More Questions on Geography

  • 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. What is the main natural cause of disruption of road in hilly areas?
    A)Traffic
    B)Landslide
    C)Falling of Trees
    D)Road Construction
    Answer: Landslide
  • Q. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. could be ________
    A)Nagpur
    B)Tehran
    C)Singapore
    D)Moscow
    Answer: Singapore
  • Q. Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
    A)Ozone
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Oxygen
    D)Water Vapour
    Answer: Water Vapour
  • Q. The area of the Earth’s total surface is of the order of ________.
    A)400 million square kilometres
    B)510 million square kilometres
    C)450 million square kilometres
    D)350 million square kilometres
    Answer: 510 million square kilometres
  • Q. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
    A)Namika La Pass
    B)Karakoram Pass
    C)Zojila Pass
    D)Khybar Pass
    Answer: Khybar Pass
  • Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
    A)Black
    B)Red
    C)Laterite
    D)Alluvial
    Answer: Laterite
  • Q. Most of the people in the world live in lowland areas except those in ________
    A)Southern and South - eastern Asia
    B)Central and Western Africa
    C)Southern and South - eastern Europe
    D)Central America and North - western South America
    Answer: Central and Western Africa
  • Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
    A)German silver
    B)Brass
    C)Bronze
    D)Zinc
    Answer: Bronze
  • Q. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
    A)Krishna river
    B)Mahanadi river
    C)Damodar river
    D)Cauvery river
    Answer: Krishna river
  • Q. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
    A)Chile
    B)Alaska
    C)Argentina
    D)Tanzania
    Answer: Tanzania
  • Q. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
    A)Sutlej
    B)Ganga
    C)Yamuna
    D)Ravi
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. The highest annual precipitation occurs in ________
    A)Siberian Plains
    B)Canadian Shield
    C)Ganga basin
    D)Amazon basin
    Answer: Amazon basin
  • Q. Which of the following rocks is transformed into marble?
    A)Peat
    B)Granite
    C)Limestone
    D)Shale
    Answer: Limestone
  • Q. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ________
    A)40°N and 60°N
    B)5°N and 20°N
    C)20°N and 40°N
    D)20°S and 40°S
    Answer: 20°N and 40°N
  • Q. Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
    A)Sutlej
    B)Ganga
    C)Ravi
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. Project Tiger, one of the premier conservation efforts in the country was launched on:
    A)10 April, 1975
    B)10 June, 1975
    C)1 August, 1973
    D)1 April, 1973
    Answer: 1 April, 1973
  • Q. Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of
    A)Saturn
    B)Mercury
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Mercury
  • Q. The igneous rocks are formed due to ________
    A)Disintegration of magma
    B)Accumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea
    C)Granitisation
    D)Altering of metamorphic rocks
    Answer: Granitisation
  • Q. To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong?
    A)Mongoloids
    B)Proto-Australoids
    C)Negritos
    D)Brachycephals
    Answer: Proto-Australoids

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