More Questions on Geography
- Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
A)Proxima centauri
B)Vega
C)Sirius
D)Alpha centauri
Answer: Proxima centauri
- Q. The pygmies are found in ________.
A)Queenslands, Australia
B)The Congo Basin, Africa
C)Bihar, India
D)Finland, Northern Europe
Answer: The Congo Basin, Africa
- Q. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
A)North west
B)North
C)North east
D)South east
Answer: North west
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. The Gutenburg discontinuity separates ________.
A)Outer mantle and inner mantle
B)Sial and Sima
C)Lithosphere and outer mantle
D)Inner mantle and the core
Answer: Inner mantle and the core
- Q. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?
A)Ireland
B)Finland
C)Iceland
D)Norway
Answer: Iceland
- Q. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ________
A)June
B)January
C)March
D)September
Answer: January
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
A)Bhabar
B)Khadar
C)Bhangar
D)Regur
Answer: Regur
- Q. Which one of the following European countries borders Atlantic Ocean?
A)Finland
B)Portugal
C)Austria
D)Romania
Answer: Portugal
- Q. Hyderabad (in Telangana) is located on the bank:
A)Mahanadi
B)Luni River
C)Gandak River
D)Musi River
Answer: Musi River
- Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
A)Eastern-Kolkata
B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
C)South-Central-Hyderabad
D)Western-Mumbai
Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
- Q. The Chennai – Bengaluru – Coimbatore – Madurai region is ________.
A)Mangrove forest region
B)A major industrial region
C)A major agricultural region
D)Dry Mountainous (Hilly) region
Answer: A major industrial region
- Q. Rio Summit is associated with
A)Ozone depletion
B)Convention on Biological Diversity
C)Green house gases
D)Wet lands
Answer: Convention on Biological Diversity
- Q. The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is
A)The Niagara Falls, North America
B)The Jog Falls, India
C)The Victoria Falls, Africa
D)The Salto Angel Falls, South America
Answer: The Salto Angel Falls, South America
- Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
C)Develop high yielding varieties
D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
- Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
A)2 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because _________
A)Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
B)The region is mountainous
C)Population density is low
D)Air transport is cheaper
Answer: Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
- Q. Throughout the Ages the maximum number of streams of people came to India via
A)The sea
B)The western Himalayan passes
C)Tibet
D)The eastern Himalayan passes
Answer: The western Himalayan passes
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