More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?
A)The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
B)Himalayan rivers
C)Those rising in the Great Plain of India
D)The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
Answer: The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
- Q. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are
A)Isohyte
B)Isohel
C)Isobar
D)Isotherm
Answer: Isohel
- Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
A)84.5ºE
B)86.5ºE
C)85.5ºE
D)82.5ºE
Answer: 82.5ºE
- Q. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________
A)Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
B)Around the Gulf of Cambay
C)Around the Konkan coast
D)Around the Palk strait
Answer: Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
- Q. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
A)Plateau
B)Desert
C)Mountains
D)Ocean
Answer: Desert
- Q. The Strait which separates Africa from Europe is ________
A)Palk Strait
B)Hook Strait
C)Strait of Gibraltar
D)Bering Strait
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
- Q. Bangkok lies on river
A)Karnaphuli
B)Kizil
C)Spree
D)Maenam
Answer: Maenam
- Q. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?
A)Iraq
B)Venezuela
C)Saudi Arabia
D)Iran
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. The longest railway platform is ________
A)Kharagpur (India)
B)London (U.K.
C)Moscow (Russia)
D)New York (U.S.A.)
Answer: Kharagpur (India)
- Q. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in ________
A)Coastal Region
B)Plateau region
C)Deep sea plains
D)Folded and faulted region
Answer: Folded and faulted region
- Q. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
A)China
B)Nepal
C)Pakistan
D)Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
A)Savannah
B)Prairie
C)Steppe
D)Llanos
Answer: Savannah
- Q. An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991.
A)Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
B)Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Aliabet Island, Gujarat
D)Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Answer: Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. What is the best source of pure cellulose?
A)Jute fibre
B)Coir
C)Cotton fibre
D)Hemp
Answer: Cotton fibre
- Q. Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?
A)Lignite
B)Anthracite
C)Bituminous coal
D)Peat
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. Dul Hasti Project and Salal project are located at:
A)River Damodar
B)River Chenab
C)River Chambal
D)River Godavari
Answer: River Chenab
- Q. Japan is called ‘land of the rising sun’ because ________
A)Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
B)Sun rises there as soon as it sets
C)Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
D)The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Answer: Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
- Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
A)Water needs more energy to get warm
B)Water is liquid
C)Landmasses are solid
D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
- Q. Monsoon wind is different from planetary winds because it
A)Crosses the Equator
B)Always brings rain
C)Blows in tropical regions
D)Is seasonal
Answer: Is seasonal
- Q. Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct?
A)Kochi - Mumbai - Mangalore - Koyali
B)Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
C)Koyali - Mumbai - Mangalore - Kochi
D)Mangalore - Kochi - Mumbai - Koyali
Answer: Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
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