More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. P – waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S – waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S – waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
A)1 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is the busiest of ocean trade routes?
A)North Atlantic
B)Suez Canal
C)Cape of Good Hope
D)Panama Canal
Answer: North Atlantic
- Q. The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________
A)Twice a year
B)Throughout the year
C)For six months
D)Once a year
Answer: Twice a year
- Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
A)21.5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20.0°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as
A)Transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Evapo-transpiration
D)Transportation
Answer: Transpiration
- Q. Which of the following is false?
A)Line is mostly used in galvanising iron and steel goods
B)Mica is usually found in metamorphic and igneous rocks
C)Aluminium has the advantage over iron as it is resistant to corrosion
D)Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
Answer: Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
- Q. Wild asses are found in
A)Manas, Barpeta (Assam)
B)Parkal, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh
C)Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
D)Chandraprabha, Varanasi
Answer: Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
- Q. How much part of Earth’s surface is desert?
A)1/3rd
B)10th
C)5th
D)6th
Answer: 1/3rd
- Q. The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet?
A)Lipu Lekh
B)Khardungala
C)Rohtanga
D)Nathu La
Answer: Lipu Lekh
- Q. The prediction of storm is made, when atmospheric pressure
A)Decreases suddenly
B)Rises suddenly
C)Rises gradually
D)Decreases gradually
Answer: Decreases suddenly
- Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
- Q. During the early period of Industrial Revolution industries were located primarily
A)Near coal fields
B)Near major ports
C)On the banks of navigable rivers
D)Near nodal centres
Answer: Near coal fields
- Q. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is
A)Karakoram
B)Zaskar
C)Kailash
D)Ladakh
Answer: Karakoram
- Q. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of
A)Tehri Dam
B)Damodar Valley Project
C)Chambal Project
D)Kosi Project
Answer: Chambal Project
- Q. Which of the following is India’s military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war?
A)Operation Vijay
B)Operation Kargil
C)Operation LOC
D)Operation Success
Answer: Operation Vijay
- Q. The Chennai – Bengaluru – Coimbatore – Madurai region is ________.
A)Mangrove forest region
B)A major industrial region
C)A major agricultural region
D)Dry Mountainous (Hilly) region
Answer: A major industrial region
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following river flow from south to north direction?
A)Son
B)Krishna
C)Cauvery
D)Godavari
Answer: Son
- Q. Which of the following does not affect Indian climate?
A)Proximity to equator
B)Monsoon
C)Ocean currents
D)Existence of Indian Ocean
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
A)2006
B)2004
C)2005
D)2007
Answer: 2006
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