More Questions on Geography
- Q. The first protocol to ban the emissions of choloro fluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
A)Geneva
B)Montreal
C)Osaka
D)Florida
Answer: Montreal
- Q. The surface temperature of the Sun is measured
A)18000°C
B)6000°C
C)12000°C
D)24000°C
Answer: 6000°C
- Q. Which of the following is/are the chief Characteristics of commercial grain farming of the middle latitude grasslands? 1. The size of farms are generally large. 2. Cultivation is highly mechanized. 3. It is a type of extensive farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 only
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?
A)Chennai
B)Kolkata
C)Mumbai
D)Cochin
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
D)Open cast mines
Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
- Q. “Dark Continent” is
A)Australia
B)Africa
C)South America
D)Asia
Answer: Africa
- Q. What does the 17th parallel separate?
A)South and North Vietnam
B)South and North America
C)North and South Korea
D)South and North Yemen
Answer: South and North Vietnam
- Q. The world’s major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is
A)The coastal region of Norway
B)The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
C)The Dogger Bank in the North Sea
D)Fisheries off the coast of Peru
Answer: The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
- Q. The modern iron and steel industry in India had its beginning in 1870 when Bengal Iron Works Company was established in:
A)Cossipore
B)Kulti
C)Visnupur
D)None of Above
Answer: Kulti
- Q. The melting down of glacier is normal event regarding the rising sea level. Most of the glaciers are found in
A)Himalaya
B)Green Land
C)South Pole
D)North Pole
Answer: South Pole
- Q. Indian state known as garden spice is:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)West Bengal
D)Sikkim
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following is the longest Railway Tunnel?
A)Cascade (U.S.A.)
B)St. Gothard (Switzerland
C)East Finchley (London)
D)Tanna (Japan)
Answer: Tanna (Japan)
- Q. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A)Krishna
B)Cauvery
C)Tungabhadra
D)Godavari
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Mild and rainy winters, warm and dry summers are the characteristic features of ________
A)Tropical Grasslands
B)Monsoon Region
C)Mediterranean Region
D)Temperate Grasslands
Answer: Mediterranean Region
- Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
B)India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
C)Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
D)India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Answer: Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
- Q. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________
A)India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity
B)India is a busy centre situated between the two places
C)It provides the shortest route
D)None of these
Answer: India is a busy centre situated between the two places
- Q. What is the main cause of Tsunami?
A)Earthquake on Sea Surface
B)Volcano
C)Cyclone
D)Gravitation of Moon
Answer: Earthquake on Sea Surface
- Q. Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content?
A)Lignite, Peat, Bituminous, Anthracite
B)Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
C)Peat, Bituminous, Lignite, Anthracite
D)Peat, Anthracite, Lignite, Bituminous
Answer: Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
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