More Questions on Geography
- Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
A)Black
B)Red
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Palk Strait separates
A)Sunda and Sumatra
B)Malaysia and Sumatra
C)India and Sri Lanka
D)Borneo and Celebes
Answer: India and Sri Lanka
- Q. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
A)82°30' E
B)97°30' E
C)97°30' W
D)82°30' W
Answer: 82°30' E
- Q. Mahi Project will greatly benefit
A)Gujarat
B)Maharashtra
C)Punjab
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India ?
A)The west coast has little indentation except towards the south
B)The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin interspersed by hilly terrain
C)The eastern coast has a wide plain with well-developed deltas of the major rivers
D)The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
Answer: The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
- Q. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________
A)01st June
B)21st December
C)01st September
D)01st March
Answer: 21st December
- Q. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
A)Flood Plain
B)Delta
C)Levee
D)Dune
Answer: Levee
- Q. The northern plain of India is formed of ________.
A)Alluvial soil
B)Metamorphic soil
C)Igneous rocks
D)Old crystalline rocks
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as
A)Birth and death rate of population
B)Population rate
C)Natural growth rate of population
D)Population increamental ratio
Answer: Natural growth rate of population
- Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
A)It receives only light falls of snow
B)It is on the western side of the continent
C)It 'is near the sea
D)It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
Answer: It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
- Q. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India’s Chromite?
A)Manipur
B)Cuttack
C)Singhbhum
D)Hubli
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Find the odd one
A)Kalpakkam
B)Tarapur
C)Trambe
D)Narora
Answer: Trambe
- Q. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
A)Khadar
B)Bhabar
C)Bhangar
D)Terai
Answer: Khadar
- Q. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
A)Mercury and Mars
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Venus and Mars
D)Venus and Neptune
Answer: Mercury and Venus
- Q. The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:
A)Thermoarea
B)Isoline
C)Insiline
D)Thermocline
Answer: Thermocline
- Q. Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The largest producer of Lac in India is
A)West Bengal
B)Chattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Gujarat
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are ________
A)Brahmaputra
B)Indus
C)Sutlej
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following hydro-electric stations is situated in Uttar Pradesh?
A)Kangsabati
B)Mayurakshi
C)Rihand
D)Hirakud
Answer: Rihand
- Q. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
A)Patagonia Plateau
B)Colorado Plateau
C)Pamir Plateau
D)Potwar Plateau
Answer: Pamir Plateau
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