More Questions on Geography
- Q. The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is
A)Torres Strait
B)Cook Strait
C)Bass Strait
D)Palk Strait
Answer: Bass Strait
- Q. The Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are
A)Godavari and Krishna
B)Narmada and Tapi
C)Narmada and Cauvery
D)Tapi and Cauvery
Answer: Godavari and Krishna
- Q. Vijayawada is located on the bank of which river?
A)Mahanadi
B)Cauvery
C)Krishna
D)Yamuna
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Isolines are lines Joining places having
A)Equal salinity
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal diurnal range of temperature
D)Equal cloud cover
Answer: Equal salinity
- Q. What is meant by ‘brain drain’?
A)The marriage of highly intellectual people so as to add more intelligent progency to the population
B)Increase in the population of mentally retarded or brainless people
C)The increasing medical facilities which have resulted in decrease in the number of mentally retarded people
D)The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
Answer: The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
- Q. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
A)Barysphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Centrosphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. Where is famous “GIR” forest located?
A)Gujarat
B)Mysore
C)Kashmir
D)Kerala
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which of the following winds changes its direction with the change of season?
A)Polar Winds
B)Recurring trapped Winds
C)Monsoon Winds
D)Cyclonic Winds
Answer: Monsoon Winds
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it ________
A)Is at a higher elevation
B)Lies north of Amritsar
C)Comes under the influence of cold winds
D)Receives a lot of snow
Answer: Is at a higher elevation
- Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth’s surface?
A)Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
B)Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
C)Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
D)Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
Answer: Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
- Q. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
A)Pench
B)Nagarjuna
C)Manas
D)Corbett
Answer: Nagarjuna
- Q. Where are the Lepchas mainly to be found staying?
A)Sikkim
B)Meghalaya
C)Mizoram
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states
A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B)Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
A)Bangladesh
B)Pakistan
C)Myanmar
D)China
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Which of the following has been declared as the marine park by Indian government for the conservation of Coral Reef?
A)Andaman Islands
B)Gulf of Kutch
C)Lakshadweep Island
D)Gulf of Mannar
Answer: Gulf of Kutch
- Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A)Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
B)Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent
C)Monsoons are local seasonal winds
D)Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies
Answer: Monsoons are local seasonal winds
- Q. The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that
A)Its course is never frozen
B)It flows through the most industrialised part of Europe
C)It follows a rift valley
D)It falls in the North Sea
Answer: Its course is never frozen
- Q. India lies in the hemisphere ________
A)Northern and western
B)Northern and eastern
C)Southern and eastern
D)Northern and southern
Answer: Northern and eastern
- Q. Commercial sources of energy purely consist of
A)Power, coal, animal dung and firewood
B)Power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium
C)Coal, oil, firewood, vegetable waste and agricultural waste
D)Coal, gas, oil and firewood
Answer: Power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium
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