More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct? 1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun. 2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth. 3. It has no atmosphere. Select the correct answer.
A)2 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3 only
D)1 and 2 only
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
A)The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
B)The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
C)The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
D)None of these
Answer: The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
- Q. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________
A)Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
B)Around the Gulf of Cambay
C)Around the Konkan coast
D)Around the Palk strait
Answer: Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
A)Foehn
B)Mistral
C)Chinook
D)Haramattan
Answer: Chinook
- Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
A)5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
Answer: 5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
- Q. Monsoon is caused by
A)Humidity difference
B)Temperature changes
C)Seasonal reversal of winds
D)Pressure differences
Answer: Pressure differences
- Q. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly
A)60%
B)40%
C)50%
D)70%
Answer: 70%
- Q. Most of the people in the world live in lowland areas except those in ________
A)Southern and South - eastern Asia
B)Central and Western Africa
C)Southern and South - eastern Europe
D)Central America and North - western South America
Answer: Central and Western Africa
- Q. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________
A)Mass
B)Size
C)Rotational speed
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
A)Sutlej
B)Ganga
C)Ravi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. The HBJ pipe line serves the fertilizer plant(s) at
A)Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh)
B)Hazira (Gujarat)
C)Bijaipur (Madhya Pradesh)
D)All the three
Answer: All the three
- Q. HYV is also known ________ in India.
A)Traditional revolution
B)White revolution
C)Blue revolution
D)New agricultural policy
Answer: New agricultural policy
- Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A)Krishna
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. The number of major ports in India is
A)13
B)5
C)8
D)15
Answer: 13
- Q. Wavy hair is characteristic or
A)Mongoloid race
B)Neanderthal man
C)Nordic race
D)Cromagnon man
Answer: Nordic race
- Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
A)Bituminous coal
B)Coking coal
C)Anthracite
D)Lignite
Answer: Coking coal
- Q. In which country will you find the river Po?
A)Sri Lanka
B)China
C)Italy
D)Zambia
Answer: Italy
- Q. There is no Scheduled Tribe population in
A)Punjab
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as
A)Selvas
B)Llanos
C)Campos
D)Savanna
Answer: Campos
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