More Questions on Geography
- Q. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ________
A)Meiji
B)Mulatto
C)Mestizo
D)Mau Mau
Answer: Mestizo
- Q. Where exactly is Aksai Chin?
A)Along the Zaskar mountains
B)Near Leh
C)The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
D)South of the Siachen Glacier
Answer: The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
A)Chota Nagpur Plateau
B)Malwa Plateau
C)Deccan Plateau
D)None of Above
Answer: Malwa Plateau
- Q. Which is the largest island of the Philippines?
A)Luzon
B)Mindanao
C)Palawan
D)Negnos
Answer: Luzon
- Q. The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in ________
A)U.S.A.
B)China
C)Great Britain
D)Russia
Answer: U.S.A.
- Q. The latitudes of main land of India extends between
A)8°4' E and 37°6' E
B)8°4' N and 37°6' N
C)8°4' W and 37°6' W
D)8°4' S and 37°6' S
Answer: 8°4' N and 37°6' N
- Q. Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by ________
A)Great uniformity of temperature
B)Differential heating of land and sea
C)Cold winds of Central Asia
D)None of these
Answer: Differential heating of land and sea
- Q. ________ determines colour, texture, chemical properties, mineral content and permeability of soil.
A)Climate
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Parent rock
Answer: Parent rock
- Q. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
A)Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
B)Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
C)Checking silting of Kolkata Port
D)Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Answer: Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
- Q. The highest peak in India
A)Nanda Devi
B)Kamet
C)Nandakot
D)K2 (Godwin Austin)
Answer: K2 (Godwin Austin)
- Q. The first steam boat was built by
A)James Watt
B)Stevenson
C)Newton
D)Robert Fulton
Answer: Robert Fulton
- Q. What is the cause of ‘Green house effect’?
A)Carbon Monoxide
B)Nitrogen
C)Carbon Dioxide
D)Nitrogen Dioxide
Answer: Carbon Dioxide
- Q. In India economically exploitable lignite deposits occur at
A)Talcher, Odisha
B)Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
C)Singareni, Andhra Pradesh
D)Jharia, Bihar
Answer: Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
- Q. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
A)Karnataka
B)Rajasthan
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Assam
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
A)Tibet
B)Myanmar
C)Pakistan
D)China
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Put in chronological order the origin of the following industries in India : I. Jute II. Cotton Textile III. Steel IV. Cement
A)II, I, IV, III
B)I, II, IV, III
C)II, I, III, IV
D)I, II, III, IV
Answer: II, I, III, IV
- Q. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
A)Australia
B)Ghana
C)Malaysia
D)Chile
Answer: Chile
- Q. ________ islands are the “cross roads of the Pacific”.
A)Windward
B)Fiji
C)Falkland
D)Hawaiian
Answer: Hawaiian
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________
A)Rajasthan
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)West Bengal
D)Orissa
Answer: Orissa
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