More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?
    A)Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
    B)Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
    C)Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
    D)Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
    Answer: Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
  • Q. Amongst the following, which is the largest island?
    A)Borneo
    B)England
    C)Japan
    D)New Guinea
    Answer: New Guinea
  • Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
    A)North pole
    B)Axis of the earth
    C)Equator
    D)South pole
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is ________
    A)Black soil
    B)Alluvial soil
    C)Red soil
    D)Pod soil
    Answer: Alluvial soil
  • Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
    A)12.00 A.M.
    B)4.00 P.M.
    C)8.00 A.M.
    D)12.00 Noon
    Answer: 8.00 A.M.
  • Q. India is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies:
    A)4% of world area
    B)7% of world area
    C)5% of world area
    D)2.4% of world area
    Answer: 2.4% of world area
  • Q. Nappe is a kind of
    A)Erosional plain
    B)Fluvial feature
    C)Folded structure
    D)Deltaregion
    Answer: Folded structure
  • Q. For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to ________.
    A)45°
    B)15°
    C)30°
    D)60°
    Answer: 30°
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is known as ‘the big game country’ or ‘a land of safari’?
    A)Temperate Grassland regions
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial regions
    D)Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
    Answer: Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
  • Q. The diesel locomotive works engaged in producing diesel locos is located in:
    A)Durgapur
    B)Varanasi
    C)Vizag
    D)Tuticorin
    Answer: Varanasi
  • Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world is ________
    A)Ghana
    B)South Africa
    C)Zaire
    D)Angola
    Answer: Zaire
  • Q. In which form can the cultivable land be defined?
    A)Old fallow land + new follow land
    B)The land which can grow the crops
    C)Waste land + fallow land
    D)Total fallow land + net sown land
    Answer: Total fallow land + net sown land
  • Q. Lunar Sea refers to ________
    A)A dark plain on the moon
    B)A small sea on the moon
    C)A sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
    D)A light water body illuminated by the moon-light
    Answer: A dark plain on the moon
  • Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
    A)North Sea canal
    B)Erie canal
    C)Kiel canal
    D)Trent and Mersey canal
    Answer: Erie canal
  • Q. In which part of Africa, Sahara desert is located?
    A)Northern
    B)Eastern
    C)Western
    D)Southern
    Answer: Northern
  • Q. The Rift Valley is created
    A)Erosion of synclinal basin
    B)Between two anticlines
    C)Between two rifts
    D)Due to volcanic eruption
    Answer: Between two rifts
  • Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
    A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
    B)The amount of moisture they carry
    C)The nearness to the sea
    D)The direction in which they blow
    Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
  • Q. Which of the following statements about New Zealand is incorrect ?
    A)Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
    B)It is a part of Australian continent
    C)It consists of two islands separated by Cook Strait
    D)Mt. Cook is the highest peak of New Zealand
    Answer: Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
  • Q. The broken hill famous for zinc and lead are located in
    A)Germany
    B)Turkey
    C)France
    D)Australia
    Answer: Australia

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