More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Frontal rain is caused by ________
A)Cyclonic activity
B)Convection currents
C)Winds from sea
D)Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
Answer: Cyclonic activity
- Q. Mild and rainy winters, warm and dry summers are the characteristic features of ________
A)Tropical Grasslands
B)Monsoon Region
C)Mediterranean Region
D)Temperate Grasslands
Answer: Mediterranean Region
- Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
A)The north to the south
B)The west coast to the east coast
C)North-East India to the west coast
D)North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
Answer: North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
- Q. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates? 1. The Alps 2. The Himalayas 3. The Rockies 4. The Caucases mountains
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The airport of Mumbai is called
A)Palam
B)Dum Dum
C)Sahar
D)Meenambakkam
Answer: Sahar
- Q. Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada and Tapti rivers form:
A)Estuaries
B)Delta
C)Potholes
D)None of Above
Answer: Potholes
- Q. Which of the following is produced by the rapid ascent of moist air?
A)Hail
B)Frost
C)Fog
D)Snow
Answer: Hail
- Q. The Canals in Western Europe are mainly used for ________
A)Ship building
B)Irrigation
C)Inland navigation
D)Trade
Answer: Inland navigation
- Q. The largest southernmost single island in India is ________
A)Car Nicobar Island
B)Rameswaram Island
C)Minicoy Island
D)Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
- Q. Where is Ozone layer found?
A)Stratosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is ________
A)Dravidian
B)Austro-Asiatic
C)Indo-Aryan
D)None of these
Answer: Indo-Aryan
- Q. Solar eclipse occurs when ________
A)Moon comes between sun and earth
B)Earth comes between sun and moon
C)Moon is at right angle to the earth
D)Sun comes between moon and earth
Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
- Q. Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called
A)Sedimentary
B)Metamorphic
C)Igneous
D)Inorganic
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
A)60°N
B)45°N
C)45°S
D)60°S
Answer: 60°S
- Q. Which planet is known as ‘Morning Star’?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Venus
- Q. “Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in
A)Philippines
B)Caribbean Islands
C)Australia
D)Indonesia
Answer: Australia
- Q. The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is
A)The Niagara Falls, North America
B)The Jog Falls, India
C)The Victoria Falls, Africa
D)The Salto Angel Falls, South America
Answer: The Salto Angel Falls, South America
- Q. The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?
A)India-Pakistan
B)India-Nepal
C)India-China
D)China-Pakistan
Answer: China-Pakistan
- Q. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?
A)Backwaters of Kerala
B)Gulf of Cambay
C)Gulf of Mannar
D)Chilka lake
Answer: Gulf of Cambay
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