More Questions on Geography
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
A)Rice
B)Barley and maize
C)Jowar and bajra
D)Wheat
Answer: Rice
- Q. On moving from a pole to the equator we find that the population of plants and animals ________
A)Remains unchanged
B)Decreases
C)Increases
D)Does not show any consistent behavior
Answer: Increases
- Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
A)Arctic and Antarctica circle
B)In tropical areas
C)In temperate areas
D)Anywhere during solar eclipse
Answer: Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
A)Retreating monsoon
B)Cold weather
C)Hot weather
D)North-eastern monsoon
Answer: North-eastern monsoon
- Q. The world’s largest port is ________.
A)New York/New Jersey
B)Mumbai
C)Sydney
D)Singapore
Answer: New York/New Jersey
- Q. In geography who propounded the theory of convectional current hypothesis?
A)Arnaldo Faustini
B)Arthur Holmes
C)Carl Ritter
D)Immanuel Kant
Answer: Arthur Holmes
- Q. For the study of climate which of the following is not relevant?
A)Dew point
B)Flash point
C)Steenson screen
D)Hygrogram
Answer: Flash point
- Q. Fog can be classified as a
A)Cumulus cloud
B)Nimbus cloud
C)Cirrus cloud
D)Low Stratus cloud
Answer: Low Stratus cloud
- Q. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
A)Natural vegetation
B)Relief
C)Climate
D)Rock cover
Answer: Climate
- Q. Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS association?
A)Iceland
B)Brazil
C)Russia
D)China
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in ________
A)U.K.
B)Egypt
C)India
D)Mexico
Answer: India
- Q. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Laterite soil
C)Red soil
D)Black soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________
A)Western Norway
B)USA
C)Eastern Newfoundland
D)Northern Sweden
Answer: Eastern Newfoundland
- Q. Which one of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?
A)NH 6
B)NH 4
C)NH 5
D)NH 7
Answer: NH 6
- Q. In which part of Africa, Sahara desert is located?
A)Northern
B)Eastern
C)Western
D)Southern
Answer: Northern
- Q. Anticline is a type of which of the following?
A)Eroded Landmass
B)Riverine
C)Fold Structure
D)Delta
Answer: Fold Structure
- Q. One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?
A)Jupiter and Sun
B)Earth and Sun
C)Earth and Moon
D)Pluto and Sun
Answer: Earth and Sun
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian? 1. It passes through the centre of a certain country 2. It passes through the centre of the Globe 3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
A)Coastal Tamil Nadu
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Central Highlands
D)Nagaland
Answer: Nagaland
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