More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India?
A)Red soil
B)Black soil
C)Alluvial soil
D)Laterite soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. Two important rivers – one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha – merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area. Which one of the following could be this?
A)Gopalpur-on-sea
B)Bhitarkanika
C)Chandipur-on-sea
D)Simlipal
Answer: Bhitarkanika
- Q. Which of the following sequence is correct in their declining productivity?
A)Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
B)Mangrove, Ocean, Grassland, Lakes
C)Ocean, Lake, Grassland, Mangrove
D)Mangrove, Grassland, Lake, Ocean
Answer: Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
- Q. Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
A)Colombo
B)Singapore
C)Lagos
D)Jakarta
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Yercaud, a hill station of South India, is situated on the
A)Shevaroy Hills
B)Cardamom Hills
C)Nilgiris
D)Javadi Hills
Answer: Shevaroy Hills
- Q. Takla Makan desert is situated in
A)Sinkiang
B)Mongolia
C)Tibet
D)South West China
Answer: Sinkiang
- Q. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
A)Ozone
B)Dust
C)Water vapour
D)Nitrogen
Answer: Water vapour
- Q. The rainfall due to upward movement of air caused by convergence of cold air masses against warm air masses is called ________.
A)Frontal rainfall
B)Cyclonic rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Convectional rainfall
Answer: Frontal rainfall
- Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
A)Mangalore
B)Cochin
C)Mumbai
D)Surat
Answer: Cochin
- Q. The Panama Canal links ________
A)Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
C)Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
D)Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
- Q. What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere?
A)Four minutes difference
B)No difference
C)Four hours difference
D)There are no such cities
Answer: No difference
- Q. Temperate cyclones bring along with them ________
A)Thunderstorms and torrential rainfall
B)Pleasant weather
C)Snowfall and hail
D)Mild rainfall
Answer: Mild rainfall
- Q. A river drains the water collected from a specific area which is called its:
A)Drain Area
B)Catchment Area
C)Collecting Area
D)None of Above
Answer: Catchment Area
- Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
A)Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
B)Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
C)Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
D)Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
Answer: Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
- Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
A)Temperate cyclones
B)Tropical cyclones
C)Inter-tropical convergence
D)Tropospheric instability
Answer: Temperate cyclones
- Q. Which is the largest sea in the world?
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Caspian Sea
C)South China Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: South China Sea
- Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
A)Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
B)Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
C)Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
D)Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
Answer: Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
- Q. The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge train in India is between
A)New Delhi and Chennai
B)Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
C)Guwahati and Tiruvananthpuram
D)Gorakhpur and Cochin
Answer: Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
- Q. The Land of the Morning Calm’ is
A)Indonesia
B)Japan
C)Malaysia
D)Korea
Answer: Korea
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