More Questions on Geography
- Q. Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.
A)Evergreen
B)Deciduous
C)Coniferous
D)Alpine
Answer: Coniferous
- Q. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
A)Glaciated valley
B)River valley
C)Rift valley system
D)A canyon
Answer: Rift valley system
- Q. The outermost layer of Sun is called ________
A)Chromosphere
B)Convection zone
C)Photosphere
D)Corona
Answer: Corona
- 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 is true with regard to the, characteristics of the Himalayan rivers? I. Many of them have their sources in the Inner Himalayas II. They have a perennial flow III. They have a great capacity for erosion IV. They do not form gorges
A)III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)II and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. How are the caves of the world’s greatest fold mountains formed?
A)Horizontal movement
B)Regular movement
C)Vertical movement
D)Compressional movement
Answer: Compressional movement
- Q. Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of ________
A)Australia
B)India
C)China
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. HBJ pipeline transports
A)Petroleum
B)Crude Oil
C)Natural Gas
D)Iron Ore in slurry form
Answer: Natural Gas
- Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
A)Negroid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)None of these
Answer: Negroid
- Q. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
- 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. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
A)Gomati
B)Indrawati
C)Son
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indrawati
- Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
A)Mars
B)Jupiter
C)Earth
D)Venus
Answer: Earth
- Q. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
A)Equatorial
B)Hot deserts
C)Monsoon
D)Mediterranean
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct?
A)Kochi - Mumbai - Mangalore - Koyali
B)Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
C)Koyali - Mumbai - Mangalore - Kochi
D)Mangalore - Kochi - Mumbai - Koyali
Answer: Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
- Q. The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Jupiter
D)Neptune
Answer: Venus
- Q. Amongst the following, which is the largest island?
A)Borneo
B)England
C)Japan
D)New Guinea
Answer: New Guinea
- Q. Which dam in India has the distinction of being the longest main stream dam in the world?
A)Tehri Dam
B)Bhakra Nangal Dam
C)Rihand Dam
D)Kosi Project
Answer: Tehri Dam
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