More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following physiographic features of India is ‘geologically the oldest’?
A)The Peninsular Plateau
B)Himalayan Mountain Chain
C)Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
D)The Coastal Plains
Answer: The Peninsular Plateau
- Q. The rains along the western coast of India are ________
A)Orographic
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Monsoonal
Answer: Orographic
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
A)Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
B)Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis - Anaimalai Hills
C)Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Nallamalai Hills
D)Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills - Nallamalai Hills
Answer: Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
- Q. Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?
A)Japan Sea
B)Arctic Sea
C)Hudson Bay
D)Okhotsk Sea
Answer: Japan Sea
- Q. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
A)Block mountains
B)Fold mountains
C)Volcanic mountains
D)None of these
Answer: Fold mountains
- Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
- Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ________
A)The Great Himalayan Range
B)The Siwalik Range
C)The Lesser Himalayas
D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
- Q. What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?
A)Winter Solstice
B)Autumnal Equinox
C)Astronomical Equinox
D)Spring Equinox
Answer: Autumnal Equinox
- Q. Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
A)Madurai
B)Panchmarhi
C)Ootacamund
D)Araku Valley
Answer: Ootacamund
- Q. Zebras inhabit ________
A)Equatorial regions
B)Coniferous forest regions
C)Downs
D)Savanna lands
Answer: Savanna lands
- Q. Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called ________
A)Canyons
B)Gorges
C)Wadi
D)Barchans
Answer: Wadi
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. The main area of production of icebergs is found in .
A)The North Coast of Siberia
B)The West Coast of Greenland
C)The East Coast of Japan
D)The West Coast of Africa
Answer: The West Coast of Greenland
- Q. In which country will you find the river Po?
A)Sri Lanka
B)China
C)Italy
D)Zambia
Answer: Italy
- Q. The “cradles of civilization” have been
A)Plateaux
B)Valleys
C)Plains
D)Hills
Answer: Plains
- Q. How many States and Union Territories are there in India?
A)24 States and 6 Union territories.
B)25 States and 7 Union territories
C)28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
D)None of the above
Answer: 28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
- Q. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
A)Aviation
B)Space travel
C)Navigation
D)Communication
Answer: Navigation
- Q. Which of the following ocean current is not found in Atlantic ocean?
A)Peru Current
B)Gulf Stream
C)Brazilian Stream
D)Canary Current
Answer: Peru Current
- Q. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
A)Mesopause
B)Magnetosphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Magnetopause
Answer: Magnetopause
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
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