More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?
A)Tuticorin
B)Neyveli
C)Ennore
D)Mettur
Answer: Mettur
- Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
A)84.5ºE
B)86.5ºE
C)85.5ºE
D)82.5ºE
Answer: 82.5ºE
- Q. The smallest Union Territory of India (area wise) is
A)Daman and Diu
B)Lakshadweep
C)Puducherry
D)Dadar and Nagar Haveli
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Q. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator
A)Is equal to that at the poles
B)Is less than that at the poles
C)Is greater than that at the poles
D)Does not depend on the Earth centripetal acceleration
Answer: Is less than that at the poles
- Q. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
A)Japan
B)U.S. A.
C)China
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. Which of the following is called ‘Herring Pond’?
A)Dead Sea
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Black Sea
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received by ________
A)The areas of high latitudes
B)The coastal areas in the warm temperate zone
C)The eastern parts of the temperate lands
D)The areas of equatorial regions
Answer: The areas of high latitudes
- Q. Namdhapa National Park is in
A)Tripura
B)Mizoram
C)Manipur
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. India has an endless growing season because
A)Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
B)It experiences the monsoonal type of climate
C)The distribution of rainfall is uneven
D)Its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Answer: Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
- Q. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
A)Flood Plain
B)Delta
C)Levee
D)Dune
Answer: Levee
- Q. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth’s surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called
A)Cyclone
B)Hot spring
C)Geyser
D)Volcano
Answer: Geyser
- Q. Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing
A)Sugarcane and beet
B)Wheat and barley
C)Tea and coffee
D)Orange and lemons
Answer: Orange and lemons
- Q. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?
A)Jupiter
B)Venus
C)Mars
D)Saturn
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? I. The major temperature contrasts on earth’s surface are between land masses and oceans II. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface III. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator IV. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter
A)I and II
B)I, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)II and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
A)Elusive
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Convectional
- Q. The source of the Brahmaputra is
A)Somewhere near Tibet
B)Pindari glacier
C)A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
D)Punjab
Answer: A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
- Q. Which of the following state is considered as the traditional area for tank irrigation in India?
A)Assam
B)Gujarat
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Orissa
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
A)Manmohan Singh
B)P V Narasimha Rao
C)I K Gujral
D)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Q. Ozone layer is present in
A)Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. The world’s largest river is
A)Mississippi
B)Amazon
C)Nile
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Amazon
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