More Questions on Geography
- Q. Railways are best suited for
A)Urban commuters
B)Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
C)Freight traffic for bulky commodities
D)Fast passenger movement
Answer: Freight traffic for bulky commodities
- Q. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterised by ________
A)Hot dry summer and mild wet winters
B)Average rainfall of about 300 cm
C)Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
D)Hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
Answer: Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
- Q. Dr. Waldimir Koppen – the great climatologist of Austria suggested in his new scheme of climatic classification:
A)Five major types of climate.
B)Two major types of climate.
C)Four major types of climate.
D)Three major types of climate.
Answer: Five major types of climate.
- Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
A)Jadugoda
B)Kolar
C)Raniganj
D)Veeranam
Answer: Kolar
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
- Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Krishna
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south: I. Nallamala Hills II. Nilgiri III. Anaimalai IV. Cardamon Hills
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, IV, III, II
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: I, II, III, IV
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. What is the difference between asteroids and comets? 1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Which is the best variety of cotton in the world?
A)Egyptian
B)Sea Island
C)Upland American
D)Indian short fibres
Answer: Sea Island
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- Q. The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.
A)Krishna, Nalgonda
B)Godavari, West Godavari
C)Mahanadi, Krishna
D)Tungabhadra, East Godavari
Answer: Krishna, Nalgonda
- Q. Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries: 1. USA 2. Sweden 3. Japan 4. Canada
A)1, 4, 2, 3
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)2, 4, 1, 3
D)2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
- Q. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Punjab
D)Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
A)Snowfall in Shimla
B)The difference in their altitudes
C)Their distance from sea
D)Pollution in Amritsar
Answer: The difference in their altitudes
- Q. India conducted its first nuclear explosion at
A)Koyana
B)Apsara
C)Pokharan
D)Kalpakkam
Answer: Pokharan
- Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?
A)Switzerland and Italy
B)Australia and New Zealand
C)India and China
D)Canada and USA
Answer: Canada and USA
- Q. Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
A)They are hill stations
B)Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
C)They are prominent game sanctuaries
D)Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
Answer: Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
- Q. The Sahyadris commence in ________.
A)Karnataka
B)Maharashtra
C)Kerala
D)Delhi
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
A)Uranus
B)Venus
C)Mars
D)Neptune
Answer: Venus
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