More Questions on Geography
- Q. The highest peak in South India is ________
A)Anamudi
B)Doda Betta
C)Makurti
D)None of these
Answer: Anamudi
- Q. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
A)Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
B)Dharwar region, Karnataka
C)Aravalli range, Rajasthan
D)Siwalik range, Punjab
Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka
- Q. The smallest Union Territory is ________
A)Lakshadweep
B)Chandigarh
C)Pondicherry
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. Foot and mouth disease is common among
A)Cattle only
B)Birds
C)Goats and sheep only
D)Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
Answer: Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
- Q. Soyabeans are rich in
A)Minerals
B)Vitamin A
C)Proteins
D)Carbohydrates
Answer: Proteins
- Q. The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are
A)Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin
B)Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin
C)Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla
D)Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Answer: Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is found
A)In the Bay of Bengal
B)Close to Greenland
C)Near the Suez Canal
D)Of the coast of Queensland
Answer: Of the coast of Queensland
- Q. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
A)Lagoon
B)Bay
C)Isthmus
D)Strait
Answer: Lagoon
- Q. Barkhans are
A)Erosional features associated with wind action
B)Depositional features of wind action
C)Erosional features associated with rivers
D)Depositional features of glacial action
Answer: Depositional features of wind action
- 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
- Q. Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following?
A)Rotation of Moon
B)Revolution of Earth
C)Rotation of Earth
D)Revolution of Moon
Answer: Rotation of Earth
- Q. The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
A)Peru
B)Brazil
C)Ecuador
D)Guyana
Answer: Brazil
- Q. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
A)Old Metamorphic
B)Old Sedimentary
C)Old Igneous
D)New Metamorphic
Answer: Old Igneous
- Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
A)It is away from the coast
B)It is a rain shadow area
C)It is located parallel to wind direction
D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
Answer: It is a rain shadow area
- Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
- Q. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________
A)Degradational weathering
B)Biological weathering
C)Chemical weathering
D)Mechanical weathering
Answer: Mechanical weathering
- Q. The main area of production of icebergs is found in .
A)The North Coast of Siberia
B)The West Coast of Greenland
C)The East Coast of Japan
D)The West Coast of Africa
Answer: The West Coast of Greenland
- Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
- Q. Venus has atmosphere made up of
A)Helium
B)Ammonia
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Hydrogen
Answer: Carbon dioxide
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