More Questions on Geography
- Q. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
A)Aviation
B)Space travel
C)Navigation
D)Communication
Answer: Navigation
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
- Q. A famous hill station in Uttarakhand is
A)Dalhousie
B)Nainital
C)Darjeeling
D)Kulu
Answer: Nainital
- Q. The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because ________
A)The ground is often frozen or snow or ice-covered
B)The rainfall is very low
C)The growing season is short in these areas
D)All the above factors
Answer: All the above factors
- Q. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of ________
A)Frontal precipitation
B)Orographic precipitation
C)Natural precipitation
D)Convectional precipitation
Answer: Orographic precipitation
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway : Zone Headquarters
A)Eastern Railway : Kolkata
B)North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur
C)South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
D)South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
Answer: South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
- Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
A)1941-51
B)1921-31
C)1911-21
D)1931-41
Answer: 1911-21
- Q. Which of the following is a chemical weathering process ?
A)Oxidation
B)Frost Action
C)Hydraulic Action
D)Thermal Expansion
Answer: Oxidation
- Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
A)10,002 km
B)500 km
C)5001 km
D)36,005 km
Answer: 10,002 km
- Q. The scale on which the intensity of an earth quake is measured is named after:
A)Curie
B)Newton
C)Einstein
D)Mercalli
Answer: Mercalli
- Q. Which gas is found in maximum quantity in lower atmosphere?
A)Oxygen
B)Hydrogen
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Nitrogen
Answer: Nitrogen
- Q. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
A)Dihang
B)Manas
C)Dhansiri
D)Tsangpo
Answer: Dihang
- 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. What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
B)Godavari - Mahanadi - Narmada - Tapi
C)Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
D)Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding general characteristics associated with tropical cyclones 1. Tropical cyclones move with very low velocity over the oceans but become strong while moving over the land areas. 2. They are confined to a particular period of the year (mainly summer) and normally move from east to west. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. 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. Shortest air route from New Delhi to Vancouver will be ________
A)New Delhi - Moscow - London - Vancouver
B)New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver
C)New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver
D)New Delhi - Paris - New York - Vancouver
Answer: New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver
- Q. Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Hecataeus
B)Eratosthenes
C)Aristotle
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. The industrial region of India which has the predominance of metal industries is:
A)Delta Region
B)Penisular Region
C)Chotanagpur Region
D)Brahmputra Region
Answer: Chotanagpur Region
- Q. The Rourkela steel plant obtains: I. hydel power from the Hirakud dam II. coking coal from Jharia coalfields III. iron ore from Baba Budan hills
A)I and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: II and III
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