More Questions on Geography
- Q. A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague
A)2, 3, 4, 1
B)1, 3, 4, 2
C)4, 2, 1, 3
D)3, 1, 2, 4
Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature
A)The atmosphere can hold no more water vapour
B)The atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour
C)The relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100%
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called ________
A)Lava
B)Basalt
C)Laccolith
D)Magma
Answer: Magma
- Q. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following state
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Jammu & Kasmir
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?
A)Nathu La
B)Chang La
C)JaraLa
D)Shipki La
Answer: Nathu La
- Q. The Saturn rings were discovered by ________
A)Galileo
B)Copernicus
C)Newton
D)None of these
Answer: Galileo
- Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15° and 30° north and south latitudes
B)Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
C)Mediterranean regions receive rainfall in winter from cyclones
D)Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year
Answer: Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
- Q. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
A)82°30' E
B)97°30' E
C)97°30' W
D)82°30' W
Answer: 82°30' E
- Q. Nandadevi peak is located in ________ State
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Uttarakhand
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. India’s land border with the neighboring countries is, in length, approximately
A)10 thousand km
B)8 thousand km
C)15 thousand km
D)16 thousand km
Answer: 15 thousand km
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Nearly 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere lies within 30 km of the Earth’s surface. 2. The proportion of ozone in the atmosphere increases to a maximum at about 60 km from Earth’s surface. 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. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Baltic Sea
C)Black Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
- Q. What does acid rain contain which destroys plants?
A)Carbon Monoxide
B)Nitrate
C)Ozone
D)Sulphuric Acid
Answer: Sulphuric Acid
- Q. Which of the following Indian states does not lie on in 1do-Bangla border?
A)Tripura
B)Assam
C)Mizoram
D)Manipur
Answer: Manipur
- Q. What is the name of the layer above Earth’s surface which is located at the height of 8km from poles and 16km from the equator?
A)Troposphere
B)Mesosphere
C)Atmosphere
D)Stratosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
A)Mistral
B)Chi nook
C)Foehn
D)Roaring Forties
Answer: Foehn
- Q. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
A)Nallamala hills
B)Sheravoy hills
C)Javadi hills
D)Elamalai hills
Answer: Elamalai hills
- Q. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
A)Colombia
B)Brazil
C)Uruguay
D)Ecuador
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Pluto
Answer: Venus
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