More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following statements is not true?
A)Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
B)Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
C)Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
D)The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port
Answer: Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
- Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
B)The Applachian region
C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
D)The California-Colorado belt
Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. India’s Biosphere Reserve ‘Nanda Devi’ (UNESCO) is located in which state?
A)Meghalaya
B)Uttarakhand
C)Sikkim
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. ________ is called the ‘land of a thousand lakes’.
A)Sweden
B)Finland
C)Holland
D)Portugal
Answer: Finland
- Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
A)Troposphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Tropopause
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Llanos are the grassland of
A)Argentina
B)Guyana highland
C)Brazilian highland
D)Chile
Answer: Chile
- Q. Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest?
A)Bituminous
B)Peat
C)Lignite
D)Anthracite
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
A)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
B)The monsoon fail to reach this area
C)It is too hot
D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
- Q. Which one of the following is not a plant product?
A)Linen
B)Lac
C)Hemp
D)Flax
Answer: Lac
- Q. River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it ________
A)Forms number of dangerous waterfalls
B)Gets flooded often causing havoc
C)Causes maximum soil erosion
D)Is not a perennial river
Answer: Gets flooded often causing havoc
- Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Sahara
B)Gobi
C)Kalahari
D)Thar
Answer: Kalahari
- Q. What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?
A)Epicentre
B)Wither
C)Incentre
D)Focus
Answer: Focus
- Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
A)One hour
B)Half an hour
C)Forty five minutes
D)One hour fifteen minutes
Answer: One hour
- Q. Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude?
A)Bhopal
B)Jaipur
C)Nagpur
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Jaipur
- Q. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
A)Maize
B)Cotton
C)Mustard
D)Rice
Answer: Mustard
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
A)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
B)Beas, Ravi and Chenab
C)Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
D)Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
Answer: Beas, Ravi and Chenab
- Q. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
A)Equatorial
B)Hot deserts
C)Monsoon
D)Mediterranean
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
A)82°30' E
B)97°30' E
C)97°30' W
D)82°30' W
Answer: 82°30' E
- Q. Which one of the following gives the two largest Union Territories of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
A)Delhi, Puducherry
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi
C)Chandigarh, Lakshadweep
D)Delhi, Chandigarh
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi
- Q. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located ________
A)Partly in Europe and partly in Asia
B)Wholly in the Continent of Europe
C)Wholly in the Continent of Asia
D)Partly in Africa and partly in Asia
Answer: Partly in Europe and partly in Asia
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