More Questions on Geography
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. Which of the following is mainly responsible for the lack of female population in India?
A)Social Factors
B)Political Factors
C)Economic Factors
D)Superstitions
Answer: Social Factors
- Q. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?
A)India and Tibet
B)India and China
C)China and Afghanistan
D)Pakistan and Afghanistan
Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Shyok is a tributary of ________
A)Chenab
B)Brahmaputra
C)Indus
D)Sutlej
Answer: Indus
- Q. The earliest arrivals in India are believed to be Negritos. At which one of the following places are they mainly found now?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Rajasthan
D)Andaman Islands
Answer: Andaman Islands
- Q. Malaspine Glacier is in
A)Alaska
B)Karakoram Range
C)Alps
D)Hindukush
Answer: Alaska
- Q. Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country?
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which industry provides jobs to the maximum number of people?
A)Sugar industry
B)Iron textiles
C)Cotton textiles
D)Tea processing
Answer: Cotton textiles
- Q. Which of the following countries has got its map on its flag?
A)Jordan
B)Congo
C)Cyprus
D)Libya
Answer: Cyprus
- Q. ________ and ________ are called the ‘Low countries’ of Europe.
A)England and Ireland
B)Spain and Portugal
C)Holland and Belgium
D)Denmark and Germany
Answer: Holland and Belgium
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. The Strait which separates Asia from North America is ________
A)The Strait of Gibraltar
B)The Bering Strait
C)The Palk Strait
D)The Strait of Malacca
Answer: The Bering Strait
- Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
B)24 hrs
C)24 hrs 35 sec
D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
- Q. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
A)Mahanadi
B)Cauvery
C)Krishna
D)Narmada
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
A)Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
B)Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
C)Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
D)None of these
Answer: Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
- Q. ________ forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.
A)Karakoram
B)Aravalli
C)Pirpanjal
D)Hindukush
Answer: Hindukush
- Q. The largest desert in the world is the
A)Kalahari
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Thar
Answer: Sahara
- Q. Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?
A)3:00 PM
B)Noon
C)1:00 PM
D)One cannot say
Answer: 3:00 PM
- Q. Lines Joining places having equal height are
A)Isohalines
B)Contours
C)Isobars
D)Isohyet
Answer: Contours
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