More Questions on Geography
- Q. Monsoon retreat is marked by: 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which part of Europe is most densely populated?
A)Northern Europe
B)Eastern Europe
C)Western Europe
D)Area around the Black Sea
Answer: Western Europe
- Q. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to ________
A)Leaching
B)Weathering
C)Erosion
D)Deposition
Answer: Leaching
- Q. One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?
A)Jupiter and Sun
B)Earth and Sun
C)Earth and Moon
D)Pluto and Sun
Answer: Earth and Sun
- Q. The Ozone hole is detected in the atmosphere, where is it located?
A)Above India
B)Above Arctic Ocean
C)Above Antarctica
D)Above Alaska
Answer: Above Antarctica
- Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
A)100°north and 80° East
B)55° north and 80° East
C)35° north and 100° East
D)55° south and 10° East
Answer: 35° north and 100° East
- Q. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)North Sea
C)Baltic Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: North Sea
- Q. Which is the best variety of cotton in the world?
A)Egyptian
B)Sea Island
C)Upland American
D)Indian short fibres
Answer: Sea Island
- Q. India’s Biosphere Reserve ‘Nanda Devi’ (UNESCO) is located in which state?
A)Meghalaya
B)Uttarakhand
C)Sikkim
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
A)Westerlies
B)Geostropic wind
C)Polar wind
D)Trade winds
Answer: Geostropic wind
- Q. The study of universe is called:
A)Cosmology
B)Astrology
C)Astronomy
D)Universology
Answer: Cosmology
- Q. Which of the following planets is known as Earth’s twin?
A)Uranus
B)Mars
C)Saturn
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The Tagus river flows through
A)Lisbon
B)Damascus
C)Khartoum
D)Kabul
Answer: Lisbon
- Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
A)Basalt
B)Sill
C)Dykes
D)Laccolith
Answer: Sill
- Q. Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?
A)Japan
B)Great Britain
C)Ireland
D)New Zealand
Answer: Ireland
- Q. The Western Ghats are also known as:
A)Greater Mountain range
B)The Sahyadris
C)Sivalik Range
D)Satpuda Range
Answer: The Sahyadris
- Q. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujrat and Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time ________
A)At Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours
B)At Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours
C)At Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours
D)At Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours
Answer: At Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours
- Q. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as
A)Aesthenosphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Barysphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha?
A)Nagpur
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Pune
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
A)Gandak
B)Narmada
C)Tapti
D)Godavari
Answer: Narmada
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