More Questions on Geography
- Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
A)Equal to acceleration on poles
B)Less than acceleration on poles
C)More than acceleration on poles
D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
- Q. Which of the following is a cold wind?
A)Chinook
B)Buran
C)Foehn
D)Sirocco
Answer: Buran
- Q. A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1′) of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals
A)4500 feet
B)7200 feet
C)6080 feet
D)6000 feet
Answer: 6080 feet
- Q. Fog is an Example of
A)Gas in dispersed solid
B)Gas in dispersed gas
C)Gas in dispersed liquid
D)Liquid in dispersed solid
Answer: Gas in dispersed liquid
- Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
A)Hawaiian Islands
B)Japan
C)Philippines
D)Singapore
Answer: Hawaiian Islands
- Q. The first large scale modern machine tool factory set up in public sector is :
A)1957
B)1953
C)1955
D)1959
Answer: 1953
- Q. Loktak Lake, a big lake of North East India, is located in
A)Manipur
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Tripura
Answer: Manipur
- Q. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
A)33% of the total land area
B)50% of the total land area
C)40% of the total land area
D)25% of the total land area
Answer: 33% of the total land area
- Q. At present biosphere reserves that are included in world Heritage:
A)Simlipol and Pachmarhi
B)Nilgiri and Nanda Devi
C)Nokrek, Gulf of Mannar and Sunderban
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. Rivers in “Annular” pattern flow in which direction?
A)Like a ring
B)West to East
C)North to South
D)Transverse direction
Answer: Like a ring
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- Q. Which of the following city is located on the banks of river Potomac?
A)Islamabad
B)Berlin
C)Madrid
D)Washington D.C.
Answer: Washington D.C.
- Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
A)New Zealand
B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
C)South-West Africa and South Chile
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Mist is a result of which one of the following?
A)Sublimation
B)Condensation
C)Evaporation
D)Saturation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways?
A)Germany
B)The United States
C)The Former USSR
D)France
Answer: The Former USSR
- Q. What is coral island?
A)Sand Coast
B)Sand Dune
C)Lake
D)Terrestrial Sea
Answer: Terrestrial Sea
- Q. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the border between
A)Maharashtra and Gujarat
B)Maharashtra and Karnataka
C)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat and Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. The mediterranean region specialises in fruit culture because ________
A)The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
B)Hill slopes are best suited for cultivation of trees
C)Hill slopes are not favourable for food grain cultivation
D)There is a demand of dry fruits
Answer: The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
- Q. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to ________
A)Revolution of earth
B)Gravitational pull of the earth
C)Rotation of earth
D)Uneven heating of earth
Answer: Gravitational pull of the earth
- Q. Consider the following seaports ________ 1. Chennai 2. Machilipattinam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is ________
A)1, 3, 2, 4
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)2, 1, 3, 4
D)2, 1, 4, 3
Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
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