More Questions on Geography
- Q. The water content in the atmosphere ________
A)Decreases as temperature increases
B)Is independent of temperature
C)Increases as temperature increases
D)Either increases or decreases with temperature increase
Answer: Decreases as temperature increases
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. The mass of Jupiter is almost
A)Hundred of the mass of the Sun
B)Tenth of the mass of the Sun
C)One Thousandth of the mass of the Sun
D)Half of the mass of the Sun
Answer: One Thousandth of the mass of the Sun
- Q. The topography of plateau is best for
A)Mining
B)Farming
C)Forestry
D)Hydropower generation
Answer: Mining
- Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A)92°30’ W
B)20°30’ W
C)82°30' E
D)92°30' E
Answer: 92°30' E
- Q. On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is India’s north station?
A)Himadri
B)Dakshin Gangotri
C)Maitri
D)None of These
Answer: Himadri
- Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
A)3° per day
B)1° per day
C)2° per day
D)5° per day
Answer: 1° per day
- Q. In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks ________
A)Fourth
B)Second
C)Third
D)Fifth
Answer: Fourth
- Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
A)Pantograph
B)Planimeter
C)Ideograph
D)Opisometer
Answer: Planimeter
- Q. Which of the following are the ideal conditions for the phenomenon of temperature inversion to occur? I. Long nights II. Cloudy sky III. Calm and stable air IV. Dry air
A)II, III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage
A)Between North and South America
B)Round the stormy Cape Horn
C)Round the Cape of Good Hope
D)In the stormy Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Round the stormy Cape Horn
- Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)2, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Moraine is
A)A salt water lake in Arabia
B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
- Q. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
A)1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
B)0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
C)1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
D)Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
Answer: Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
- Q. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
A)North-east monsoons
B)South-west monsoons
C)Retreating monsoons
D)Westerly disturbances
Answer: Westerly disturbances
- Q. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
A)Maize
B)Cotton
C)Mustard
D)Rice
Answer: Mustard
- Q. Consider the following countries: 1. Algeria 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?
A)Assam Himalaya
B)Himadri
C)Sahyadri
D)Shivalik
Answer: Himadri
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