More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
A)Sutlej
B)Ganga
C)Yamuna
D)Ravi
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
A)Sundarban in West Bengal
B)Nandankanan in Orissa
C)Kaziranga in Assam
D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
- Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A)Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
B)Canary current - Mediterranean Sea
C)Falkland current - Arabian Sea
D)Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to igneous rocks? I. They are formed inside the earth, under great pressure II. They do not occur in layer III. They are mostly crystalline in nature IV. They contain fossils
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)I and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The source of Kaveri River lies in –
A)Gavaligarh
B)Sahyadri
C)Brahmagiri hills
D)Amarkantak
Answer: Brahmagiri hills
- Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
A)Itanagar
B)Kohima
C)Jorhat
D)Dibrugarh
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. The Growth rate of population means
A)No. of births per thousand persons
B)Difference between the growth of male and female
C)Difference between the population of urban and rural areas
D)Difference between birth rate and death rate
Answer: Difference between birth rate and death rate
- Q. The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in ________
A)The Rann of Kachch
B)Sunderbans
C)Assam forests
D)Cauvery delta
Answer: The Rann of Kachch
- Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. World’s principal producer of silver is
A)The USA
B)India
C)Mexico
D)Canada
Answer: Mexico
- Q. The biggest lake in India is ________
A)Wular Lake
B)Dal Lake
C)Chilka Lake
D)Sambhar Lake
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass?
A)West Bengal
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Nearly 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere lies within 30 km of the Earth’s surface. 2. The proportion of ozone in the atmosphere increases to a maximum at about 60 km from Earth’s surface. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Liverpool Hull, Bristol and Southampton are ports in
A)Africa
B)America
C)Europe
D)England
Answer: England
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. Nappe is a kind of
A)Erosional plain
B)Fluvial feature
C)Folded structure
D)Deltaregion
Answer: Folded structure
- Q. Infant mortality rate is ________
A)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population
B)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
C)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population
D)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population
Answer: Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
- Q. The river Mahaweli flows through
A)Sri Lanka
B)India
C)Bangladesh
D)Pakistan
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
A)Snowfall in Shimla
B)The difference in their altitudes
C)Their distance from sea
D)Pollution in Amritsar
Answer: The difference in their altitudes
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)Only 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
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