More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Indian Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Antarctic Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
A)84.5ºE
B)86.5ºE
C)85.5ºE
D)82.5ºE
Answer: 82.5ºE
- Q. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called ________
A)Barkhans
B)Cirque
C)Bajada
D)Mesa
Answer: Barkhans
- Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon : 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. West Bengal 4. Rajasthan
A)3-1-2-4
B)2-3-1-4
C)3-2-1-4
D)1-2-3-4
Answer: 3-2-1-4
- Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Mongoloid races are characterised by
A)Dolico cephalic head
B)Prognathism
C)Epicanthic fold
D)None of these
Answer: Epicanthic fold
- Q. The part of India receives maximum insolation.
A)Western
B)Northern
C)Eastern
D)Southern
Answer: Southern
- Q. What is the Stage in the population cycle in which India is classified on the basic of its demographic characteristics?
A)Late expanding stage
B)Early expanding stage
C)High stationary stage
D)Declinning Stage
Answer: Late expanding stage
- Q. If India adopts two time zones based on 75°E meridian for western India and 90°E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of eastern India will be benefited most?
A)Assam
B)Manipur
C)West Bengal
D)Bihar
Answer: Assam
- Q. Pygmies are people living in
A)Kenya
B)Congo forests
C)Namibia
D)Cape Province
Answer: Congo forests
- Q. The leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world is ________
A)Ghana
B)South Africa
C)Zaire
D)Angola
Answer: Zaire
- Q. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as
A)Thermocline
B)Epilimnion
C)Metalmnion
D)Hypolimnion
Answer: Hypolimnion
- Q. Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
A)Tropic of Capricorn
B)Equator
C)Arctic Circle
D)Tropic of Cancer
Answer: Tropic of Cancer
- Q. Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
A)Myanmar
B)Bangladesh
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. In the Himalayas the melting or the snow is more on the
A)Eastern slopes
B)Southern slopes
C)Northern slopes
D)Western slopes
Answer: Southern slopes
- Q. Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in
A)Shiwaliks and Terai regions
B)Eastern Odisha
C)North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
D)Western Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Western Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Geological Survey of India
B)Geographical Survey of India
C)Survey of India
D)Archaeological Survey of India
Answer: Geographical Survey of India
- Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to North-South trend is
A)Namcha Barwa
B)Saramati
C)Shillong
D)Karbi
Answer: Namcha Barwa
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