More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
A)Uttarkashi
B)Fatehpur
C)Bhagalpur
D)Kanpur
Answer: Uttarkashi
- Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha?
A)Nagpur
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Pune
Answer: Pune
- Q. The Standard Meridian of India is
A)90.5 E longitude
B)75.5 E longitude
C)82.5 E longitude
D)0 E longitude
Answer: 82.5 E longitude
- Q. Sun Temple is situated in the state of
A)Odisha
B)Rajasthan
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Odisha
- Q. In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Meghalaya
D)Mizoram
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. The amount of dew is measured by
A)Anemometer
B)Pluviometer
C)Drosometer
D)Hygrometer
Answer: Drosometer
- Q. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called ________
A)Jet stream
B)A cyclone
C)An anticyclone
D)A tsunami
Answer: Jet stream
- Q. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?
A)Ireland
B)Finland
C)Iceland
D)Norway
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Lakes formed due to marine deposits are
A)Ox-bow lakes
B)Crater lakes
C)Cirque lakes
D)Lagoons
Answer: Lagoons
- Q. Which of these statements are correct with reference to tornadoes? 1. Tornadoes are smaller and more intense than hurricanes. 2. Tornadoes are most abundant along the eastern coast of India. 3. The average tornado lasts for less than one hour. 4. Tornadoes are most common in the afternoons in the early summer.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
A)Uttarakhand
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of
A)Bauxite
B)Lead
C)Zinc
D)Copper
Answer: Bauxite
- Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
A)Brazilian current
B)Irminger current
C)Labrador current
D)Canarie current
Answer: Brazilian current
- Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
A)Red soil
B)Desert soil
C)Laterite soil
D)Regur soil
Answer: Regur soil
- Q. Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched? 1. Mountain stage : waterfalls 2. Plain stage : oxbow lake 3. Plain stage : delta 4. Mountain stage : deposition
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)None
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
A)Bering
B)Bosporus
C)Gibraltar
D)Dover
Answer: Gibraltar
- Q. Merino sheep rearing is the predominant pastoral activity in ________
A)Denmark
B)Australia
C)Argentina
D)Sweden
Answer: Australia
- Q. Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting hydroelectricity because of the presence of
A)Great rivers
B)Lakes
C)Steep slopes
D)Waterfalls
Answer: Lakes
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