: Punjab
- Q. Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
A)Cuba
B)Cyprus
C)Sumatra
D)Greenland
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
A)Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
B)Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
C)Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
D)All are equally damaging
Answer: Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to igneous rocks? I. They are formed inside the earth, under great pressure II. They do not occur in layer III. They are mostly crystalline in nature IV. They contain fossils
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)I and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which of the following is an ore of iron?
A)Dolomite
B)Bauxite
C)Haematite
D)Alunite
Answer: Haematite
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Evaporation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Insolation
- Q. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Punjab
D)Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Rajasthan
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