More Questions on Geography

  • Q. A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with
    A)Wind mills
    B)Geothermal power
    C)Tidal power
    D)Biomass power
    Answer: Biomass power
  • Q. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
    A)Damodar
    B)Gomati
    C)Chambal
    D)Kosi
    Answer: Kosi
  • Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
    A)Mistral
    B)Chi nook
    C)Foehn
    D)Roaring Forties
    Answer: Foehn
  • Q. Postaz are temperate grassland in ________
    A)Hungary
    B)Australia
    C)South Africa
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Hungary
  • Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
    A)It is away from the coast
    B)It is a rain shadow area
    C)It is located parallel to wind direction
    D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
    Answer: It is a rain shadow area
  • Q. Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in
    A)Shiwaliks and Terai regions
    B)Eastern Odisha
    C)North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
    D)Western Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Western Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The 90ยบ East Ridge lies in the ________ Ocean.
    A)Indian
    B)Pacific
    C)Atlantic
    D)Arctic
    Answer: Indian
  • Q. Khetri is famous for
    A)Copper
    B)Aluminium
    C)Fertilizers
    D)Gold
    Answer: Copper
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?
    A)Cauvery
    B)Godavari
    C)Sharavati
    D)Krishna
    Answer: Sharavati
  • Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
    A)Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
    B)Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
    C)National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
    D)Survey of India (S.O.I.)
    Answer: Survey of India (S.O.I.)
  • Q. The country which leads in the production of rubber is ________
    A)Malaysia
    B)Australia
    C)Indonesia
    D)Thailand
    Answer: Indonesia
  • Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
    A)II and V
    B)I and II
    C)I, III and IV
    D)II, III and V
    Answer: II and V
  • Q. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
    A)Shimla is farther from the Equator
    B)Shimla is further north
    C)Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
    D)Their longitudes differ
    Answer: Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
  • Q. The production of natural rubber is dominated by ________
    A)Central Africa
    B)South America
    C)South-east Asia
    D)Mediterranean region
    Answer: South-east Asia
  • Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
    A)Troposphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Tropopause
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
    A)F. Hoyle
    B)James Jeans
    C)H. Alfven
    D)O. Schmidt
    Answer: O. Schmidt
  • Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
    A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
    B)24 hrs
    C)24 hrs 35 sec
    D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
    Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
  • Q. Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur?
    A)The air must be cooled below its dew point
    B)The air must be warm
    C)The air must be saturated
    D)The air must contain hygroscopic particles
    Answer: The air must be warm
  • Q. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
    A)there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
    B)it is the older river of India
    C)of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
    D)its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
    Answer: of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
  • Q. The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:
    A)Thermoarea
    B)Isoline
    C)Insiline
    D)Thermocline
    Answer: Thermocline

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