More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
    A)Apigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Apihelion
    D)Perigee
    Answer: Perihelion
  • Q. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
    A)The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
    B)A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
    C)The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
    D)The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
  • Q. What is the name of India’s permanent research station in southern hemisphere Antarctica
    A)Dakshin Chitra
    B)Dakshin Bharat
    C)Dakshin Niwas
    D)Dakshin Gangotri
    Answer: Dakshin Gangotri
  • Q. Which of the following is a low-density area? I. Equatorial forest II. Tropical deserts III. Eastern Asia IV. North-eastern America
    A)II and III
    B)I, II and IV
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases ________
    A)If there is high temperature during the time of ripening
    B)If frost occurs during the process of ripening
    C)If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
    D)If there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
    Answer: If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
  • Q. Comets moves around the
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called ________
    A)Barkhans
    B)Cirque
    C)Bajada
    D)Mesa
    Answer: Barkhans
  • Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
    A)90° eastern longitude
    B)Equator
    C)0° longitude
    D)180° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. The river Damodar ends in
    A)The Bay of Bengal
    B)River Ganga
    C)River Hugli
    D)Salt Lake
    Answer: River Hugli
  • Q. Which one of the following is igneous rock?
    A)Marble
    B)Limestone
    C)Granite
    D)Slate
    Answer: Granite
  • Q. The distance between Earth and Sun is maximum on?
    A)22 December
    B)21 June
    C)3 January
    D)4 July
    Answer: 4 July
  • Q. The second highest peak in the world is ________
    A)Nandadevi
    B)Kanchenjunga
    C)K-2 (Godwin Austin)
    D)Lhotse
    Answer: K-2 (Godwin Austin)
  • Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the
    A)Veldt
    B)Downs
    C)Steppes
    D)Prairies
    Answer: Downs
  • Q. The sunspots cause ________
    A)Polar auroras
    B)Aurora borealis and aurora australis
    C)Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Lines Joining places having equal height are
    A)Isohalines
    B)Contours
    C)Isobars
    D)Isohyet
    Answer: Contours
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain?
    A)It led to agricultural shortage and famines
    B)It raised the prices of raw materials
    C)It brought enormous profits to unscrupulous businessman
    D)It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
    Answer: It led to agricultural shortage and famines
  • Q. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
    A)Gujarat and Maharashtra
    B)West Bengal and Assam
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)Kerala and Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala and Karnataka
  • Q. The advantage of micro-hydel projects is that they
    A)Save water
    B)Make use of water of the perennial hill streams and irrigation canals
    C)Prevent flash floods
    D)Involve less cost
    Answer: Involve less cost
  • Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
    A)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
    B)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
    C)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    D)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    Answer: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai

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