More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
A)Sikkim
B)Mizoram
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is found
A)In the Bay of Bengal
B)Close to Greenland
C)Near the Suez Canal
D)Of the coast of Queensland
Answer: Of the coast of Queensland
- Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
A)3° per day
B)1° per day
C)2° per day
D)5° per day
Answer: 1° per day
- Q. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of
A)Odisha
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Jharkhand
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be ________
A)Indo-Aryans
B)Mongoloids
C)Negritoes
D)Mediterraneans
Answer: Negritoes
- Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
B)Falkland Island
C)Long Island
D)Azores Island
Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
- Q. The most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in ________
A)Hot and dry regions
B)Cold and dry regions
C)Cold and humid regions
D)Hot and humid regions
Answer: Hot and humid regions
- Q. Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
A)It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
B)It is the region in the atmosphere above tropopause
C)It contains ozone layer which prevents ultraviolet radiations of sun from reaching to the earth
D)It provides ideal flying conditions
Answer: It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
- Q. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________
A)Remains constant with height
B)Increases with height
C)Decreases with height
D)First increases and then decreases with height
Answer: Decreases with height
- Q. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
A)Basalt
B)Dolomite
C)Granite
D)Gabbro
Answer: Dolomite
- Q. Put in chronological order the origin of the following industries in India : I. Jute II. Cotton Textile III. Steel IV. Cement
A)II, I, IV, III
B)I, II, IV, III
C)II, I, III, IV
D)I, II, III, IV
Answer: II, I, III, IV
- Q. Which metal is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A)Aluminium
B)Calcium
C)Magnesium
D)Iron
Answer: Aluminium
- Q. The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8kms over the poles is known as
A)Troposphere
B)Mesosphere
C)Thermosphere
D)Stratosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
A)Warm seas
B)Wave-free salt water
C)Clean salt water
D)Plenty of sunlight
Answer: Wave-free salt water
- Q. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at
A)Perambur
B)Varanasi
C)Chittaranjan
D)Kolkata
Answer: Perambur
- Q. At low elevation which among the following clouds are to be found ?
A)Cumulus
B)Cirrus
C)Nimbus
D)Stratus
Answer: Nimbus
- Q. Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions ________
A)Have warm offshore currents
B)Are very hot throughout the year
C)Have offshore winds throughout the year
D)Lie in the belt of the doldrums
Answer: Have offshore winds throughout the year
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to igneous rocks? I. They are formed inside the earth, under great pressure II. They do not occur in layer III. They are mostly crystalline in nature IV. They contain fossils
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)I and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) were created in:
A)1989
B)1985
C)1987
D)1990
Answer: 1987
- Q. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
A)Mercury
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Mars
Answer: Venus
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