More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?
    A)Kazakhstan
    B)Armenia
    C)Azerbaijan
    D)Turkmenistan
    Answer: Armenia
  • Q. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of coal?
    A)India
    B)Russia
    C)China
    D)U.S.A.
    Answer: China
  • Q. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Karnataka
  • 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. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
    A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
    B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
    C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
    D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
    Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
  • Q. The low flat central area of a basin of inland drainage is called:
    A)Afet
    B)Playa
    C)Affusion
    D)Aquifer
    Answer: Playa
  • Q. The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
    A)Nigeria
    B)Australia
    C)Mexico
    D)Norway
    Answer: Norway
  • Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics: 1. Warm and dry climate 2. Mild and wet winter 3. Evergreen oak trees The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
    A)Central Asia
    B)Mediterranean
    C)Eastern China
    D)Atlantic coast of North America
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
    A)Gujarat and Maharashtra
    B)West Bengal and Assam
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)Kerala and Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala and Karnataka
  • Q. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Semi-arid areas of Gujarat
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Pakistan is bordered by
    A)Afghanistan, CIS, India and China
    B)Afghanistan, Iraq, India and China
    C)Afghanistan, Iran and India
    D)Afghanistan, Turkey, India and China
    Answer: Afghanistan, Iran and India
  • Q. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of ________.
    A)Foam
    B)Aerosol
    C)Solid sol
    D)Gel
    Answer: Aerosol
  • Q. The Rift Valley is created
    A)Erosion of synclinal basin
    B)Between two anticlines
    C)Between two rifts
    D)Due to volcanic eruption
    Answer: Between two rifts
  • Q. The Trans-Andean railway connects
    A)Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
    B)Mexico City with Santiago
    C)Panama City with Santiago
    D)Rio de Janerio with Bogota
    Answer: Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
  • Q. Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in
    A)Mumbai
    B)Chennai
    C)Goa
    D)Visakhapatnam
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Aravallis
    C)Mahadev Hills
    D)Satpura Hills
    Answer: Nilgiris
  • Q. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
    A)Quartz
    B)Granite
    C)Lava
    D)Silicates
    Answer: Lava

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