More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills. 2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level. 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: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
A)Haryana
B)Sikkim
C)Goa
D)Kerala
Answer: Haryana
- Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT? I. Prime Meridian – Longitude, II. Tropic of Cancer – Latitude, III. Equator – Latitude
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)All options are correct
Answer: All options are correct
- Q. The Point of origin of Indus River is
A)Karakoram Range
B)Hindu Kush Mountain
C)Himalaya Range
D)Mount Kailash
Answer: Mount Kailash
- Q. The city located on the river Yamuna is
A)Patna
B)Varanasi
C)Lucknow
D)Agra
Answer: Agra
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below
A)2, 1, 2003
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 3, 2002
D)3, 1, 2002
Answer: 2, 1, 2003
- Q. Green Index has been developed by:
A)United Nations Environment Programme
B)WWF
C)UNESCO
D)None of Above
Answer: United Nations Environment Programme
- Q. For which of the following reason, it is necessary to secure a large area for forest?
A)More rain
B)Absorption of carbon dioxide
C)Conservation of wild
D)Ecological balance
Answer: Ecological balance
- Q. The International Date Line passes through ________
A)Florida strait
B)Bering strait
C)Gibraltar strait
D)Malacca strait
Answer: Bering strait
- Q. Berlin is situated on the river canal
A)Spree
B)Danube
C)Elbe
D)Nile
Answer: Spree
- Q. The layer of atmosphere which reflects radio waves is
A)Stratosphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
A)Mohorovic discontinuity
B)Barysphere
C)Mesophere
D)Asthenosphere
Answer: Asthenosphere
- Q. The subject that deals with the regional distribution of human races and their history is called
A)Cartography
B)Biogeography
C)Ethnography
D)Paleontology
Answer: Ethnography
- Q. Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of midocean ridge?
A)Transform fault movement
B)Divergent movement
C)Convergent movement
D)Parallel movement
Answer: Divergent movement
- Q. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the
A)Malwa Plateau
B)Himalayas
C)Shiwalik Range
D)Himachal Range
Answer: Malwa Plateau
- 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. Which of the following are known as coastlines of submergence?
A)Emergent upland
B)Ria coasts
C)Uplifted lowland
D)Concordant coasts
Answer: Ria coasts
- Q. Sun Temple is situated in the state of
A)Odisha
B)Rajasthan
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
A)4.3 minutes
B)43 minutes
C)4.3 seconds
D)4.3 years
Answer: 4.3 years
- Q. Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
A)The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
B)The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
C)The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
D)None of these
Answer: The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
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