More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Himalayas were uplifted from the:
A)Grass land
B)Valcano
C)Plateau
D)Tethys Geosynclines
Answer: Tethys Geosynclines
- Q. The topography of plateau is best for
A)Mining
B)Farming
C)Forestry
D)Hydropower generation
Answer: Mining
- Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
A)125 km
B)22 km
C)67 km
D)625 km
Answer: 67 km
- Q. Golden Fibre refers to
A)Jute
B)Hemp
C)Cotton
D)Nylon
Answer: Jute
- Q. Which of the following geomorphic pairs is not correct?
A)Delta - River
B)Cirque - Glacier
C)Coral - Ocean
D)Pores - Air
Answer: Pores - Air
- Q. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea?
A)Italy
B)Malta
C)Libya
D)Bulgaria
Answer: Bulgaria
- Q. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in
A)Corn
B)Peas
C)Wheat
D)Oats
Answer: Peas
- Q. The deepest surface depression on earth is
A)Tonga-Kermadec Trench
B)Kuri Trench
C)Mariana Trench
D)Bentley Subglacial Trench
Answer: Mariana Trench
- Q. Biome represents ________.
A)A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
B)A desert vegetation
C)A major ecological group of plants
D)A major ecological group of animals
Answer: A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
- Q. Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?
A)Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Tropopause, Troposphere
C)Ionosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Tropopause
D)Tropopause, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
- Q. Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall?
A)North-eastern Rajasthan
B)An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere
C)The middle and lower Asom valley
D)The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
Answer: North-eastern Rajasthan
- Q. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth’s surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called
A)Cyclone
B)Hot spring
C)Geyser
D)Volcano
Answer: Geyser
- Q. Where in India is the rift valley to be found?
A)Cauvery Valley
B)Brahmaputra Valley
C)Godavari Valley
D)Narmada Valley
Answer: Narmada Valley
- Q. The maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided by ________
A)Hydroelectric power resources
B)Atomic energy
C)Coal
D)Liquid fuels
Answer: Coal
- Q. Haematite is an ore of
A)Iron
B)Copper
C)Lead
D)Zinc
Answer: Iron
- Q. Fog is common around Newfoundland coast because ________
A)Warm and cold currents meet
B)High tides occur, causing storms
C)The rainfall is heavy
D)Icebergs melt around the coast
Answer: Warm and cold currents meet
- Q. At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?
A)Equator
B)Prime Meridian
C)Poles
D)Nowhere
Answer: Equator
- Q. Which of the following characterises the Foehn? I. It is warm II. It is humid III. It is common in the valleys of the northern Alps IV. It blows in winter
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the ________
A)Equatorial region
B)Monsoon region
C)Mediterranean region
D)Savanna region
Answer: Equatorial region
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