More Questions on Geography
- Q. The earliest arrivals in India are believed to be Negritos. At which one of the following places are they mainly found now?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Rajasthan
D)Andaman Islands
Answer: Andaman Islands
- Q. The cause of reduction of forest coverage is
A)Rising Population
B)Agriculture
C)Manufacturing Industry
D)Toursim and Pilgrimage
Answer: Rising Population
- Q. The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is ________
A)South West Australia
B)Central California
C)Central North America
D)South West Africa
Answer: Central North America
- Q. Consider the following statements about rocks: 1. Shale becomes slate through metamorphosis. 2. Shale is converted to slate when it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature. 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. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
A)Rupnarayan
B)Padma
C)Bhagirathi
D)Nubra
Answer: Padma
- Q. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
A)Decreases with decrease in temperature
B)Increases with increase in temperature
C)Decreases with increase in temperature
D)Is independent of temperature
Answer: Decreases with increase in temperature
- Q. With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) 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. According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part of
A)Kraunchidweepa
B)Pushkharadweepa
C)Jambudweep
D)Kushadweepa
Answer: Jambudweep
- Q. With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. Which of the following colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
A)Altocumulus
B)Cirrus
C)Cumulus
D)Cumulonimbus
Answer: Cumulonimbus
- Q. The Rift Valley is created
A)Erosion of synclinal basin
B)Between two anticlines
C)Between two rifts
D)Due to volcanic eruption
Answer: Between two rifts
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. 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: 1 only
- Q. Eskimos belong to
A)Negroid race
B)Mongoloid race
C)White race
D)None of these
Answer: Mongoloid race
- Q. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
A)Namika La Pass
B)Karakoram Pass
C)Zojila Pass
D)Khybar Pass
Answer: Khybar Pass
- Q. Norwesters are thunder storms which are prominent in ________.
A)India and Bangladesh
B)India and Bhutan
C)Bhutan and Nepal
D)Bangladesh and Myanmar
Answer: India and Bangladesh
- Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
A)12
B)15
C)22
D)9
Answer: 22
- Q. The world’s largest delta system is the ________.
A)The Mississippi, USA
B)The Nile, Egypt
C)Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
D)The Amazon, Brazil
Answer: Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
A)Europe
B)North America
C)Germany
D)Former USSR (now defunct)
Answer: Germany
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
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