More Questions on Geography
- Q. World’s highest urban density of population occurs in ________
A)New York
B)Kolkata
C)Tokyo
D)London
Answer: Tokyo
- Q. The World’s biggest concrete structure “Three Gorges Dam” is located in which of the following countries?
A)Malaysia
B)China
C)Taiwan
D)Thailand
Answer: China
- Q. Which one of the following is the southern-most city ?
A)Raipur
B)Bhopal
C)Kolkata
D)Udaipur
Answer: Raipur
- Q. Which of the following sequences of clouds in ascending order would one meet 500 metres and above the mean sea level?
A)Cirrostratus, Stratus, Cumulo-nimbus
B)Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
C)Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Stratus
D)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulo-numbus, Cirrocumulus
Answer: Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
- Q. In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arabian Sea
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?
A)Kosi River
B)Ganga River
C)Gandak River
D)Son River
Answer: Kosi River
- Q. Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of ________.
A)Shale
B)Granite
C)Basalt
D)Dolerite
Answer: Shale
- Q. Lignite is a type of:
A)Coal
B)Iron
C)Steel
D)Gold
Answer: Coal
- Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A)Poles to equator
B)West to east
C)East and west of the prime meridian
D)Equator to poles
Answer: Equator to poles
- Q. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
A)Mumbai
B)Cochin
C)New Mangalore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: New Mangalore
- Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________
A)Atmospheric refraction
B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
C)Motions of the earth
D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
Answer: Atmospheric refraction
- Q. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is
A)Maharashtra
B)Rajasthan
C)Kerala
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. 28.38 N. and 77.12 E are the respective latitude and longitude of which one of the following places?
A)Lucknow
B)Jaipur
C)Delhi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Delhi
- Q. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
A)Arctic deserts
B)Alpine meadows
C)Antarctica
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
- Q. What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?
A)Valley deepening
B)Valley widening
C)River rejuvenating
D)Meandering
Answer: Valley deepening
- Q. Hinterland refers to ________
A)Land region extending from a sea port
B)Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
C)Natural harbour used for international trade
D)Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
Answer: Land region extending from a sea port
- Q. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
A)Mercury and Mars
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Venus and Mars
D)Venus and Neptune
Answer: Mercury and Venus
- Q. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is
A)Westward then poleward
B)Eastward then poleward
C)Eastward then towards the equator
D)Westward then towards the equator
Answer: Westward then poleward
- Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Karroo’ of Southern Africa?
A)Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
B)Rift valley formed due to faulting
C)Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements
D)None of the above
Answer: Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
- Q. Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in ________
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: West Bengal
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