More Questions on Geography
- Q. The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
A)Elliptical path of the earth's orbit
B)Rotation of the earth
C)Revolution of the earth
D)Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
Answer: Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
- Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Mumbai
D)Goa
Answer: Goa
- Q. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave?
A)It travels with faster speed through solids but slowly through liquids
B)It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
C)It is analogous to sound waves
D)All the above three
Answer: All the above three
- Q. Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)West Bengal
C)Assam
D)Karnataka
Answer: Assam
- Q. Assemblage or ideas, beliefs, skills, institutions is represented by
A)Mode of life
B)Civilization
C)Culture
D)None of these
Answer: Culture
- Q. The most important layer for all biological activity in the atmosphere is:
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere.
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere.
- Q. Isobar lines show
A)Depth
B)Pressure
C)Rain
D)Time
Answer: Pressure
- Q. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in ________
A)Condensation
B)Precipitation
C)Hailstorm
D)Formation of ice
Answer: Condensation
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to Indian Railways? I. It is the larqest public sector undertaking II. Indian Railway network is the fourth largest in the world III. Factories at Kapurthala and Perarnbur manufacture passenger coaches IV. The narrow guage lines are confined to the hilly areas only
A)II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia?
A)The Taiga region
B)High Mountain region
C)Polar Tundra
D)Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region
Answer: Polar Tundra
- Q. The Indus Valley Civilization was based on the racial stocks of
A)Negritos
B)Mediterraneans
C)Nordics
D)None of the above
Answer: Mediterraneans
- Q. A group of interconnected islands is known as
A)Archipelago
B)Strait
C)Peninsula
D)Lagoon
Answer: Archipelago
- Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the
A)Epicentre
B)Focus
C)Incentre
D)Circumcentre
Answer: Epicentre
- Q. As per the data released in July 2011, Sex Ratio in Rural Areas is less than urban areas
A)Three Times
B)Five Times
C)Four Times
D)Two Times
Answer: Four Times
- Q. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
A)St Lawrence
B)Amazon
C)Missouri
D)Zambeji
Answer: Zambeji
- Q. In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?
A)Asteroid Belt
B)Black Hole
C)Ozone Hole
D)White Hole
Answer: White Hole
- Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Golden Revolution refers to
A)Apiculture
B)Sericulture
C)Horticulture
D)Viticulture
Answer: Horticulture
- Q. Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto ________ nautical miles.
A)12
B)8
C)10
D)14
Answer: 12
- Q. The highest dam from the following in India is
A)Hirakud
B)Maithan
C)Bhakra
D)Machkund
Answer: Bhakra
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