More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
    A)Strait of Dover
    B)Davis Strait
    C)Denmark Strait
    D)Strait of Gibraltar
    Answer: Strait of Dover
  • Q. To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong?
    A)Mongoloids
    B)Proto-Australoids
    C)Negritos
    D)Brachycephals
    Answer: Proto-Australoids
  • Q. Shortest air route from New Delhi to Vancouver will be ________
    A)New Delhi - Moscow - London - Vancouver
    B)New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver
    C)New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver
    D)New Delhi - Paris - New York - Vancouver
    Answer: New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver
  • Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
    A)Global Mean Time
    B)General Meridian Time
    C)Greenwich Mean Time
    D)None of these
    Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
  • Q. What is meant by ‘brain drain’?
    A)The marriage of highly intellectual people so as to add more intelligent progency to the population
    B)Increase in the population of mentally retarded or brainless people
    C)The increasing medical facilities which have resulted in decrease in the number of mentally retarded people
    D)The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
    Answer: The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
  • Q. Which of the following city has the largest number of registered vehicles?
    A)Delhi
    B)Mumbai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of ________ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
    A)36°
    B)17.5°
    C)23.5°
    D)45°
    Answer: 23.5°
  • Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
    A)Iceland
    B)New Zealand
    C)Japan
    D)Russia
    Answer: Iceland
  • Q. The major oil producing area in U.S.A. is ________
    A)Ohio-Indiana belt
    B)Texas-Louisiana belt
    C)California-Colorado belt
    D)Appalachian region
    Answer: Texas-Louisiana belt
  • Q. What is the meaning of “Cloud Burst”
    A)Sowing of crop seeds in cloudy weather
    B)Appearance of clouds in sky
    C)Very heavy rain with heavy storm
    D)Formation of artificial rain
    Answer: Very heavy rain with heavy storm
  • Q. Which part of the earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
    A)Savanna region
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial region
    D)No such criteria
    Answer: Tropical deserts
  • Q. The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as ________.
    A)Pampas
    B)Steppe
    C)Prairies
    D)Pusztas
    Answer: Pusztas
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts? 1. Subpolar low 2. Equatorial low 3. Polar high 4. Subtropical high
    A)2, 4, 1, 3
    B)2, 3, 1, 4
    C)1, 4, 2, 3
    D)1, 3, 2, 4
    Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
  • Q. Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in ________
    A)West Bengal
    B)Gujarat
    C)U.P.
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The highest navigable lake in the world is
    A)Superior
    B)Huron
    C)Titicaca
    D)Tanganyika
    Answer: Titicaca
  • Q. What causes snowfall?
    A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
    B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
    C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
    D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
    Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
  • Q. Which of the following connects the ocean floor level with the continental level ?
    A)Epicontinental sea
    B)Continental slope
    C)Continental shelf
    D)Sea shelf
    Answer: Continental slope
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The acid lava usually melts at a relatively higher temperature as compared to basic (basaltic) lava. 2. The acid lava solidifies into glass-like sheets and the basaltic lava solidifies into rough surfaces. 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 features are formed by the river in its upper course? 1. Gorge 2. Canyon 3. Meander
    A)1 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the
    A)Epicentre
    B)Focus
    C)Incentre
    D)Circumcentre
    Answer: Epicentre

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