More Questions on Geography
- Q. Select the correct answer from the following: 1. Melting of polar ice caps and subsequently rise in the sea level is the most important effect of global warming. 2. The sea level is likely to rise by one meter by 2070 AD if the present level of global warming is not controlled. 3. All the coral islands in the world will be submerged. 4. By 2044 AD, Fiji is likely to be submerged and rise in the sea level by the same year will pose a grave danger to the Netherlands.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)4 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following countries is the richest coal producing nation in Europe?
A)Great Britain
B)France
C)Germany
D)Poland
Answer: Germany
- Q. Which is the nearest planet to Sun?
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Mercury
D)Venus
Answer: Mercury
- Q. Which one of the following countries is land locked?
A)Suriname
B)Bolivia
C)Peru
D)Uruguay
Answer: Bolivia
- Q. The length of the Suez Canal is approximately
A)140 km
B)80 km
C)110 km
D)190 km
Answer: 190 km
- Q. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
A)Orissa
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands? 1. Equatorial climate 2. Mediterranean climate 3. Hot desert climate 4. West European climate
A)2, 3, 4, 1
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)1, 4, 2, 3
D)3, 2, 1, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
- Q. Which is the largest sea in the world?
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Caspian Sea
C)South China Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: South China Sea
- Q. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
A)Indian Ocean
B)Antarctic ocean
C)Arctic Ocean
D)Atlantic ocean
Answer: Arctic Ocean
- Q. In which form can the cultivable land be defined?
A)Old fallow land + new follow land
B)The land which can grow the crops
C)Waste land + fallow land
D)Total fallow land + net sown land
Answer: Total fallow land + net sown land
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Strait of Florida runs in between ________
A)Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
B)Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
C)Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
D)Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
- Q. Among foodgrains, international trade of rice is quite small because ________
A)Rice gets spoilt during storage and transport
B)It is not the main food grain of human consumption
C)Its transport cost is high
D)Major producer regions are major consumers also
Answer: Major producer regions are major consumers also
- Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
A)North Sea canal
B)Erie canal
C)Kiel canal
D)Trent and Mersey canal
Answer: Erie canal
- Q. Hyderabad (in Telangana) is located on the bank:
A)Mahanadi
B)Luni River
C)Gandak River
D)Musi River
Answer: Musi River
- Q. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
A)Lack of high mountains in the Deccan
B)The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
C)The region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
D)Of some unknown reason
Answer: The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
- Q. The state which produces largest number of orchids in India is
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. Savanna is a
A)Grassland
B)Desert
C)Forest
D)Snowclad mountain
Answer: Grassland
- Q. Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
A)Colombo
B)Singapore
C)Lagos
D)Jakarta
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
A)Nile
B)Amazon
C)Congo
D)Orinoco
Answer: Congo
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