More Questions on Geography
- Q. The first coal mine in India
A)Raniganj
B)Dhanbad
C)Jharia
D)Asansol
Answer: Raniganj
- Q. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
A)Single cropping
B)Rotation of crops
C)Rotation of fields
D)Use of plenty of fertilizer
Answer: Rotation of fields
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
A)Doldrums - The equator
B)New Moore Island - India
C)Hurricane - China Sea
D)Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
Answer: Hurricane - China Sea
- Q. The gas which is largely responsible for green house effect is:
A)Methane
B)Ozone
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Water Vapor
Answer: Water Vapor
- Q. Day and night are formed
A)Due to the speed of rotaion
B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
C)Due to the motion of revolution
D)None of these
Answer: Due to the speed of rotaion
- Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
A)Angles from the poles
B)Kilometers from the poles
C)Kilometers from the equator
D)Angles from the equator
Answer: Angles from the equator
- Q. What is the benefit of rain water storage?
A)Reduce the scarcity of water
B)Recharging ground water level
C)Respite from floods
D)Protection from soilerosion
Answer: Recharging ground water level
- 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 largest ocean is
A)Arctic Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
A)7.04 p.m.
B)4.56 p.m.
C)4.56 a.m.
D)7.04 a.m.
Answer: 7.04 a.m.
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding ionosphere? I. It is the uppermost layer of atmosphere II. The molecules and atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in this layer absorb a part of solar radiation and become ionized III. This layer is responsible for reflecting back the radio wave transmitted from the earth
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and II
D)I, II and III
Answer: II and III
- Q. The highest point in the Aravalli range is
A)Guru Sikhar
B)Dodabetta
C)Anaimudi
D)Panchmarhi
Answer: Guru Sikhar
- Q. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
A)The plains were folded into mountains
B)Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
C)Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
D)The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds
Answer: Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
- Q. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
A)Infertile land
B)Lack of minerals
C)Unsuitable climatic conditions
D)Mountainous topography
Answer: Unsuitable climatic conditions
- Q. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
A)Mountain Forest
B)Tidal Forest
C)Thorn Forest
D)Taiga Forest
Answer: Tidal Forest
- Q. A prominent break in the continuity of the Sahyadris is
A)Anaimalai Hills
B)Doda Betta
C)Anamudi Peak
D)Palghat Gap
Answer: Palghat Gap
- Q. The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in
A)Indonesian Islands
B)Amazon basin
C)Congo basin
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which of the following union territory of India has four districts but the border of its district do not meet with other district?
A)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
B)Chandigarh
C)Puducherry
D)Andaman and Nicobar islands
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. Rain shadows are associated with
A)Cyclonic rainfall
B)Convectional rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Orographic cyolonic rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)Verkhoyansk
B)USA
C)Mexico
D)Alaska
Answer: Verkhoyansk
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