More Questions on Geography
- Q. Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
A)Venus
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Uranus
Answer: Venus
- Q. ________ is called the ‘low country’ of the earth.
A)Italy
B)Spain
C)Holland (Netherlands)
D)Hungary
Answer: Holland (Netherlands)
- 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 of the following is incorrect?
A)At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
B)Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises
C)At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year
D)The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year
Answer: At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
- Q. Which is the lowest layer of Atmosphere?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
A)Palk Strait
B)Sunda Strait
C)Gulf of Mannar
D)Cook Strait
Answer: Gulf of Mannar
- Q. The tropical cyclones – Hurricanes and Typhoons – develop and mature ________
A)Over the water bodies only
B)At the same place
C)Over the land masses only
D)Anywhere in the tropical zone
Answer: Anywhere in the tropical zone
- Q. Consider the following countries: 1. Algeria 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Which is the world’s largest river?
A)The Brahmaputra
B)The Nile
C)The Amazon
D)The Mississippi and Missouri
Answer: The Amazon
- Q. The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as ________
A)Relative humidity
B)Absolute humidity
C)Dew point
D)Condensation point
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. Golden Fibre refers to
A)Jute
B)Hemp
C)Cotton
D)Nylon
Answer: Jute
- Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
A)Cyclonic
B)Anti-cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Orographic
- Q. The largest fish exporting region in the world is ________
A)The North - East Pacific Region
B)The South - East Asian Region
C)The North - West Pacific Region
D)The North - East Atlantic Region
Answer: The North - West Pacific Region
- Q. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
A)NH10
B)NH4
C)NH44
D)NH5
Answer: NH44
- Q. Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called ________
A)Blizzards
B)Typhoons
C)Tornadoes
D)Polar winds
Answer: Blizzards
- Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
A)Ria
B)Fjord
C)Dalmatian
D)Haff
Answer: Ria
- Q. The cause of reduction of forest coverage is
A)Rising Population
B)Agriculture
C)Manufacturing Industry
D)Toursim and Pilgrimage
Answer: Rising Population
- Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
B)Mettur Dam
C)Bhakra Dam
D)Rajasthan Canal
Answer: Bhakra Dam
- Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
A)100°north and 80° East
B)55° north and 80° East
C)35° north and 100° East
D)55° south and 10° East
Answer: 35° north and 100° East
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