More Questions on Geography
- Q. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
A)Damodar
B)Gomati
C)Chambal
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Doab’ ?
A)Land between two separate river systems
B)Where the delta of river begins
C)Where two or more rivers meet
D)Land between two tributaries of a river
Answer: Land between two tributaries of a river
- Q. Recycling’ is a method for conserving the resources of
A)Copper
B)Coal
C)Oil
D)Limestone
Answer: Copper
- Q. Rayalaseema is a region of which one of the following States?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the
A)Veldt
B)Downs
C)Steppes
D)Prairies
Answer: Downs
- Q. The velocity of wind is related to
A)Temperature
B)Revolution of the Earth
C)Rotation of the Earth
D)Pressure gradient
Answer: Pressure gradient
- Q. “Terra Rossa” is a Latin word which means?
A)Lateritic Region
B)Warm Region
C)Red Landscape
D)Region Nearer to Poles
Answer: Red Landscape
- Q. To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related?
A)Scuba diving
B)Tidal power plants
C)Main fish catching zone
D)Shipping
Answer: Main fish catching zone
- Q. The Famous Kruger National Park is located in
A)Sudan
B)Saudi Arabia
C)South Africa
D)Tanzania
Answer: South Africa
- Q. The following statements are made about ocean currents: 1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics 2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere 3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere Which of the above are correct?
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is ________
A)Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth
B)Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth
C)Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus
D)Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
Answer: Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as
A)Thermocline
B)Epilimnion
C)Metalmnion
D)Hypolimnion
Answer: Hypolimnion
- Q. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)2, 3, 4, 1
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes? 1. They occur on March 21st and September 23rd 2. They depict equal days and equal nights on March 21st and September 23rd on all places of the earth 3. All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes.
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
A)6000 km
B)1000 km
C)5000 km
D)7000 km
Answer: 7000 km
- Q. A black hole is a ________
A)Star with no atmosphere
B)Contracted star with intense gravitational pull
C)Star with very low surface temperature
D)Pulsating star
Answer: Contracted star with intense gravitational pull
- Q. The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of ________
A)Moscow
B)Ottawa
C)Mexico city
D)Verkhoyansk
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. The world’s largest river is
A)Mississippi
B)Amazon
C)Nile
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Amazon
- Q. Why does Russia have many local time differences?
A)Because of its long east-west stretches
B)Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
C)Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
D)Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
Answer: Because of its long east-west stretches
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