More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south?
A)Kandla - Haldia - Kochi - Paradeep
B)Haldia - Kandla - Paradeep - Kochi
C)Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi
D)Kochi - Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep
Answer: Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi
- Q. In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in
A)Igloos
B)Grass Huts
C)Trees
D)Tents
Answer: Igloos
- Q. The highest navigable lake in the world is
A)Superior
B)Huron
C)Titicaca
D)Tanganyika
Answer: Titicaca
- Q. The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are
A)Migrations
B)Births
C)Deaths
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
A)Equinox
B)Zenith
C)Solstice
D)Noontime
Answer: Solstice
- 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. Which of the following statements is true?
A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
- Q. The pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
A)fold mountains
B)old mountains
C)young mountains
D)block mountains
Answer: old mountains
- Q. Bangkok lies on river
A)Karnaphuli
B)Kizil
C)Spree
D)Maenam
Answer: Maenam
- Q. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________
A)Palk Strait
B)Bering Strait
C)Dover Strait
D)Vermosa Strait
Answer: Palk Strait
- Q. Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
A)The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
B)The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
C)The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
D)None of these
Answer: The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
- Q. The part of India receives maximum insolation.
A)Western
B)Northern
C)Eastern
D)Southern
Answer: Southern
- Q. At which height, the gaseous surrounding has covered the Earth’s atmosphere?
A)200km
B)100km
C)150km
D)300km
Answer: 300km
- Q. Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Geological Survey of India
B)Geographical Survey of India
C)Survey of India
D)Archaeological Survey of India
Answer: Geographical Survey of India
- Q. The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
A)Mid oceanic Rift Valley Zone
B)Mediterranean Zone
C)Circum Pacific Belt
D)African Rift Valley Zone
Answer: Circum Pacific Belt
- Q. Rain shadows are associated with
A)Cyclonic rainfall
B)Convectional rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Orographic cyolonic rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. 1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora. 2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
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