More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated?
A)Uzbekistan
B)Kazakhstan
C)Turkmenistan
D)China
Answer: China
- Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
- Q. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the ________ glacier.
A)Biafo
B)Hispar
C)Siachen
D)Baltaro
Answer: Siachen
- Q. The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at
A)Chennai
B)Ranchi
C)Hazaribagh
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Saddle peak the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in
A)Little Andaman
B)Great Nicobar
C)Middle Andaman
D)North Andaman
Answer: North Andaman
- Q. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping?
A)Son
B)Damodar
C)Mahanadi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
A)Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
B)Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis - Anaimalai Hills
C)Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Nallamalai Hills
D)Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills - Nallamalai Hills
Answer: Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
- Q. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
A)Vatican
B)Papua New Guinea
C)Cuba
D)Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
- Q. The Laterite soil is found in
A)Tropical areas
B)High rainfall states
C)In deserts
D)Dry and humid tropical areas
Answer: Dry and humid tropical areas
- Q. Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake?
A)The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins
B)There are deep ocean trenches along these margins
C)High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean
D)These margins coincide with the plate margins
Answer: These margins coincide with the plate margins
- Q. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
A)Climate of the region
B)Depth of the sea
C)Availability of ports and harbours
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which of the geological phenomena cause earthquakes? 1. Development of fault 2. Movement along a fault 3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption 4. Folding of rocks
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing state in India?
A)Kerala
B)Odisha
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
A)3000 million years
B)1000 million years
C)4600 million years
D)100 million years
Answer: 4600 million years
- Q. Which climatic region has the least temperature range?
A)Tropical region
B)Equatorial region
C)Monsoon region
D)Mediterranean region
Answer: Equatorial region
- Q. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as
A)Aesthenosphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Barysphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. Main constituents of biogas are
A)Methane and carbon dioxide
B)Methane and carbon monoxide
C)Butane and carbon monoxide
D)Ethylene and carbon dioxide
Answer: Methane and carbon dioxide
- Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
A)Alfred Hanks
B)Alfred Wegener
C)Alfred Worwick
D)Alfred Mane
Answer: Alfred Wegener
- Q. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious type of winds which bring a lot of disaster?
A)Cirrus
B)Trade winds
C)Hurricane
D)Stratus
Answer: Hurricane
- Indian Geography
- Universe
- Earth
- Atmosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Lithosphere
- Political Geography in India
- Climate And Weather in India
- Agriculture And Soil in India
- Rivers And Lakes in India
- Natural Resources And Industries In Indian
- Transportation system of India
- Environment and Ecology in Indian
- Population and Tribes in Indian
- World Geography