More Questions on Geography
- Q. One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________
A)Port Said
B)Alexandria
C)Suez
D)Benghazi
Answer: Suez
- Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges. Among them which is the oldest range?
A)The Great Himalayan Range
B)The Shiwalik Range
C)The Lesser Himalayas
D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
- Q. Botswana was formerly known as
A)Barbados
B)Bachuanaland
C)Bahamas
D)Cameroon
Answer: Bachuanaland
- Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
A)Philippines
B)Hawaii
C)India
D)West Indies
Answer: Philippines
- Q. Diamond mines are found in
A)Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
B)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
C)Mysore, Karnataka
D)Ajmer, Rajasthan
Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
A)1948
B)1953
C)1950
D)1947
Answer: 1953
- Q. Correct pair of the state and its capital is
A)Uttarakhand - Nainital
B)Nagaland - Shillong
C)Jharkhand - Ranchi
D)Chattisgarh - Bilaspur
Answer: Jharkhand - Ranchi
- Q. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Assam
C)Gujarat
D)Karnataka
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Willandra Lakes Region a UNESCO Heritage site is located in:
A)The UK
B)The USA
C)Australia
D)Germany
Answer: Australia
- Q. Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The country worst affected by cyclones and accompanying floods is ________.
A)Pakistan
B)Indonesia
C)Sri Lanka
D)Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Troposphere varies in its thickness between equator and poles. 2. Stratosphere does not experience Normal Lapse Rate. 3. Ozone layer occurs in the Mesosphere. 4. Ionosphere lies between Stratosphere and Mesosphere Which of these statements are correct?
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The Richter scale on which intensity/magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in:
A)1935
B)1933
C)1932
D)1939
Answer: 1935
- Q. Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of
A)Bauxite
B)Lead
C)Zinc
D)Copper
Answer: Bauxite
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in ________
A)U.K.
B)Egypt
C)India
D)Mexico
Answer: India
- Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Sahara
B)Gobi
C)Kalahari
D)Thar
Answer: Kalahari
- Q. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in ________
A)Bay of Bengal
B)Indian Ocean
C)Arabian Sea
D)None of these
Answer: Arabian Sea
- Q. Which of the following features are formed by the river in its upper course? 1. Gorge 2. Canyon 3. Meander
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
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