More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil – Jammu & Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La – Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh – Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La – Sikkim
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The first coal mine in India
A)Raniganj
B)Dhanbad
C)Jharia
D)Asansol
Answer: Raniganj
- Q. The term ‘transhumance’ means
A)Moving over to another neighbouring country
B)The practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
C)The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
D)Moving from place to place in search of work
Answer: The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The monsoon climate is found in Northern Australia. 2. The China type climate is found in Argentina. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Lake Manasarovar is in
A)Kashmir
B)Sikkim
C)Tibet
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Which one of the following is not an African country?
A)Mauritania
B)Cameroon
C)Gabon
D)Yemen
Answer: Yemen
- Q. People living in Sweden generally belong to
A)Nordic
B)Mediterranean
C)Alpine
D)Mongoloid
Answer: Nordic
- Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
C)Latitude
D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
- Q. Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin?
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari
- Q. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________
A)Remains constant with height
B)Increases with height
C)Decreases with height
D)First increases and then decreases with height
Answer: Decreases with height
- Q. The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms) is ________
A)168
B)111
C)149
D)193
Answer: 149
- Q. How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
A)111 km
B)321 km
C)211 km
D)91 km
Answer: 111 km
- Q. Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
A)Suez Canal is older
B)Suez Canal has no locks
C)Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
D)Panama Canal has limited capacity
Answer: Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
- Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
A)1941-51
B)1921-31
C)1911-21
D)1931-41
Answer: 1911-21
- Q. Rocks which are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth’s surface are ________
A)Granites
B)Sandstone
C)Limestone
D)Basalts
Answer: Basalts
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cyclone is a low pressure system. 2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
A)Equinox
B)Zenith
C)Solstice
D)Noontime
Answer: Solstice
- Q. Which part of India receives rainfall from both the South-West and North-West monsoons?
A)Lakshadweep Islands
B)Tamilnadu
C)Odisha
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. In which of the following region, it rains throughout the year?
A)Tropical
B)Mediterranean
C)Equatorial
D)Temperate
Answer: Equatorial
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