More Questions on Geography
- Q. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
A)Shimla is farther from the Equator
B)Shimla is further north
C)Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
D)Their longitudes differ
Answer: Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in:
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
- Q. In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth’s centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the
A)Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
B)Core has a very high melting point
C)Core is full of gases
D)Core is impervious to heat
Answer: Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
- Q. What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?
A)Assam Himalaya
B)Himadri
C)Sahyadri
D)Shivalik
Answer: Himadri
- Q. The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
A)North America and Africa
B)Europe and Africa
C)Asia and Oceania
D)Europe and Oceania
Answer: Europe and Oceania
- Q. The width or the broad gauge track in Indian railway is
A)1.98 m
B)1.676 m
C)1.114 m
D)2.55 m
Answer: 1.676 m
- Q. The age of a tree can be estimated by
A)The number and size of its branches
B)Its height
C)The girth of its trunk
D)The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
Answer: The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
- Q. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
A)Decreases with decrease in temperature
B)Increases with increase in temperature
C)Decreases with increase in temperature
D)Is independent of temperature
Answer: Decreases with increase in temperature
- Q. Which river has the largest drainage basin?
A)Congo
B)Nile
C)Mississippi
D)Amazon
Answer: Amazon
- Q. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
A)36
B)17
C)27
D)47
Answer: 36
- Q. Zoji la pass connects
A)Chamba and Spiti
B)Srinagar and Leh
C)Arunachal and Tibet
D)Kalimpong and Lhasa
Answer: Srinagar and Leh
- Q. World’s largest solar power plant is located in ________
A)Thar Desert India
B)Kalahari Desert, Africa
C)Sahara Desert, Libya
D)Mojava Desert USA
Answer: Mojava Desert USA
- Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
A)8 : 30 p.m.
B)11 : 30 p.m.
C)11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
D)8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Answer: 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
- Q. The crust and the upper-most part of the mantle up to a depth of 200 km from the surface of the earth is called:
A)Cyrosphere
B)Pyrosphere
C)Osophere
D)Lithosphere
Answer: Lithosphere
- Q. On the bank of which river is New York situated?
A)River Mississippi
B)River Colorado
C)River Hudson
D)River Amazon
Answer: River Hudson
- Q. Rain shadows are associated with
A)Cyclonic rainfall
B)Convectional rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Orographic cyolonic rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called ________
A)Cosmic year
B)Parsec
C)Astronomical year
D)Light year
Answer: Cosmic year
- Q. Rain shadow effect is associated with
A)Convectional rainfall
B)Cyclonic rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Frontal rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Which one of the following countries is not in South America?
A)Suriname
B)Bolivia
C)Paraguay
D)Swaziland
Answer: Swaziland
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