More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following union territory of India has four districts but the border of its district do not meet with other district?
    A)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    B)Chandigarh
    C)Puducherry
    D)Andaman and Nicobar islands
    Answer: Puducherry
  • Q. Oases are examples of
    A)Foothill settlements
    B)Wet point settlements
    C)Dry point settlements
    D)None of these
    Answer: Foothill settlements
  • Q. Gondwana coalfields are found in
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Assam
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
    A)Survey of India
    B)Geological Survey of India
    C)Archaeological Survey of India
    D)Geographical Survey of India
    Answer: Survey of India
  • Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    A)Khasi - Mizoram
    B)Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar
    C)Minicoy - Lakshadweep
    D)Garo - Chhatisgarh
    Answer: Garo - Chhatisgarh
  • Q. According to census 2001, the average annual growth rate during 1991 – 2001 is almost
    A)2.13%
    B)1.22%
    C)1.93%
    D)2.24%
    Answer: 1.93%
  • Q. The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India is
    A)Damodar Valley
    B)Beas
    C)Bhakra Nangal
    D)Hirakud
    Answer: Hirakud
  • Q. The territorial waters of India extends up to
    A)15 nautical miles
    B)5 nautical miles
    C)12 nautical miles
    D)2 nautical miles
    Answer: 12 nautical miles
  • Q. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
    A)Melbourne
    B)Chennai
    C)Madrid
    D)Moscow
    Answer: Melbourne
  • Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
    A)Shipki La
    B)Nathu La
    C)Jelep La
    D)Sharabathanga
    Answer: Shipki La
  • Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
    A)Jadugoda
    B)Kolar
    C)Raniganj
    D)Veeranam
    Answer: Kolar
  • Q. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
    A)1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
    B)0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
    C)1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
    D)Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
    Answer: Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
  • Q. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents? 1. Prevailing winds 2. Earth’s Rotation 3. Earthquake activity 4. Bottom Topography 5. Difference in the density of seawater
    A)1, 2 and 5
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)3, 4 and 5
    Answer: 1, 2 and 5
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
    A)Bhabar
    B)Khadar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Regur
    Answer: Regur
  • Q. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India?
    A)Tuensang in Nagaland
    B)Agucha in Rajasthan
    C)Thar Desert in Rajasthan
    D)Sirohi in Rajasthan
    Answer: Sirohi in Rajasthan
  • Q. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
    A)South Temperate Zone
    B)North Temperate Zone
    C)Frigid Zone
    D)Torrid Zone
    Answer: Torrid Zone
  • Q. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. During the South-West Monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains dry because
    A)Winds do not reach this area
    B)It is located in rain shadow area
    C)Temperature is so high that wind does not get cooled
    D)There is no mountain in this area
    Answer: It is located in rain shadow area
  • Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km

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