More Questions on Geography
- Q. The middle zone of the earth with a thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as:
A)Pyrosphere
B)Rosphere
C)Osophere
D)Cyrosphere
Answer: Pyrosphere
- Q. Albedo is defined as ________
A)Celestial bodies in earth's atmosphere which add to the greenhouse effect
B)UV radiations sent out by the SUN
C)A substance contained in the upper atmospheric layers of the earth, which is responsible for the reflection of/a part of solar radiations
D)The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
Answer: The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
- Q. The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________
A)Indravati
B)Cauvery
C)Subernarekha
D)None of these
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Majuli, the World’s largest river Island is located in which state?
A)Tripura
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Mizoram
Answer: Assam
- Q. The capacity of rock to allow water to pass through it is called
A)Porosity
B)Hardness
C)Jointing
D)Permeability
Answer: Permeability
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Folding is the result of
A)Orogenetic force
B)Epeirogenetic force
C)Coriolis force
D)Exogenetic force
Answer: Orogenetic force
- Q. How are the caves of the world’s greatest fold mountains formed?
A)Horizontal movement
B)Regular movement
C)Vertical movement
D)Compressional movement
Answer: Compressional movement
- Q. Green Revolution is related to which Crop
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Wheat
D)Sugercane
Answer: Wheat
- Q. Which of the following city is located on the banks of river Potomac?
A)Islamabad
B)Berlin
C)Madrid
D)Washington D.C.
Answer: Washington D.C.
- Q. Which of the following group of people changes their house types according to seasons?
A)Kirghiz
B)Pygmies
C)Bantus
D)Eskimos
Answer: Kirghiz
- Q. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
A)Melbourne
B)Chennai
C)Madrid
D)Moscow
Answer: Melbourne
- Q. The highest percentage decadal growth rate of population as per 2011 Census was registered by:
A)Haryana
B)Maharastra
C)Punjab
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Meghalaya
- Q. Contours are lines showing
A)Places on earth at the same altitude
B)Places on earth of equal rainfall
C)Places of same temperature
D)None of these
Answer: Places on earth at the same altitude
- Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
A)Geyser
B)Hot spring
C)Extinct volcano
D)Oak tree
Answer: Geyser
- Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
A)Metamorphic
B)Granite
C)Igneous
D)Sedimentary
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. Which vegetation is called natural cattle country ?
A)Selva
B)Savanna
C)Downs
D)Prairies
Answer: Downs
- Q. Which one among the following states is smallest in area?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Gujarat
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
B)The amount of moisture they carry
C)The nearness to the sea
D)The direction in which they blow
Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
- Q. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
A)Chota Nagpur Plateau
B)Malwa Plateau
C)Deccan Plateau
D)None of Above
Answer: Malwa Plateau
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