More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
    A)Glacier
    B)Rivers
    C)Wind
    D)Wave
    Answer: Glacier
  • Q. An aeroplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?
    A)50° N Lat., 30° W Long
    B)30° N Lat., 50° W Long
    C)30° S Lat., 130° W Long
    D)30° N Lat., 130°W Long
    Answer: 30° S Lat., 130° W Long
  • Q. If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ?
    A)NH 8, NH 3, NH 11
    B)NH 2, NH 11, NH 12
    C)NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
    D)NH 2, NH 25, NH 11
    Answer: NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
  • Q. A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an
    A)Oxbow lake
    B)Meander
    C)Alluvial fan
    D)Levee
    Answer: Alluvial fan
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the non-conventional sources of energy in India?
    A)Thermal Energy
    B)Solar Energy
    C)Geo-Thermal Energy
    D)Tidal Power
    Answer: Thermal Energy
  • Q. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
    A)50
    B)48
    C)84
    D)60
    Answer: 84
  • Q. If one watches a distant ship coming towards the shore through a telescope one first sees
    A)Its mast
    B)Its hull
    C)Its funnel
    D)The ship
    Answer: Its mast
  • Q. The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Tropical location
    C)Nearness to sea
    D)Himalayas
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. The mean radius of the earth is approximately ________
    A)9600 km
    B)3200 km
    C)6400 km
    D)12800 km
    Answer: 6400 km
  • Q. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
    A)It is heated by the Earth's surface
    B)It is closest to the Sun
    C)There are charged particles in it
    D)Heat is generated in it
    Answer: It is heated by the Earth's surface
  • Q. The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________
    A)In the Indian Ocean
    B)In the Pacific Ocean
    C)In the Atlantic Ocean
    D)In the Mediterranean Sea
    Answer: In the Indian Ocean
  • Q. ________ is a land locked country.
    A)Nepal
    B)Bangladesh
    C)Myanmar
    D)Sri Lanka
    Answer: Nepal
  • Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
    A)II and V
    B)I and II
    C)I, III and IV
    D)II, III and V
    Answer: II and V
  • Q. Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East?
    A)Salt Lake City - San Francisco - Boston - Pittsburgh
    B)Salt Lake City - Pittsburgh - San Francisco - Boston
    C)San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
    D)San Pittsburgh - Salt Lake City - Boston
    Answer: San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
  • Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
    A)Deep
    B)U-Shaped
    C)V-Shaped
    D)Not so deep
    Answer: U-Shaped
  • Q. The Ocean currents transfer heat from ________
    A)The surface of the sea to greater depths
    B)One sea or ocean to another
    C)One coast to another
    D)Lower to higher latitudes
    Answer: Lower to higher latitudes
  • 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. The World’s biggest concrete structure “Three Gorges Dam” is located in which of the following countries?
    A)Malaysia
    B)China
    C)Taiwan
    D)Thailand
    Answer: China
  • Q. One will not have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
    A)Port Said
    B)Alexandria
    C)Suez
    D)Benghazi
    Answer: Suez
  • Q. Which one of the following statements in not correct?
    A)India is the largest producer of silk in world
    B)India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
    C)India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world
    D)India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
    Answer: India is the largest producer of silk in world

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