More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Pretoria : South Africa
B)Abuja : Nigeria
C)Ashkhabad : Turkmenistan
D)Rabat : Yemen
Answer: Pretoria : South Africa
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
A)Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
C)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
D)Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
Answer: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
- Q. The world’s largest reserves of petroleum are located in
A)Saudi Arabia
B)The USA
C)Russia
D)Kuwait
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the
A)Godavari
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Indus
- Q. The sea that separates Greece and Italy is
A)The Adriatic
B)Mediterranean
C)The Tyrrhenian
D)The Aegean
Answer: The Adriatic
- Q. Which of the following are Metamorphic rocks?
A)Schist and Mafic
B)Gneiss and Mafic
C)Gneiss and Schist
D)Schist and Chalk
Answer: Gneiss and Schist
- Q. Which among the following is the greatest inland waterway in Europe?
A)Rhine
B)Thames
C)Elbe
D)Volga
Answer: Rhine
- Q. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. could be ________
A)Nagpur
B)Tehran
C)Singapore
D)Moscow
Answer: Singapore
- Q. The Kowada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The movement of the isotherms is greater over the land than it is over the oceans. 2. Coastal regions have a smaller range of temperature than do continental interiors. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
A)Eight
B)Six
C)Seven
D)Ten
Answer: Eight
- Q. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A)Kerala
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Gujarat
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
A)Temperate cyclones
B)Tropical cyclones
C)Inter-tropical convergence
D)Tropospheric instability
Answer: Temperate cyclones
- Q. Breaking down of rock in situ is known as ________
A)Mass wasting
B)Erosion
C)Weathering
D)Degradation
Answer: Weathering
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which bare ground between plants is covered with layer of organic matter like straw is called?
A)Rockdam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace farming
Answer: Mulching
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents? 1. Prevailing winds 2. Earth’s Rotation 3. Earthquake activity 4. Bottom Topography 5. Difference in the density of seawater
A)1, 2 and 5
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)3, 4 and 5
Answer: 1, 2 and 5
- Q. The another name of acid or alkaline soil is
A)Kallar
B)Regur
C)Bangar
D)Khadar
Answer: Kallar
- Q. The Indian peninusula as compared to the north Indian plains is
A)At a higher level
B)Rich in mineral
C)More stable
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
A)Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
B)Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
C)National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
D)Survey of India (S.O.I.)
Answer: Survey of India (S.O.I.)
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