More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following city is the capital of desert country Mali?
A)Adra
B)Damascus
C)Bamako
D)Ankara
Answer: Bamako
- Q. Consider the following countries: 1. Algeria 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following sea Port is nearest to Rourkela Steel Plant?
A)Kandla
B)Haldia
C)Vishakhapattanam
D)Paradip
Answer: Paradip
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. Which of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has its source of origin in that country itself?
A)Chenab
B)Ravi
C)Jhelum
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. The Saturn rings were discovered by ________
A)Galileo
B)Copernicus
C)Newton
D)None of these
Answer: Galileo
- Q. Dry farming in India is extensively practised in
A)Coromandal Plains
B)Kanara Plains
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Ganga Plains
Answer: Deccan Plateau
- Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
A)Strombolian
B)Pelean
C)Hawaiian
D)Vulcanian
Answer: Hawaiian
- Q. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
A)Tropical desert type
B)Equatorial type
C)Tundra type
D)Monsoon
Answer: Monsoon
- Q. The coral reefs are most characteristic of
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Indian Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Mediterranean Sea
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to sedimentary rocks? I. The rocks are deposited in layers II. The particles of rocks are at times wholly of organic nature III. The rocks are not crystalline IV. Their structure is determined by great pressure or heat
A)I and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)I and II
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, over long distances the most economical mode is
A)By road tankers
B)By pipelines
C)By rail tankers
D)By river barges
Answer: By pipelines
- Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)Verkhoyansk
B)USA
C)Mexico
D)Alaska
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
A)Southern zone
B)North-eastern zone
C)North-western zone
D)None of the above
Answer: Southern zone
- Q. The capital of Lakshadweep is ________
A)Aizawl
B)Port Blair
C)Silvassa
D)Kavaratti
Answer: Kavaratti
- Q. The Plantation agriculture produces?
A)Cash Crops
B)Only Food Crops
C)Plantation Crops
D)Four Crops
Answer: Plantation Crops
- Q. Shyok is a tributary of ________
A)Chenab
B)Brahmaputra
C)Indus
D)Sutlej
Answer: Indus
- Q. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is
A)Fourth
B)Second
C)Third
D)Fifth
Answer: Fourth
- Q. Afforestation is the process of
A)Cutting of forest
B)Cleaning forests
C)Plantation
D)Collecting forest resources
Answer: Plantation
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