More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions?
    A)Central America and Guinea Coast
    B)Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands
    C)North and South of the Congo Basin
    D)South America and South Africa
    Answer: North and South of the Congo Basin
  • Q. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches ________
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Lahauland Spiti
    C)Ladakh
    D)Delta region of Mahanadi
    Answer: Delta region of Mahanadi
  • Q. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
    A)Maharashtra and Karnataka
    B)Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal and Jharkhand
    D)Haryana and Punjab
    Answer: West Bengal and Jharkhand
  • Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
    A)Iceland
    B)New Zealand
    C)Japan
    D)Russia
    Answer: Iceland
  • Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
    A)12
    B)15
    C)22
    D)9
    Answer: 22
  • Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. This is the only sanctuary where Kashmiri Deer are found?
    A)Gir
    B)Kanha
    C)Dachigam
    D)Mudumalai
    Answer: Dachigam
  • Q. Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it ________
    A)There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle
    B)It shows the earth's orbital position on 21st June
    C)All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
    D)South of the equator the length of the day decreases with increasing latitude
    Answer: All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards 2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards 3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian 4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
    A)1 alone
    B)2 alone
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following statements about New Zealand is incorrect ?
    A)Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
    B)It is a part of Australian continent
    C)It consists of two islands separated by Cook Strait
    D)Mt. Cook is the highest peak of New Zealand
    Answer: Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
  • Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
    A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
    B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
    C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
    D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
    Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
  • Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river
    A)Kosi
    B)Krishna
    C)Chambal
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in
    A)Asia
    B)Africa
    C)South America
    D)Europe
    Answer: Asia
  • Q. The term used for the zone at low pressure and light and variable winds in the oceanic equatorial regions is ________
    A)Horse-latitudes
    B)Depression
    C)Doldrums
    D)Inter-tropical convergence
    Answer: Depression
  • 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. In population, high growth rate is a characteristics of
    A)Low birth and Low mortality rate
    B)High birth and High mortality rate
    C)High birth and Low mortality rate
    D)Low birth and High mortality rate
    Answer: High birth and Low mortality rate
  • Q. The original home of the gypsies was
    A)India
    B)Egypt
    C)Russia
    D)Persia
    Answer: India
  • Q. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is
    A)Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
    B)Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
    C)Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
    D)Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
    Answer: Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
  • Q. Which states are related with the dispute of “Mullaperiyar dam”
    A)Kerala and Karnataka
    B)Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
    C)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    D)Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka
    Answer: Tamil Nadu and Kerala

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