More Questions on Geography
- Q. The deepest surface depression on earth is
A)Tonga-Kermadec Trench
B)Kuri Trench
C)Mariana Trench
D)Bentley Subglacial Trench
Answer: Mariana Trench
- Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
A)Too much pressure on land
B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
D)Underground nuclear explosions
Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
- Q. Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is ________
A)Rich in minerals and power fuels
B)Near to major iron and steel centres
C)A big link of roads and railways
D)Very fertile for industrial crops
Answer: Rich in minerals and power fuels
- Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
A)60 miles
B)34.5 miles
C)50 miles
D)69 miles
Answer: 69 miles
- Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
C)Does not divide the Bering strait
D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
- Q. Solar eclipse occurs when ________
A)Moon comes between sun and earth
B)Earth comes between sun and moon
C)Moon is at right angle to the earth
D)Sun comes between moon and earth
Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
- Q. Which of the following is a new bio-fertilizers?
A)Compost
B)Green Blue Algae
C)Nitrates
D)Farmyard manure
Answer: Green Blue Algae
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A)China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet
B)Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
C)Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato
D)West-European region - Corn and Wheat
Answer: Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
- Q. In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured?
A)Kilograms per square metre
B)Grams per square km
C)Grams per centimetre
D)Pounds per cubic mile
Answer: Kilograms per square metre
- Q. Which of the following is not an international airport?
A)Meenambakkam
B)Palam
C)Dum Dum
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: E
- Q. The mountain building in Himalayas began
A)Both A and B
B)About 45 million years ago
C)When the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Which one of the following terms for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia?
A)Pampas
B)Selva
C)Taiga
D)Savanna
Answer: Taiga
- Q. The 38th parallel separates ________
A)China and Tibet
B)North Korea and South Korea
C)East Germany and West Germany
D)Asia and Europe
Answer: North Korea and South Korea
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian? 1. It passes through the centre of a certain country 2. It passes through the centre of the Globe 3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following features are formed by the river in its upper course? 1. Gorge 2. Canyon 3. Meander
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Rail coach factory is located in:
A)Varanasi
B)Durgapur
C)Vizag
D)Kapurthala (Punjab)
Answer: Kapurthala (Punjab)
- Q. ________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.
A)Aravalli
B)Ladakh
C)Satpura
D)Vindhya
Answer: Ladakh
- Q. Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?
A)A few dwarf shrubs
B)Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
C)Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
D)Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Answer: Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)4, 3, 1, 2
C)3, 4, 2, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Equator represents
A)A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
B)Line joining North and South poles
C)Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
D)Axis of rotation of Earth
Answer: Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
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