More Questions on Geography

  • Q. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
    A)Punjab
    B)Orissa
    C)West Bengal
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a river’s lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
    A)1, 2 and 3 only
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4 only
    D)2 and 4 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
  • Q. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in ________
    A)The Deccan plateau
    B)The Shillong plateau
    C)The Siwaliks
    D)Southern India
    Answer: The Shillong plateau
  • Q. The instrument which measures the intensity of solar radiation is called:
    A)Solarimeter
    B)Barometer
    C)Energymeter
    D)Speedometer
    Answer: Solarimeter
  • Q. Snow is formed by the process of
    A)Sublimation
    B)Condensation
    C)Evaporation
    D)Evaporation and condensation
    Answer: Sublimation
  • Q. The salinity of the sea is maximum at the
    A)Baltic Sea
    B)Indian Ocean
    C)Red Sea
    D)Atlantic Ocean
    Answer: Red Sea
  • Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
    A)USA
    B)Britain
    C)Germany
    D)Indonesia
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. The only sanctuary where kasturi stag is found is
    A)Gir
    B)Kanha
    C)Dachigam
    D)Mudumalai
    Answer: Dachigam
  • Q. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
    A)Beas
    B)Ravi
    C)Tapti
    D)Don
    Answer: Beas
  • Q. What is the average salt content in a litre of seawater?
    A)35 gm.
    B)39 gm.
    C)37 gm.
    D)32 gm.
    Answer: 35 gm.
  • Q. Granite display standing quartzite zone because?
    A)They weathers quickly
    B)These rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion
    C)They do not decay easily
    D)These rocks do not destruct easily
    Answer: These rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion
  • Q. Which of the following manmade calamities is social calamity?
    A)Home Cremation
    B)Landslide
    C)Interpenetration of Salt Water
    D)Ozone Depletion
    Answer: Home Cremation
  • Q. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
    A)Bara Lacha La
    B)Khyber
    C)Bomdila
    D)Shipkila
    Answer: Khyber
  • Q. Beyond the ________ ,the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.
    A)Bhutan border
    B)Zoji La Pass
    C)Dihang gorge
    D)Nepal Border
    Answer: Dihang gorge
  • Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
    A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
    B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
    C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
    D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
    Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Q. What is the reason of degradation of climate of Maldives?
    A)Industrial pollution of air and water
    B)Continuous soil erosion
    C)High population density
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________
    A)July 4th
    B)June 21st
    C)January 3rd
    D)September 23rd
    Answer: July 4th
  • Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
    A)They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
    B)They are meteors
    C)They are the debris which got separated from a comet
    D)They are a kind of a star
    Answer: They are a kind of a star
  • Q. Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Godavari
    C)Krishna
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. The largest producer of diamond In India is:
    A)Maharastra
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Gujarat
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh

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