More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. 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: Both 1 and 2
- Q. In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?
A)Tobacco
B)Tea
C)Jute
D)Cotton
Answer: Tea
- Q. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
A)Alto-cooling
B)Adiabatic
C)Lapse rate
D)Inverse cooling
Answer: Adiabatic
- 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. Which of the following features is not formed by running water?
A)Gorges
B)Valleys
C)Tunnels
D)Canyons
Answer: Tunnels
- Q. Sagar Samrat’ is
A)A ship used for Antarctica expedition
B)An oil drilling platform in Mumbai High
C)An island in Indian Ocean
D)A space craft
Answer: An oil drilling platform in Mumbai High
- Q. The largest ocean is
A)Arctic Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Deltas are formed where the shores are free of
A)High tide
B)Low tide
C)Hard rocks
D)Trees
Answer: Hard rocks
- Q. Which of the following characterises the desert forests?
A)Canopy leaves
B)Pointed leaves
C)Dense leaves
D)Broad leaves
Answer: Pointed leaves
- Q. Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?
A)Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
B)Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
C)Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands? 1. Equatorial climate 2. Mediterranean climate 3. Hot desert climate 4. West European climate
A)2, 3, 4, 1
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)1, 4, 2, 3
D)3, 2, 1, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
- Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A)Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
B)Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent
C)Monsoons are local seasonal winds
D)Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies
Answer: Monsoons are local seasonal winds
- Q. European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by
A)Straits of Dardanelles
B)Straits of Bosporus
C)Sea of Marmara
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. What is the approximate circumference of Earth?
A)80,000 Km
B)40,000 Km
C)60,000 Km
D)1,00,000 Km
Answer: 40,000 Km
- Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
A)Annual range of temperature
B)Average annual temperature
C)Mean temperature
D)Isothermic range of temperature
Answer: Annual range of temperature
- Q. What is the International Date Line?
A)Region within 5º of the Equator
B)An imaginary line connecting places of the same altitude
C)It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
D)None of these
Answer: It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
- Q. Super Nova is ________
A)A comet
B)An asteroid
C)A black hole
D)A dying star
Answer: A dying star
- Q. The most important item of export among marine products from India is ________
A)Shrimp
B)Crabs
C)Lobsters
D)None of these
Answer: Shrimp
- Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
A)Hanging Valley
B)Glacial trough
C)Hum
D)Cirque
Answer: Cirque
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