More Questions on Geography
- Q. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
A)18.30 hrs
B)06.30 hrs
C)05.30 hrs
D)17.30 hrs
Answer: 06.30 hrs
- Q. The highest water fall in the world is
A)Angel
B)Tugela
C)Jog
D)Yosemite
Answer: Angel
- Q. Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the Indian people? I. The expanses of water surrounding the peninsula II. The Himalayan Mountains III. The vastness of the country IV. The presence of the Indian ocean
A)I and II
B)I
C)II
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following is an Example of Abyssal Igneous Rock?
A)Slate
B)Basalt
C)Granite
D)Dolomite
Answer: Granite
- Q. Horizontal transfer of heat is known as
A)Conduction
B)Advection
C)Convection
D)Elliptical line
Answer: Advection
- Q. The ________ river with its tributaries drains the state of Sikkim.
A)Tista
B)Gandak
C)Kosi
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Tista
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Artesian wells are found in ________
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Sedimentary rocks
C)Igneous rocks
D)None of these
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
A)Sub polar low pressure belts
B)Equator
C)Horse latitudes
D)Poles
Answer: Equator
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. What are the name of the seismic sea waves which reach to coast at a very high force?
A)Current
B)Tides
C)Tsunami
D)Cyclone
Answer: Tsunami
- Q. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
A)Pinjore (Haryana)
B)Bengaluru (Karnataka)
C)Kalamassery (Kerala)
D)All the three places above
Answer: All the three places above
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
A)At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
B)The sun can come overhead at both these places
C)The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
D)At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
Answer: At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
- 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 of the following state/union territory land is situated on eastern and western coasts?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Puducherry
C)Kerala
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. Urea is prepared by the chemical reactions of
A)Chlorine and water
B)Ammonium sulphate and calcium chloride
C)Ammonia and carbon dioxide
D)Acetamide and ethyl alcohol
Answer: Ammonia and carbon dioxide
- Q. Arrange the following countries of southAsia in their descending order of literacy of people- 1. Bangladesh 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Srilanka
A)4, 2, 3, 1
B)1, 4, 3, 2
C)3, 2, 4, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 2, 3, 1
- Q. Doldrums are ________
A)High pressure areas on mountains
B)High latitudes with heavy snow
C)Equatorial zone with low pressure
D)Sub-polar zone with high pressure
Answer: Equatorial zone with low pressure
- Q. The most important uranium mine of India is located at
A)Vashi
B)Manavalakurichi
C)Gauribidanur
D)Jadugoda
Answer: Jadugoda
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