More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect?
A)At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
B)Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises
C)At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year
D)The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year
Answer: At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
- Q. Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance
A)1 only
B)2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on
A)Climate types
B)Atmosphere
C)Rainfall
D)Annual range of temperature
Answer: Climate types
- Q. The crude Birth Rate is defined as:
A)No. of births per 50 thousand populations
B)No. of births per 10 thousand populations
C)No. of births per 20 thousand populations
D)No. of births per thousand populations
Answer: No. of births per thousand populations
- Q. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a river’s lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
A)1, 2 and 3 only
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4 only
D)2 and 4 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
- Q. Duncan passage is located between
A)North and Middle Andaman
B)South and Little Andaman
C)North and South Andaman
D)Andaman and Nicobar
Answer: South and Little Andaman
- Q. The place Sabarimala is situatad in which of the following states?
A)Kerala
B)Andhra pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
A)I and II
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
A)Lucknow
B)Hyderabad
C)Bhopal
D)Benguluru (Bangalore)
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
A)Venezuela
B)Brazil
C)U. S.A.
D)Zambia
Answer: Venezuela
- Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
A)Troposphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Tropopause
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The Greenhouse effect gases trap only the heat of:
A)Solar Radiation
B)All heat
C)UV Rays
D)Thermal Radiation
Answer: Solar Radiation
- Q. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
A)Lava plateau
B)Acid lava cone
C)Shield volcano
D)Composite
Answer: Composite
- Q. The Taiga belt lies between ________
A)Temperate grasslands and Tundra
B)Mediterranean climate and Tundra
C)Monsoon climate and Tundra
D)Tibet type climate and Tundra
Answer: Temperate grasslands and Tundra
- Q. The capital of Lakshadweep is ________
A)Aizawl
B)Port Blair
C)Silvassa
D)Kavaratti
Answer: Kavaratti
- Q. “Venice of the East” is the name given to
A)Rangoon
B)Singapore
C)Bangkok
D)Hong Kong
Answer: Bangkok
- Q. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
A)China
B)Nepal
C)Pakistan
D)Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Where does Moraine form?
A)Glacial Region
B)Deltas of Rivers
C)Dry Zones
D)Monsoon Region
Answer: Glacial Region
- Q. The oldest oil-field in India is in
A)Neyveli
B)Haldia
C)Bombay High
D)Digboi
Answer: Digboi
- Q. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)Only 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
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