More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
A)Haryana
B)Gujarat
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in ________
A)West Bengal
B)Gujarat
C)U.P.
D)Orissa
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Asteroids have their orbits between the planets ________
A)Mars and Jupiter
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Earth and Mars
D)Jupiter and Saturn
Answer: Mars and Jupiter
- Q. Which of the following is a wrong combination of location and hydroelectric projects undertaken by the NHPC?
A)Loktak-Sikkim
B)Baira Siul-Himachal Pradesh
C)Salal-Jammu and Kashmir
D)Devi Ghat-Nepal
Answer: Loktak-Sikkim
- Q. Which of the following natural regions is not found in the Torrid Zone?
A)Temperate deserts
B)Equatorial forests
C)Monsoon regions
D)Tropical grasslands
Answer: Temperate deserts
- Q. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads: 1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttar Pradesh
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
- Q. Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river
A)Rhone
B)Danube
C)Rhine
D)Volga
Answer: Danube
- Q. Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
A)Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
B)Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
C)Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
D)Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Answer: Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss II.The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges
A)I, II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
A)Deep
B)U-Shaped
C)V-Shaped
D)Not so deep
Answer: U-Shaped
- Q. Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
A)Nilgiri Hills
B)Javadi Hills
C)Anaimalai Hills
D)Shevaroy Hills
Answer: Nilgiri Hills
- Q. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
A)50
B)48
C)84
D)60
Answer: 84
- Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
A)110 cm
B)100 cm
C)125 cm
D)140 cm
Answer: 125 cm
- Q. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was named as
A)Hailey National Park
B)Kanha National Park
C)Bharatpur National Park
D)Rajaji National Park
Answer: Hailey National Park
- Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
A)Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
B)They will growin large number
C)Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
D)Both A and B
Answer: Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
- Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
A)North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
B)Oyashio and California currents
C)Alaska and Kuroshio currents
D)North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Answer: Oyashio and California currents
- Q. Roaring Forties’ are
A)The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
B)Waterfalls in Canada
C)Cyclonic winds
D)Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
Answer: Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
- Q. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
A)Australia
B)Ghana
C)Malaysia
D)Chile
Answer: Chile
- Q. Batholiths and Laccoliths are formations of ________
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Sedimentary rocks
C)Igneous rocks
D)Polymetamorphosed rocks
Answer: Igneous rocks
- Q. Green Index has been developed by:
A)United Nations Environment Programme
B)WWF
C)UNESCO
D)None of Above
Answer: United Nations Environment Programme
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