More Questions on Geography
- Q. Global warming is expected to result in
A)Change in coastal line
B)Increase in sea level
C)Change in crop pattern
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Northern part of Australia is typified by which one of the following?
A)Temperate climate
B)Equatorial climate
C)Mediterranean climate
D)Monsoon climate
Answer: Monsoon climate
- Q. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
A)Hydration
B)Crystallization
C)Exfoliation
D)Carbonation
Answer: Crystallization
- Q. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from south-west monsoon than the east coast?
A)The east coast is broader than the west coast
B)Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
C)The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
D)The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
Answer: The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
- Q. The southernmost point of India is located in ________
A)Little Andaman
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Great Nicobar
Answer: Great Nicobar
- Q. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in ________
A)Coastal Region
B)Plateau region
C)Deep sea plains
D)Folded and faulted region
Answer: Folded and faulted region
- Q. There is no Scheduled Tribe population in
A)Punjab
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab
- Q. What is the difference between asteroids and comets? 1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Through which one of the following Indian states the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?
A)Gujarat
B)Manipur
C)Tripura
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?
A)The western coasts of South America
B)South Africa
C)East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
D)Russia and Northern Europe
Answer: Russia and Northern Europe
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
- Q. The largest solar power plant in India is located at
A)Madhapur
B)Nagercoil
C)Jaisalmer
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?
A)The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
B)The Indus traverses a shorter distance than the Ganga
C)The Indus is not as broad as the Ganga
D)None of the above
Answer: The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
- 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 the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
A)Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
B)When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
C)The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
D)It has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
Answer: The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
- Q. Sandstone is which type of rock?
A)Metamorphic Rock
B)Calcwaterous Rock
C)Igneous Rock
D)Sedimentary Rock
Answer: Sedimentary Rock
- Q. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the
A)Malwa Plateau
B)Himalayas
C)Shiwalik Range
D)Himachal Range
Answer: Malwa Plateau
- Q. The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on ________
A)Its longitude
B)Its climate
C)Its latitude
D)Both (a)and (b)
Answer: Both (a)and (b)
- Q. If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ?
A)NH 8, NH 3, NH 11
B)NH 2, NH 11, NH 12
C)NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
D)NH 2, NH 25, NH 11
Answer: NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called
A)Rockdam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace Farming
Answer: Rockdam
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