More Questions on Geography
- Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
A)Earthquakes
B)The inner core of the earth
C)The outer core of the Earth
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Earthquakes
- Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
A)Basalt
B)Sill
C)Dykes
D)Laccolith
Answer: Sill
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi
B)Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi
C)Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
D)Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
- Q. The country with the highest density of population in Europe is ________
A)Belgium
B)France
C)Italy
D)Netherlands
Answer: Netherlands
- Q. The National Highway – 1 connects Delhi to
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Amritsar
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
A)Peat
B)Anthracite
C)Lignite
D)Bituminous
Answer: Peat
- Q. The Richter scale on which intensity/magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in:
A)1935
B)1933
C)1932
D)1939
Answer: 1935
- Q. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________
A)Remains constant with height
B)Increases with height
C)Decreases with height
D)First increases and then decreases with height
Answer: Decreases with height
- Q. Which of the following continent is located in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemisphere of the earth?
A)Europe
B)Australia
C)Africa
D)South America
Answer: Africa
- Q. On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?
A)Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
B)Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi
C)Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas
D)Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna
Answer: Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. 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: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. What is the “cloud burst”? It is
A)An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
B)The states of sky with respect to clouds
C)The disintergration of a huge cloud mass
D)Breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
Answer: An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to fold mountains? I. They often act as climatic barriers II. They receive heavy rain or snow which give rise to rivers III. They are rich in minerals IV. They pose no problem, to communication as they contain many passes
A)I, II and III
B)I and II
C)III and IV
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The sea that separates Greece and Italy is
A)The Adriatic
B)Mediterranean
C)The Tyrrhenian
D)The Aegean
Answer: The Adriatic
- Q. Which of the following countries is rich in oil?
A)Singapore
B)Indonesia
C)Pakistan
D)Thailand
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. Which of the following celestial bodies is located farthermost to the Earth?
A)Neptune
B)Saturn
C)Uranus
D)Pluto
Answer: Pluto
- Q. To which kind of rock does marble belong?
A)Igneous rock
B)Metamorphic rock
C)Sedimentary rock
D)Volcanic rock
Answer: Metamorphic rock
- Q. The major peaks like Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Chooyu, Nanga Parbat and Annapurna all are situated in:
A)The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
B)The Western Ghat
C)Sivalik Range
D)The Eastern Ghats
Answer: The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
- Q. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is ________
A)Pantograph
B)Hygrometer
C)Hydrograph
D)Barograph
Answer: Hygrometer
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