More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A)Krishna
B)Cauvery
C)Tungabhadra
D)Godavari
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. The brightest star in the sky is ________
A)Sirius
B)Alfa Centauri
C)Proxima Centauri
D)Sun
Answer: Sun
- Q. Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?
A)The western coasts of South America
B)South Africa
C)East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
D)Russia and Northern Europe
Answer: Russia and Northern Europe
- Q. What causes earthquakes?
A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B)Occurrence of underground water
C)Volcanic eruptions
D)No definite cause has been found so far
Answer: Volcanic eruptions
- Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
A)Proxima centauri
B)Vega
C)Sirius
D)Alpha centauri
Answer: Proxima centauri
- Q. Winter temperature ranging from -29° C to -40° C, summer temperature about 10° C, total annual precipitation about 25 cm. and low humidity. These characterise the climate.
A)Mountain
B)Taiga
C)Tundra
D)West European
Answer: Tundra
- Q. Dry farming in India is extensively practised in
A)Coromandal Plains
B)Kanara Plains
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Ganga Plains
Answer: Deccan Plateau
- Q. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
A)Gomati
B)Indrawati
C)Son
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indrawati
- Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
B)The Applachian region
C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
D)The California-Colorado belt
Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. Khaddar soils are found
A)Over low plateaux
B)In piedmont plains
C)In flood plains
D)Over steep slopes
Answer: In flood plains
- Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
A)Shipki La
B)Nathu La
C)Jelep La
D)Sharabathanga
Answer: Shipki La
- Q. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above
A)Poles
B)Tropic of Capricorn
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Equator
Answer: Equator
- Q. The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ________.
A)Saturn
B)Uranus
C)Jupiter
D)Neptune
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
B)Black soil found in the Deccan
C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan
- Q. There is always shortage of electricity in India for a long time, because
A)The objective of getting new capacity is not achieved
B)There is fluctuation in hydro-power generation
C)Demand for electricity is increasing while its generation and distribution has not been increased
D)None of the above
Answer: Demand for electricity is increasing while its generation and distribution has not been increased
- Q. Which state of India has the largest percentage of poors?
A)Orissa
B)Bihar
C)Chhattisgarh
D)Jharkhand
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- Q. Contours are lines showing
A)Places on earth at the same altitude
B)Places on earth of equal rainfall
C)Places of same temperature
D)None of these
Answer: Places on earth at the same altitude
- Q. The word “Isoneph” represents the lines of equal
A)Rain
B)Cloudiness
C)Salinity
D)Pressure
Answer: Cloudiness
- Q. Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south: I. Nallamala Hills II. Nilgiri III. Anaimalai IV. Cardamon Hills
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, IV, III, II
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: I, II, III, IV
- Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 4, 3
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
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