More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?
    A)Rill
    B)Splash
    C)Sheet
    D)Gully
    Answer: Gully
  • Q. A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with
    A)Wind mills
    B)Geothermal power
    C)Tidal power
    D)Biomass power
    Answer: Biomass power
  • Q. A pass in Himachal Pradesh is
    A)Nathula
    B)Shipkila
    C)Zoji la
    D)Jelep la
    Answer: Shipkila
  • Q. Rail coach factory is located in:
    A)Varanasi
    B)Durgapur
    C)Vizag
    D)Kapurthala (Punjab)
    Answer: Kapurthala (Punjab)
  • Q. Where are Rain forests found?
    A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
    B)Central India
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
    Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
  • Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
    A)Oxygen in fixed form
    B)Free oxygen
    C)No oxygen
    D)Oxygen bound to carbon
    Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
  • Q. Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content: 1. Haemetite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
  • Q. To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears ________
    A)Black
    B)White
    C)Blue
    D)Red
    Answer: Black
  • Q. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
    A)Constant
    B)Decrease in
    C)Increase in
    D)Both increase and decrease in
    Answer: Increase in
  • Q. What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
    A)1
    B)2
    C)7
    D)15
    Answer: 2
  • Q. The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
    A)Levee
    B)Meander
    C)Water fall
    D)Alluvial fan
    Answer: Alluvial fan
  • Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
    A)Water needs more energy to get warm
    B)Water is liquid
    C)Landmasses are solid
    D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
    Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
  • Q. The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?
    A)Himgiri
    B)Himachal
    C)Purvanchal
    D)Hindu Kush
    Answer: Purvanchal
  • Q. Deliquescence rises in
    A)Cold, Dry and Still Condition
    B)Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
    C)Cold, Moist and Airy Condition
    D)Warm, Dry and Airy Condition
    Answer: Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
  • Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
    A)F. Hoyle
    B)James Jeans
    C)H. Alfven
    D)O. Schmidt
    Answer: O. Schmidt
  • Q. Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to
    A)Control the level of water
    B)Collect taxes
    C)Ensure safety
    D)Load or unload freight
    Answer: Control the level of water
  • Q. Westerlies in southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in northern hemisphere. Why? 1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere. 2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is fare correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the
    A)Sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
    B)Soil is porous
    C)Level of underground water is high
    D)Regions is densely populated
    Answer: Sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
  • Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
    A)Deep
    B)U-Shaped
    C)V-Shaped
    D)Not so deep
    Answer: U-Shaped
  • Q. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________
    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)Black Sea
    D)Red Sea
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea

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