More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Where is Kanha National Park?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Bihar
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) regarding India’s coal reserves is/are true ? I. Over 90% of total reserves are located in the valleys of Son, Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari II. Indian coal reserves are characterised by low ash content and high calorific value III. India has limited prime coking reserves
    A)II and III
    B)I only
    C)I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
    A)Polar Easterly
    B)Westerly wind
    C)Trade wind
    D)Jet Stream
    Answer: Trade wind
  • Q. Mocha coffee is grown in
    A)Argentina
    B)Iraq
    C)Brazil
    D)Yemen
    Answer: Yemen
  • Q. Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil ?
    A)Iraq
    B)Kuwait
    C)Iran
    D)Nigeria
    Answer: Kuwait
  • 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. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is ________
    A)Pantograph
    B)Hygrometer
    C)Hydrograph
    D)Barograph
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. Volcanic eruption does not occur in the
    A)Baltic Sea
    B)Black Sea
    C)Caspian Sea
    D)Caribbean Sea
    Answer: Baltic Sea
  • Q. The India’s highest annual rainfall is reported at
    A)Mawsynram, Meghalaya
    B)Namchi, Sikkim
    C)Churu, Rajasthan
    D)Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Mawsynram, Meghalaya
  • Q. Rain shadows are associated with
    A)Cyclonic rainfall
    B)Convectional rainfall
    C)Orographic rainfall
    D)Orographic cyolonic rainfall
    Answer: Orographic rainfall
  • Q. The Veld grassland of South Africa experiences ________
    A)The Steppe climate
    B)The Continental Savanna Climate
    C)The Maritime Savanna Climate
    D)The Tropical desert climate
    Answer: The Steppe climate
  • Q. The cause of reduction of forest coverage is
    A)Rising Population
    B)Agriculture
    C)Manufacturing Industry
    D)Toursim and Pilgrimage
    Answer: Rising Population
  • Q. Kanchenjunga National Park is located in
    A)Sikkim
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. A sierra is a/an
    A)Unit of electrical conductance
    B)Mountain range
    C)A midday or afternoon nap
    D)Holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea
    Answer: Mountain range
  • Q. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
    A)Krishna river
    B)Mahanadi river
    C)Damodar river
    D)Cauvery river
    Answer: Krishna river
  • Q. Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?
    A)Gravity
    B)Winds
    C)Clouds
    D)Rotation of the Earth
    Answer: Gravity
  • Q. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
    A)Shimla is farther from the Equator
    B)Shimla is further north
    C)Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
    D)Their longitudes differ
    Answer: Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
  • Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
    A)Alfred Hanks
    B)Alfred Wegener
    C)Alfred Worwick
    D)Alfred Mane
    Answer: Alfred Wegener
  • Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
    A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
    B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
    C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
    D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
    Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country

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