More Questions on Geography
- Q. The headland in sea is called
A)Isthmus
B)Strait
C)Peninsula
D)Island
Answer: Peninsula
- Q. The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean gives rise to
A)Fog
B)Frost
C)Rain
D)Cloud-burst
Answer: Fog
- Q. Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
A)Suez Canal is older
B)Suez Canal has no locks
C)Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
D)Panama Canal has limited capacity
Answer: Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
- Q. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged ________
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Folded mountains
D)Dome mountains
Answer: Volcanic mountains
- Q. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave?
A)It travels with faster speed through solids but slowly through liquids
B)It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
C)It is analogous to sound waves
D)All the above three
Answer: All the above three
- Q. Which one of the following countries is land locked?
A)Suriname
B)Bolivia
C)Peru
D)Uruguay
Answer: Bolivia
- Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
A)Jadugoda
B)Kolar
C)Raniganj
D)Veeranam
Answer: Kolar
- Q. Doldrums is/are
A)The north-east and south-east winds
B)Mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
C)Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
D)Planetary winds
Answer: Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
- Q. A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on ________
A)The same day at 7:30 AM
B)Tuesday at 8.35 PM
C)The same day at 7.30 PM
D)The same day at 10:00AM
Answer: The same day at 10:00AM
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
A)Snowfall in Shimla
B)The difference in their altitudes
C)Their distance from sea
D)Pollution in Amritsar
Answer: The difference in their altitudes
- Q. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamunanagu 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. There is a project in India which is similar to T.V.A. (Tenacy Valley Authority) of USA,it is
A)Damodar Valley Project
B)Ramganga Multi Purpose Project
C)Idukki Project
D)Mahanadi Delta Project
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. The dispute over Siachen Glacier is between
A)India and Pakistan
B)India and China
C)India and Afghanistan
D)India and Nepal
Answer: India and Pakistan
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France. 2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. 3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 only
D)1 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
A)Volcanic eruption
B)Denudation
C)Deposition
D)Conduction
Answer: Conduction
- Q. The number of women per thousand men is called
A)Relative density
B)Men-women ratio
C)Sex ratio
D)Manage ratio
Answer: Sex ratio
- Q. The Rift Valley is created
A)Erosion of synclinal basin
B)Between two anticlines
C)Between two rifts
D)Due to volcanic eruption
Answer: Between two rifts
- Q. The average salinity of the sea water is ________ parts per thousand.
A)50
B)25
C)35
D)60
Answer: 35
- Q. In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies?
A)South-western
B)North-western
C)North-eastern
D)South-eastern
Answer: North-western
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