More Questions on Geography
- Q. Residual hill in the desert region is known as ________
A)Playa
B)Inlier
C)Inselberg
D)Pediment
Answer: Inselberg
- Q. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
A)Kerala
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be ________
A)Indo-Aryans
B)Mongoloids
C)Negritoes
D)Mediterraneans
Answer: Negritoes
- Q. Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Western Ghats
C)Western Himalayas
D)Northern Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Which among these is a metamorphic rock?
A)Basalt
B)Gneiss
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Gneiss
- Q. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is
A)102000000 km
B)100000 km
C)2000000 km
D)150000000 km
Answer: 150000000 km
- Q. The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as
A)Igloo
B)Yurt
C)Tupic
D)Tent
Answer: Igloo
- Q. In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain?
A)Poland
B)Spain
C)Netherlands
D)Italy
Answer: Poland
- Q. The Greenhouse effect gases trap only the heat of:
A)Solar Radiation
B)All heat
C)UV Rays
D)Thermal Radiation
Answer: Solar Radiation
- Q. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserve of India?
A)Sundarban
B)Nilgiri
C)Nanda Devi
D)Gulf of mannar
Answer: Gulf of mannar
- Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
A)North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
B)Oyashio and California currents
C)Alaska and Kuroshio currents
D)North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Answer: Oyashio and California currents
- Q. Which of the following is known as “the cold pole” of the world?
A)Antarctica
B)Laurentian region of Canada
C)Verkhoyansk in Russia
D)Greenland
Answer: Verkhoyansk in Russia
- Q. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause
A)No change in earth's temperature
B)Earth's temperature to rise
C)Earth's temperature to fall
D)Increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth
Answer: Earth's temperature to rise
- Q. Which is India’s largest multipurpose river valley project?
A)Nagarjunasagar
B)Bhakra Nangal
C)Damodar Valley
D)Thungabhadra
Answer: Bhakra Nangal
- Q. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90% of India’s annual coal production?
A)Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
D)West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- Q. The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land ________
A)Haryana
B)Bihar
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Haryana
- Q. The border of Union Territory of Puducherry does not meet with
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in
A)Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head
B)Elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail
C)Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
D)Hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head
Answer: Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
- Q. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
A)4 hours
B)5.30 hours
C)4:30 hours
D)5 hours
Answer: 5.30 hours
- Q. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
A)Sikkim
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
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