More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala? 1. Ilmenite 2. Zircon 3. Silimanite 4. Tungsten
A)3 and 4 only
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 2 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. What is the full form of ITCZ?
A)Inter Tropical Centre Zone
B)Inter Tropical Converter Zone
C)Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
D)None of these
Answer: Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
- Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
A)Ria
B)Fjord
C)Dalmatian
D)Haff
Answer: Ria
- Q. Which of the following is known as the morning star?
A)Mars
B)Saturn
C)Jupiter
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The finest natural harbour in India is
A)Kolkata
B)Chennai
C)Mumbai
D)Cochin
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. What was Norway’s rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?
A)100
B)1
C)10
D)200
Answer: 1
- Q. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Assam
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
Answer: E
- Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
A)Ajmer and Shillong
B)Bengaluru and Chennai
C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
D)Nagpur and Kolkata
Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. What is the official language of Nagaland?
A)Assamese
B)Nagali
C)English
D)Chinese
Answer: English
- Q. The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?
A)Himgiri
B)Himachal
C)Purvanchal
D)Hindu Kush
Answer: Purvanchal
- Q. Which of the following is/are wrong? 1. Bhadravati steel plant – not located near coal deposits 2. First modern steel plant in India – Burnpur 3. Bokaro and Bhilai steel plants – German collaboration 4. Durgapur steel plant – British help
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The national Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was set up in:
A)1978
B)1970
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1975
- Q. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
A)Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
B)Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
C)Reflect back the heat given off by earth
D)Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
Answer: Reflect back the heat given off by earth
- Q. Residual hill in the desert region is known as ________
A)Playa
B)Inlier
C)Inselberg
D)Pediment
Answer: Inselberg
- Q. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
A)Sphere
B)Flat
C)Circle
D)Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
- Q. In India,the state with highest density of population is
A)West Bengal
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Haryana
Answer: Bihar
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)Only 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following statements is not true?
A)Andhra Pradesh is not much affected by retreating south-west monsoon
B)The intensity of monsoons is determined by tropical depressions
C)Tamil Nadu receives rainfall from north-east monsoon
D)All are correct
Answer: All are correct
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