More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
- Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
A)Equal to acceleration on poles
B)Less than acceleration on poles
C)More than acceleration on poles
D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
- Q. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
A)Poles
B)Equator
C)Greenwhich Line
D)Tropics
Answer: Equator
- Q. Which of the following do not have a common boundary with Bangladesh?
A)Tripura
B)Meghalaya
C)Mizoram
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Where is Arvi earth station for satellite communication?
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated ?
A)Tapi
B)Chambal
C)Narmada
D)Bhima
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
A)Southern island of New Zealand
B)Southern part of India
C)South America
D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
- Q. A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at ________
A)3.30 P.M.
B)3.30 A.M.
C)8.30 A.M.
D)8.30 P.M.
Answer: 3.30 P.M.
- Q. Spot the odd item.
A)Mt Vesuvius
B)Mt Fuji
C)Mt Godwin Austin
D)Mt Etna
Answer: Mt Godwin Austin
- Q. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
A)Hard labour of the farmers over the generations
B)The heavy and timely rains and forests
C)Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
D)Better irrigation facilities
Answer: Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
- Q. Kaziranga National Park is famous for which of the following
A)Deer
B)Rhinos
C)Tiger
D)Elephant
Answer: Rhinos
- Q. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?
A)Beas and Tapi
B)Ganga and Indus
C)Ganga and Brahmaputra
D)Indus and Brahmaputra
Answer: Indus and Brahmaputra
- Q. The second highest peak in the world is ________
A)Nandadevi
B)Kanchenjunga
C)K-2 (Godwin Austin)
D)Lhotse
Answer: K-2 (Godwin Austin)
- Q. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is
A)Mississippi
B)Rio-Grande
C)Gila
D)Colorado
Answer: Rio-Grande
- Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
A)2.00 pm
B)12.00 noon
C)1.00 pm
D)Different time at different places
Answer: 12.00 noon
- Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the
A)Epicentre
B)Focus
C)Incentre
D)Circumcentre
Answer: Epicentre
- Q. Most of the Japanese industries are located on the ________
A)Shikoko coast
B)Hokkaido coast
C)Honshu coast
D)Kyushu coast
Answer: Hokkaido coast
- Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
A)I and III
B)I only
C)II only
D)All three
Answer: I only
- Q. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
A)North facing
B)East facing
C)South facing
D)West facing
Answer: South facing
- Q. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?
A)Jupiter
B)Venus
C)Mars
D)Saturn
Answer: Venus
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