More Questions on Geography
- Q. “The Dowlaiswaram Anicut” is an important canal system in the
A)Ganga Delta
B)Godavari Delta
C)Krishna Delta
D)Cauvery Delta
Answer: Godavari Delta
- Q. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
A)boundary between India and Tibet
B)Shimla as a tourist spot
C)Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
D)None of the above
Answer: boundary between India and Tibet
- Q. Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
A)Orographic
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)All of these
Answer: Orographic
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Vale of Kashmir” ?
A)It is drained by the river Jhelum
B)It is a synclinal valley
C)It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
D)Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.
Answer: It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
- Q. Horizontal transfer of heat is known as
A)Conduction
B)Advection
C)Convection
D)Elliptical line
Answer: Advection
- Q. “Golan Heights” belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and B are ________
A)Syria and Israel
B)Tibet and China
C)Russia and Japan
D)Iran and Iraq
Answer: Syria and Israel
- Q. Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in ________
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. One degree of the circumference of the earth measures(approx.) ________
A)151 km
B)100 km
C)111 km
D)175 km
Answer: 111 km
- Q. Pakistan is bordered by
A)Afghanistan, CIS, India and China
B)Afghanistan, Iraq, India and China
C)Afghanistan, Iran and India
D)Afghanistan, Turkey, India and China
Answer: Afghanistan, Iran and India
- Q. Hampi is in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were
A)Famine years
B)Leap years
C)Not leap years
D)Years of natural calamities
Answer: Not leap years
- Q. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
A)Kolkata
B)Srinagar
C)Mumbai
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Srinagar
- Q. Which of the following separates Asia and Africa?
A)Nile River
B)Panama Canal
C)Suez Canal
D)Buckingham River
Answer: Suez Canal
- Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
A)1965
B)1954
C)1964
D)1966
Answer: 1966
- Q. Which of the following are included in the World-Heritage List of UNESCO? : 1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai 3. Mamallapuram 4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A)Silicon
B)Oxygen
C)Sulphur
D)Carbon
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
A)8
B)3
C)4
D)5
Answer: 5
- 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. Caucasian people account for ________ per cent of world population.
A)29
B)33
C)39
D)43
Answer: 33
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