More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements: I. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries. II. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez III. It is not a sea level canal. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)I only
Answer: I and II
- Q. The weather office predicts “depression” over a certain area. It means
A)Heavy weather causing a feeling of depression
B)Cloudy skies
C)Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
D)Low atmospheric pressure over a large area
Answer: Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
- Q. Which of the following is/are the examples of the sedimentary rocks? 1. Limestone 2. Dolomite 3. Breccia 4. Coal
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
A)15
B)11
C)10
D)18
Answer: 18
- Q. The Yamuna and the Sone are the tributaries of the river
A)Ravi
B)Jhelam
C)Beas
D)Ganga
Answer: Ganga
- Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A)92°30’ W
B)20°30’ W
C)82°30' E
D)92°30' E
Answer: 92°30' E
- Q. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
A)Alto-cooling
B)Adiabatic
C)Lapse rate
D)Inverse cooling
Answer: Adiabatic
- Q. The country with the highest density is ________
A)India
B)China
C)Bangladesh
D)Singapore
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
A)Bangladesh
B)China
C)Bhutan
D)Afghanistan
Answer: China
- Q. The formation of Extrusive rocks takes place ________
A)By deposition of magma at a great depth
B)By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
C)Due to excessive pressure at great depths
D)At an intermediate depth by transformation
Answer: By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. 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. Cloud burst means ________
A)Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
B)Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
C)Formation of artificial rain
D)Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Answer: Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
- Q. Which river is called ‘The Sorrow of Bengal’?
A)Hooghly
B)Sone
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?
A)Khartoum
B)Nairobi
C)Addis Ababa
D)Kinhasa
Answer: Khartoum
- Q. Which of the following is called the “Gateway to the Pacific” ?
A)Bering Sea
B)Suez Canal
C)Panama Canal
D)Gulf of Alaska
Answer: Panama Canal
- Q. The Northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the ________.
A)Kaveri
B)Brahmaputra
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Zueder Zee in Netherlands is known for
A)Canyons
B)Polders
C)Dykes
D)Geysers
Answer: Polders
- Q. Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
A)Oil Palm
B)Coconut
C)Potato
D)Cashew
Answer: Potato
- Q. Isobar lines show
A)Depth
B)Pressure
C)Rain
D)Time
Answer: Pressure
- Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: I. Red soils II. Black soils III. Laterite soils IV. Alluvial soils
A)IV, I, III, II
B)I, IV, II, III
C)IV, II, I, III
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: IV, II, I, III
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