Geography World Geography

Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.

A
Finland
B
Switzerland
C
Canada
D
Sweden

Correct Answer

Finland

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
    A)The Himalayan Region
    B)The Equatorial Region
    C)The Tundra Region
    D)The Mediterranean Region
    Answer: The Tundra Region
  • Q. In which state, female literacy rate is the highest?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Maharashtra
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The place of origin of an earthquake is called
    A)Epicentre
    B)Seismographic zone
    C)Perimeter
    D)Seismic focus
    Answer: Seismic focus
  • Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
    A)Mars
    B)Jupiter
    C)Earth
    D)Venus
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
    A)Fine and settled weather
    B)Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
    C)Advent of a cyclone
    D)Fine and unsettled weather
    Answer: Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
  • Q. A layer in the Earth’s atmosphere called Ionosphere facilitates radio communication. Why? 1. The presence of ozone causes the reflection of radio waves to Earth. 2. Radio waves have a very long wavelength. Which of the statements given above is fare correct?
    A)Both 1and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
  • Q. Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the following islands?
    A)Middle Andaman
    B)North Andaman
    C)Little Andaman
    D)South Andaman
    Answer: South Andaman
  • Q. In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
    A)Perth : Rice and corn
    B)Cape Town : Wool and wine
    C)Adelaide : Wheat and wool
    D)San Francisco : Fruits and wine
    Answer: Perth : Rice and corn
  • Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to ________
    A)Landslides
    B)Cyclones
    C)Earthquakes
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Cyclones
  • Q. At which height, the gaseous surrounding has covered the Earth’s atmosphere?
    A)200km
    B)100km
    C)150km
    D)300km
    Answer: 300km
  • Q. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
    A)Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
    B)Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
    C)Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
    D)Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
    Answer: Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
  • Q. Cyclone is a system of wind blowing ________
    A)In a straight line from high to low pressure region
    B)Spirally outwards from a high pressure region
    C)Spirally towards low pressure region
    D)From Ball of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
    Answer: Spirally towards low pressure region
  • Q. Many Savanna regions are unable to support good crops because ________
    A)The climate is too hot for the crops to grow
    B)They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
    C)There are large number of animals in this region, which eat up the crops
    D)They have poor lateritic soil
    Answer: They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
  • Q. Aravalli ranges are an example of ________
    A)Residual mountains
    B)Straight mountains
    C)Block mountains
    D)Volcanic mountains
    Answer: Residual mountains
  • Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
    A)Tuber
    B)Legume
    C)Rice
    D)Potato
    Answer: Legume
  • Q. The International Date Line is
    A)90° east longitude
    B)180° longitude
    C)The equator
    D)0° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. Ocean currents rotate
    A)Clockwise in both the hemispheres
    B)Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
    C)Anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
    D)Anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
    Answer: Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  • Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
    A)Relative humidity is denoted in gram per cubic meter of air.
    B)Air capacity of vaporization reduces with the rise in the temperature of air.
    C)Atmospheric pressure reduces due to rise in temperature.
    D)Temperature decreases 10°C at every 165 height
    Answer: Atmospheric pressure reduces due to rise in temperature.
  • Q. The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
    A)Tibet
    B)Myanmar
    C)Pakistan
    D)China
    Answer: Tibet
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    A)Three
    B)One
    C)Two
    D)Four
    Answer: Four

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