More Questions on Geography
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size?
A)Daman and Diu
B)Pondicherry
C)Lakshadweep
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Pondicherry
- Q. The Point of origin of Indus River is
A)Karakoram Range
B)Hindu Kush Mountain
C)Himalaya Range
D)Mount Kailash
Answer: Mount Kailash
- Q. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate?
A)On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain
B)Temperatures range from 21°C in summer to 10°C or below in the winter
C)Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
D)The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm
Answer: Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
- Q. Which of the following hill stations is not located in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Shimla
B)Kulu
C)Manali
D)Ranikhet
Answer: Ranikhet
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Shisam
D)Sal
Answer: Sandalwood
- Q. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in:
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Hyderabad
C)Kolkata
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
- Q. The Rocks of granite are changed into which of the following due to metamorphism?
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Feldspar
D)Quartz
Answer: Gneiss
- Q. In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
A)North-westerly direction
B)Northly direction
C)North-easterly direction
D)South-westerly direction
Answer: South-westerly direction
- Q. Anticyclones are caused by ________
A)Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
B)Violent winds
C)Heavy rainfall
D)Winds that blow spirally inwards
Answer: Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
- Q. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?
A)Hurricane
B)Typhoon
C)Tornado
D)Willy-willy
Answer: Tornado
- Q. Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?
A)Chennai
B)Kolkata
C)Mumbai
D)Cochin
Answer: Chennai
- Q. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as
A)Birth and death rate of population
B)Population rate
C)Natural growth rate of population
D)Population increamental ratio
Answer: Natural growth rate of population
- Q. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
A)Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
B)Uplift of folded Himalayan series
C)Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North – South direction is: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga
A)2, 1, 4, 3
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)2, 1, 3, 4
D)1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ________ trench.
A)Japanese
B)Mariana
C)Puerto Rico
D)Sunda
Answer: Mariana
- Q. In which of the following states are the Aravalli mountains located
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Jammu and Kashmir
C)Rajasthan
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
A)Pakistan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America’ but politically a part of Europe?
A)Green Land
B)Iceland
C)Canary Islands
D)Cuba
Answer: Green Land
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