More Questions on Geography
- Q. Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?
A)Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
B)South Andaman and Little Andaman
C)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
D)Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
- Q. The World’s largest island is
A)New Guinea
B)Greenland
C)Iceland
D)Madagascar
Answer: Greenland
- Q. The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to North-South trend is
A)Namcha Barwa
B)Saramati
C)Shillong
D)Karbi
Answer: Namcha Barwa
- Q. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks II. They contain iron oxides III. They have high water retention capacity IV. They have high nitrogen content
A)Only IV
B)II and III
C)Only III
D)III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- Q. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
A)Lagoon
B)Caldera lake
C)Karst lake
D)Freshwater lake
Answer: Caldera lake
- Q. With reference to National Highways Development Project (NHDP), consider the following statements: 1. Belgaum and Nellore lie on the Golden Quadrilateral. 2. Vadodara and Jhansi lie on the East – West Corridor. 3. Ambala and Kanpur lie on the North – South Corridor. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)1 and 2
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1 only
Answer: 1 only
- 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. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
A)Sea of Okhotsk
B)White sea
C)Sargasso sea
D)Tasman sea
Answer: Sargasso sea
- Q. Which state is a jute abundant state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)West Bengal
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Orissa
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Which of the following countries is rich in oil?
A)Singapore
B)Indonesia
C)Pakistan
D)Thailand
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
A)Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
B)Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
C)Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
D)River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
Answer: Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
- Q. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged ________
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Folded mountains
D)Dome mountains
Answer: Volcanic mountains
- Q. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.
A)North-West Atlantic
B)North-West Pacific
C)South-East Pacific
D)North-East Atlantic
Answer: North-West Atlantic
- Q. The clouds extending from one side of horizon to other as 3 dark grey sheet having uniform base are called ________
A)Cirrus clouds
B)Stratus clouds
C)Cumulus clouds
D)Nimbus clouds
Answer: Stratus clouds
- Q. Which of the following separates Asia and North America?
A)Bering Strait
B)Bass Strait
C)Dover Strait
D)Cook Strait
Answer: Bering Strait
- Q. A sierra is a/an
A)Unit of electrical conductance
B)Mountain range
C)A midday or afternoon nap
D)Holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: Mountain range
- Q. Which of the following river is known as India’s River of Sorrow?
A)Ghaghara
B)Hooghly
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?
A)Germany
B)Belgium
C)France
D)The Netherlands
Answer: The Netherlands
- Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A)The Sea of Japan
B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
D)The Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
- Q. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Maldives
D)Myanmar
Answer: Sri Lanka
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