More Questions on Geography
- Q. The fertile land between two rivers is called
A)Doab
B)Drainage basin
C)Watershed
D)Lowland or terrain
Answer: Doab
- Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- Q. Beaufort Scale is used to measure ________
A)Wind direction
B)Air pressure
C)Wind velocity
D)Humidity
Answer: Wind velocity
- Q. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
A)Europe
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)North America
Answer: Asia
- Q. The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of
A)Bauxite and mica
B)Precious stones and building materials
C)Iron ore and manganese
D)Copper and uranium
Answer: Precious stones and building materials
- Q. The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by ________
A)Gravitation and centrifugal force
B)Their great size and spherical shape
C)The rotation and density
D)Rotation of the sun on its axis
Answer: Gravitation and centrifugal force
- Q. The Sharavati Project is a/an
A)Multipurpose project
B)Thermal project
C)Hydro-electric project
D)Irrigation project
Answer: Hydro-electric project
- Q. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
A)Coffee
B)Tobacco
C)Cotton
D)Bajara
Answer: Bajara
- Q. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
A)Climate of the region
B)Depth of the sea
C)Availability of ports and harbours
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Where is the headquarters of South-Central Railway located?
A)Secunderabad
B)Itarsi
C)Mumbai
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Secunderabad
- Q. Which group of following states shares the boundary with Nagaland?
A)Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya
C)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
- Q. The highest plateau in the world is
A)Plateau of Iran
B)Plateau of Tibet
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Spanish Plateau
Answer: Plateau of Tibet
- Q. The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.
A)Sumatra
B)Borneo
C)Greenland
D)New Guinea
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. Which of the following two states are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
A)Bihar and Assam
B)Kamataka and Kerala
C)Punjab and Haryana
D)Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
- 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. Mudumalai Wild life Sanctuary is located in the state of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Andhra Paradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which is the largest sea in the world?
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Caspian Sea
C)South China Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: South China Sea
- Q. Monsoon retreat is marked by: 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?
A)Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
B)Cochin Shipyard, Cochin
C)Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
D)Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Answer: Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
- Q. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
A)Mongoloids
B)Astraloids
C)Caucasoids
D)Negroids
Answer: Negroids
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