More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which is the longest current known as “Black Current” due to its black colour?
A)California Current
B)Gulf Stream
C)Kuroshio
D)Antarctica Current
Answer: Kuroshio
- Q. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil – Jammu & Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La – Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh – Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La – Sikkim
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
- Q. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
A)Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
B)Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
C)Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
D)Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
Answer: Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
- Q. Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content?
A)Lignite, Peat, Bituminous, Anthracite
B)Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
C)Peat, Bituminous, Lignite, Anthracite
D)Peat, Anthracite, Lignite, Bituminous
Answer: Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Mahadeo Hills 2. Sahyadri Parvat 3. Satpura Range What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south?
A)1, 3, 2002
B)1, 2, 2003
C)2, 1, 2003
D)2, 3, 2001
Answer: 1, 3, 2002
- Q. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?
A)Hurricane
B)Typhoon
C)Tornado
D)Willy-willy
Answer: Tornado
- Q. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
A)National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
B)The Geological Survey of India
C)Surveyor General of India
D)Indian Bureau of Mines
Answer: The Geological Survey of India
- Q. Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
A)Colombo
B)Singapore
C)Lagos
D)Jakarta
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Which type of climate(s) prevail(s) in the long corridor (Leeward side) of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills?
A)Tropical semi-arid steppe
B)Tropical wet and dry climate
C)Tropical wet and dry with winter rain
D)Subtropical monsoon rainforest
Answer: Tropical semi-arid steppe
- Q. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Punjab
D)Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate?
A)On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain
B)Temperatures range from 21°C in summer to 10°C or below in the winter
C)Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
D)The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm
Answer: Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
- Q. Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?
A)North-West Europe
B)East Asia
C)South Asia
D)North and South America
Answer: East Asia
- Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
A)Volcanic eruption
B)Denudation
C)Deposition
D)Conduction
Answer: Conduction
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is found
A)In the Bay of Bengal
B)Close to Greenland
C)Near the Suez Canal
D)Of the coast of Queensland
Answer: Of the coast of Queensland
- Q. The most ideal region for cultivation of cotton in India is
A)The Indo Gangetic Valley
B)The Brahmaputra Valley
C)The Deccan Plateau
D)The Rann of Kutch
Answer: The Deccan Plateau
- Q. Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?
A)Cadmium
B)Potassium
C)Aluminium
D)Uranium
Answer: Uranium
- Q. The Duncan Pass is located between
A)South Andaman and Little Andaman
B)Afghanistan and India
C)Pakistan and Afghanistan
D)Shivalik and Karakoram
Answer: South Andaman and Little Andaman
- Q. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
A)Indonesia
B)Japan
C)West Indies
D)Philippines
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. The oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio – Kurile and Alaskan’ are located in
A)North Pacific Ocean
B)North Atlantic Ocean
C)South Atlantic Ocean
D)North Indian Ocean
Answer: North Pacific Ocean
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