More Questions on Geography
- Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
- Q. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
A)Europe
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)North America
Answer: Asia
- Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for present crisis in the jute industry in India? I. The decline in overseas market II. Inadequately supply of raw jute III. Stiff competition from synthetic packing materials
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)II and III
Answer: I and II
- Q. The oldest oil field in India is the ________ field, in ________
A)Nawagam, Gujarat
B)Anleshwar, Gujarat
C)Bombay High, Maharashtra
D)Digboi, Assam
Answer: Digboi, Assam
- Q. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called ________
A)Cosmic year
B)Parsec
C)Astronomical year
D)Light year
Answer: Cosmic year
- Q. Where in India is mica mined?
A)Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
B)Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
C)Gaya (Bihar)
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Chennai
C)Hyderabad
D)Bhubhaneshwar
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
A)Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
B)Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
C)Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
D)Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Answer: Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
- Q. Cork is chiefly produced in ________
A)Cadiz (Spain)
B)Baku (Russia
C)Havana (Cuba)
D)Leeds (England)
Answer: Cadiz (Spain)
- Q. World’s largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________
A)Akron
B)Cleveland
C)Sharon
D)Wheeling
Answer: Akron
- Q. World’s largest solar power plant is located in ________
A)Thar Desert India
B)Kalahari Desert, Africa
C)Sahara Desert, Libya
D)Mojava Desert USA
Answer: Mojava Desert USA
- Q. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
A)Venus
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Uranus
Answer: Venus
- Q. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________
A)Remains constant with height
B)Increases with height
C)Decreases with height
D)First increases and then decreases with height
Answer: Decreases with height
- Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
A)Bituminous coal
B)Coking coal
C)Anthracite
D)Lignite
Answer: Coking coal
- Q. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
A)86%
B)50%
C)70%
D)97%
Answer: 97%
- Q. Which of the following city has the largest number of registered vehicles?
A)Delhi
B)Mumbai
C)Kolkata
D)Chennai
Answer: Delhi
- Q. The imaginary line joining the land projecting towards the sea which is the landward limit of internal seawater is called:
A)Land Line
B)Base Line
C)Sea Line
D)None of Above
Answer: Base Line
- Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
- Q. Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean? I. It is the largest of all water bodies II. It is roughly triangular in shape III. The average depth is about 7300 m IV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. The country which is commonly known as ‘The Land of Golden Fleece’ is ________
A)France
B)Australia
C)Britain
D)Japan
Answer: Australia
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