More Questions on Geography
- Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
B)Falkland Island
C)Long Island
D)Azores Island
Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
A)They perform very little erosion activity
B)They have very large basins
C)Many of them pass through giant gorges
D)Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Answer: They perform very little erosion activity
- Q. Which of the following is called ‘Herring Pond’?
A)Dead Sea
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Black Sea
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
- Q. When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called
A)Equinox
B)Aphelion
C)Perihelion
D)Sidereal
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. Select the following correct statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1. It enjoys equatorial climate 2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located 3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 only
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
A)Sambalpur
B)Hoshangabad
C)Raipur
D)Warangal
Answer: Raipur
- Q. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
A)Vatican
B)Papua New Guinea
C)Cuba
D)Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
- Q. Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust is:
A)5 kilometer
B)10 kilometer
C)8 kilometer
D)4 kilometer
Answer: 5 kilometer
- Q. The leading producer of sulphur is ________
A)U.S.A.
B)Canada
C)Spain
D)Italy
Answer: Spain
- Q. Which of the following manmade calamities is social calamity?
A)Home Cremation
B)Landslide
C)Interpenetration of Salt Water
D)Ozone Depletion
Answer: Home Cremation
- Q. The longitudes of main land of India extends between ________.
A)68°7' N and 97°25' N
B)68°7' E and 97°25' E
C)68°.7' W and 97°25' W
D)68°7' S and 97°25' S
Answer: 68°7' E and 97°25' E
- Q. In how many parts the shadow of Earth is divided during solar or lunar eclipse?
A)Four
B)Five
C)Two
D)Three
Answer: Three
- Q. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because
A)Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
B)Of easterly trade winds
C)Cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts
D)The rate of evaportation is greater along the
Answer: Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
- Q. In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?
A)Bangladesh
B)Sri Lanka
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. Konkan Railway connects
A)Kanyakumari - Mangalore
B)Goa - Mangalore
C)Roha - Mangalore
D)Kanyakumari - Mumbai
Answer: Roha - Mangalore
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. The largest lake in Africa is ________
A)Lake Tanganyika
B)Lake Victoria
C)Lake Malawi
D)Lake Chad
Answer: Lake Victoria
- Q. Paulo Alfonso hydroelectric power plant is located in:
A)Brazil
B)Germany
C)Portugal
D)Russia
Answer: Brazil
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