More Questions on Geography
- Q. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of
A)Mercury
B)Coal
C)Gold
D)Iron
Answer: Gold
- Q. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________
A)Palk Strait
B)Bering Strait
C)Dover Strait
D)Vermosa Strait
Answer: Palk Strait
- Q. Haematite is an ore of
A)Iron
B)Copper
C)Lead
D)Zinc
Answer: Iron
- Q. The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass, is
A)Africa
B)Asia
C)South America
D)Australia
Answer: Africa
- Q. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
A)Namika La Pass
B)Karakoram Pass
C)Zojila Pass
D)Khybar Pass
Answer: Khybar Pass
- Q. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is ________
A)Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth
B)Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth
C)Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus
D)Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
Answer: Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
- Q. Palk Strait separates India from
A)Andaman Island
B)Pakistan
C)China
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in
A)India
B)Norway
C)Sweden
D)UK
Answer: Norway
- Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Krishna
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) 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. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of
A)Pulses
B)Cotton
C)Oil seeds
D)Maize
Answer: Pulses
- Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
A)Flow through shallow valleys
B)Seasonal flow
C)Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
D)Little erosional activity
Answer: Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
- Q. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
A)Nallamala hills
B)Sheravoy hills
C)Javadi hills
D)Elamalai hills
Answer: Elamalai hills
- Q. Mediterranean climate prevails in
A)Peru
B)Central Chile
C)Northern Chile
D)Argentina
Answer: Central Chile
- Q. In which of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power project is proposed to be set up?
A)West Bengal
B)Sikkim
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. During the early period of Industrial Revolution industries were located primarily
A)Near coal fields
B)Near major ports
C)On the banks of navigable rivers
D)Near nodal centres
Answer: Near coal fields
- Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
A)Desert
B)Sea
C)Forest
D)None of these
Answer: Sea
- Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
A)Amine dug deep into the earth
B)Aquery
C)An open pit mine
D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
- Q. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
A)It raises the water table
B)It greatly increases the crop production
C)It makes some soils impermeable
D)It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Answer: It makes some soils impermeable
- Q. Crude oil is generally found in
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Igneous rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)Sandy desert soils
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
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