More Questions on Geography
- Q. Gypsum is found in
A)Assam
B)Rajasthan
C)Odisha
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15° and 30° north and south latitudes
B)Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
C)Mediterranean regions receive rainfall in winter from cyclones
D)Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year
Answer: Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
- Q. The Scented Isle’ in the Mediterranean Sea is
A)Sicily
B)Sardinia
C)Corsica
D)Crete
Answer: Corsica
- Q. The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to North-South trend is
A)Namcha Barwa
B)Saramati
C)Shillong
D)Karbi
Answer: Namcha Barwa
- Q. One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?
A)Jupiter and Sun
B)Earth and Sun
C)Earth and Moon
D)Pluto and Sun
Answer: Earth and Sun
- Q. The Mountain system of Alps, Carpathians, Transylvanian, Balkans are located in:
A)Europe
B)South America
C)New Zealand
D)North America
Answer: Europe
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Norwesters” of Bengal?
A)It is a kind of thunderstorm
B)It is caused due to strong surface heating
C)It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. Which group of following states shares the boundary with Nagaland?
A)Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya
C)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
- Q. The first nuclear reactor of India is named
A)Kamini
B)Urvashi
C)Apsara
D)Rohini
Answer: Apsara
- Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
A)Visakhapatnam
B)Bengaluru
C)Mumbai
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. The rains along the western coast of India are ________
A)Orographic
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Monsoonal
Answer: Orographic
- Q. Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?
A)Glacier
B)Flowing Water
C)Wind
D)None Of These
Answer: Flowing Water
- Q. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
A)Luni
B)Sabarmati
C)Mahi
D)Nannada
Answer: Sabarmati
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- Q. Which states is the biggest producer of cashewnut?
A)Kerala
B)Mharashtra
C)Assam
D)Punjab
Answer: Mharashtra
- Q. Which State in India is known as the ‘Granary of India’?
A)Punjab
B)Haryana
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Kerala
Answer: Punjab
- 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
- Q. The coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have to face which of the following natural calamity?
A)Landslide
B)Cyclone
C)Earthquake
D)Tornado
Answer: Cyclone
- Q. Which of the following is/are wrongly matched? I. Bushman – Kalahari Desert II. Masai – North America III. Bindibus – Australia IV. Kirghiz – Asian Steppes
A)III
B)I
C)II
D)III and IV
Answer: II
- Q. Which planet is called watery planet?
A)Mars
B)Venus
C)Earth
D)Mercury
Answer: Earth
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