More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
    A)Earthquakes
    B)The inner core of the earth
    C)The outer core of the Earth
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Earthquakes
  • Q. The only state in India that produces saffron is
    A)Jammu and Kashmir
    B)Assam
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
    A)Poles
    B)Equator
    C)Greenwhich Line
    D)Tropics
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Milan, Turin and Genoa industrial triangle is in
    A)Former USSR
    B)USA
    C)France
    D)Italy
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Given below are names of four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area is: 1. Atlantic 2. Arctic 3. Indian 4. Pacific
    A)3, 4, 1, 2
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)4, 1, 3, 2
    D)2, 3, 1, 4
    Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4
  • Q. Sandstone is which type of rock?
    A)Metamorphic Rock
    B)Calcwaterous Rock
    C)Igneous Rock
    D)Sedimentary Rock
    Answer: Sedimentary Rock
  • Q. Which one of the following factors is not a determining fact of the climate?
    A)Land and Sea contrasts
    B)Latitude
    C)Longitude
    D)Relief features
    Answer: Longitude
  • Q. ________ and ________ are called the ‘Low countries’ of Europe.
    A)England and Ireland
    B)Spain and Portugal
    C)Holland and Belgium
    D)Denmark and Germany
    Answer: Holland and Belgium
  • Q. Bauxite is the ore of
    A)Zinc
    B)Aluminium
    C)Copper
    D)Mica
    Answer: Aluminium
  • Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
    A)Krishna
    B)Ganga
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
    A)Kiel Canal
    B)Panama Canal
    C)Suez Canal
    D)Buckingham Canal
    Answer: Kiel Canal
  • Q. The Great Barrier Reef is found
    A)In the Bay of Bengal
    B)Close to Greenland
    C)Near the Suez Canal
    D)Of the coast of Queensland
    Answer: Of the coast of Queensland
  • Q. In which of the following places, power is generated through hydro power?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Neyveli
    C)Annore
    D)Mettur
    Answer: Mettur
  • Q. Beaufort Scale is used to measure ________
    A)Wind direction
    B)Air pressure
    C)Wind velocity
    D)Humidity
    Answer: Wind velocity
  • Q. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
    A)Vidarbha
    B)Telangana
    C)Marwar
    D)Marathwada
    Answer: Marwar
  • Q. The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ________.
    A)Epicentre
    B)Tsunamis
    C)Focus
    D)Eye of the Earthquake
    Answer: Focus
  • Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
    A)Acidic
    B)Alkaline
    C)Saline
    D)Balanced
    Answer: Acidic
  • Q. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
    A)4.4
    B)2.4
    C)3.4
    D)5.4
    Answer: 2.4
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. 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: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
    A)Climate of the region
    B)Depth of the sea
    C)Availability of ports and harbours
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above

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