More Questions on Geography
- Q. The brightest star in the sky is ________
A)Sirius
B)Alfa Centauri
C)Proxima Centauri
D)Sun
Answer: Sun
- Q. To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
A)Afforestation
B)Artificial rain
C)Construction of canals
D)Construction of Dams
Answer: Afforestation
- Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
A)Visakhapatnam
B)Bengaluru
C)Mumbai
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land?
A)Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria
B)Libya, Zambia, Czech Republic
C)Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
D)Syria, Czech Republic, Paraguay
Answer: Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
- Q. Willandra Lakes Region a UNESCO Heritage site is located in:
A)The UK
B)The USA
C)Australia
D)Germany
Answer: Australia
- Q. Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Godavari
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Ganga
- Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Radiation
D)Convection
Answer: Insolation
- Q. The large natural ecosystem comprised of abiotic (land, air , water and soils of the concerned habitat) and biotic (plants, animals and micro-organisms) is called:
A)Agenome
B)Genome
C)Abiome
D)Biome
Answer: Biome
- Q. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
A)West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
C)Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
D)Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The variation in an average annual range of temperature at 15° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere. 2. At latitudes poleward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. ________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
A)Ankaleshwar Oilfield
B)Moran Oilfield
C)Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
D)Naharkatiya Oilfield
Answer: Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
- Q. Economically exploitable gypsum occurs in
A)Rajasthan
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Consider the following problems being faced by the Indian Coal Industry : I. Poor quality of coal and bottlenecks in the coal movement II. Low utilisation capacity of washeries III. Growing dependence on the import of coking coal IV. Administered prices
A)I, III and IV
B)II, III and IV
C)I, II, III and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. What is a cloudburst?
A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
- Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
A)Four
B)Two
C)Three
D)Five
Answer: Three
- Q. Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?
A)Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
B)Bhagalpur (Bihar)
C)Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
D)Mysore (Karnataka)
Answer: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
- Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
C)Does not divide the Bering strait
D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
- Q. The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.
A)43132
B)1/3
C)1.6
D)None of the above
Answer: 1/3
- 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. Turpentine oil is obtained from
A)Eucalyptus tree
B)Cashew nut shell
C)Pine tree
D)Cinchona tree
Answer: Pine tree
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