More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following is not a plant product?
A)Linen
B)Lac
C)Hemp
D)Flax
Answer: Lac
- Q. The temperature at the core of the earth is about
A)200000º C
B)20000º C
C)5200º C
D)26000º C
Answer: 5200º C
- Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
A)Shillong
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Shillong
- Q. Petrology is the study of
A)Rock
B)Land
C)Mineral
D)Soil
Answer: Rock
- Q. The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to North-South trend is
A)Namcha Barwa
B)Saramati
C)Shillong
D)Karbi
Answer: Namcha Barwa
- Q. 1° of latitude is equal to
A)111 Km
B)11 Km
C)211 Km
D)311 Km
Answer: 111 Km
- Q. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
A)Arctic deserts
B)Alpine meadows
C)Antarctica
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
- Q. The main mineral constituents of the continental mass water ________ and alumina.
A)Water
B)Iron Oxide
C)Silica
D)Oxygen
Answer: Silica
- Q. Abadan’ is well known as
A)A pilgrim centre for Muslims and Christians as well
B)A major Air Force base in Iraq
C)The main oil terminal in Iran
D)An archaeological site throwing new light on the civilisation that flourished in Arabia before the advent of Aryans into India
Answer: The main oil terminal in Iran
- Q. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Rajasthan
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
A)Flood Plain
B)Delta
C)Levee
D)Dune
Answer: Levee
- Q. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
A)Decreases with decrease in temperature
B)Increases with increase in temperature
C)Decreases with increase in temperature
D)Is independent of temperature
Answer: Decreases with increase in temperature
- Q. Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
A)Laterite soils
B)Alluvial soils
C)Black soils
D)Red soils
Answer: Alluvial soils
- Q. Which of the following forest is resistant to cyclones?
A)Evergreen forest
B)Alpine Forest
C)Mangrove Forest
D)Monsoon forest
Answer: Mangrove Forest
- Q. The tide at its maximum height is known as ________
A)Spring tide
B)Equinox
C)Neap tide
D)Tsunami
Answer: Spring tide
- Q. What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
A)Five kg per sq cm
B)One kg per sq km
C)One kg per sq mtr
D)Five kg per sq mtr
Answer: One kg per sq mtr
- Q. Why are major fishing areas of the world confined to the temperate zone? I. Cold and warm currents meet, creating conditions favourable for plankton growth II. The fish of these waters are highly palatable as human food III. There is a ready mark, in the land masses of the zone IV. The existence of submarine plateaus help in growth of fish population
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?
A)Loo
B)Western disturbances
C)Norwesters
D)Mango showers
Answer: Western disturbances
- Q. India conducted its first nuclear explosion at
A)Koyana
B)Apsara
C)Pokharan
D)Kalpakkam
Answer: Pokharan
- Q. The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
A)Elliptical path of the earth's orbit
B)Rotation of the earth
C)Revolution of the earth
D)Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
Answer: Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
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