More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other
    A)Africa and South America
    B)North America and South America
    C)Asia and Africa
    D)Europe and Asia
    Answer: Africa and South America
  • Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
    A)Mangalore
    B)Cochin
    C)Mumbai
    D)Surat
    Answer: Cochin
  • Q. Monpa, Daffla, Abor, Mishmi, Nishi and Nagas are the prominent tribal communities found in:
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Sikkim
    C)Himanchal Pradesh
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
    A)Uranus
    B)Venus
    C)Mars
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
    A)Fibre crops
    B)Food crops
    C)Fodder crops
    D)Plantation crops
    Answer: Fibre crops
  • Q. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Assam
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. The ‘Water table’ refers to ________
    A)The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks
    B)The lower limit of the zone of saturation
    C)The upper limit of the zone of saturation
    D)Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface
    Answer: The upper limit of the zone of saturation
  • Q. What is the official language of Nagaland?
    A)Assamese
    B)Nagali
    C)English
    D)Chinese
    Answer: English
  • Q. Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of
    A)Mongoloid
    B)Australoid
    C)Negroid
    D)Cancosoid
    Answer: Mongoloid
  • Q. A large loop like bend in a river is called
    A)Meander
    B)River cliff
    C)Spur
    D)Spit
    Answer: Meander
  • Q. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ________
    A)The sources of canals are perennial rivers
    B)The soil is porous
    C)The level of underground water is high
    D)The region is densely populated
    Answer: The sources of canals are perennial rivers
  • Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________
    A)Meet the chronic power shortage
    B)Preserve and maintain navigation
    C)Supply drinking water
    D)Bring additional areas into irrigation
    Answer: Preserve and maintain navigation
  • Q. The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by Cabinet is to be setup in?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a
    A)Bay
    B)Strait
    C)Sound
    D)Fjord
    Answer: Bay
  • Q. Choose the correct statement about Sedimentary rocks ________
    A)The structure of these rocks is contingent on heat and pressure
    B)These rocks cannot be formed under water
    C)These rocks are crystalline
    D)These rocks have been deposited in layers
    Answer: These rocks have been deposited in layers
  • Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
    A)Equatorial
    B)Hot desert
    C)Savanna
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
    A)Philippines
    B)Hawaii
    C)India
    D)West Indies
    Answer: Philippines
  • Q. Which of the following are true with regard to igneous rocks? I. They are formed inside the earth, under great pressure II. They do not occur in layer III. They are mostly crystalline in nature IV. They contain fossils
    A)II and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)I and IV
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
    A)North to south
    B)East to west
    C)West to east
    D)South to north
    Answer: North to south
  • Q. What is the study of Moon called?
    A)Iridology
    B)Selenology
    C)Cosmology
    D)Planetology
    Answer: Selenology

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