More Questions on Geography
- Q. The biggest railway Junction in the United States is
A)St Louis
B)New York
C)Chicago
D)Washington DC
Answer: Chicago
- Q. Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
A)Digboi in Assam, India
B)Baku in Russia.
C)Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
D)Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
Answer: Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Q. Where is Nathpa Jhakri power Project located?
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Uttarakhand
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
- Q. Which of the following Hydro Power Project is not in Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Iddukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Iddukki
- Q. The cause of reduction of forest coverage is
A)Rising Population
B)Agriculture
C)Manufacturing Industry
D)Toursim and Pilgrimage
Answer: Rising Population
- Q. What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?
A)Epicentre
B)Wither
C)Incentre
D)Focus
Answer: Focus
- Q. Which among the following is not a raw silk producing state?
A)Karnataka
B)Bihar
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Bihar
- Q. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?
A)Namibia
B)Canada
C)South Africa
D)USA
Answer: Canada
- Q. The coast of which of the following country are not touched by Arabian sea?
A)Kenya
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Oman
D)Iran
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. October Heat’ is caused due to
A)Dry hot weather
B)The absence of rain
C)Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
D)None of the above
Answer: Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
- Q. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
A)6 min.
B)8 min.
C)2 min.
D)4 min.
Answer: 8 min.
- Q. What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?
A)78.03
B)0.94
C)0.03
D)85.02
Answer: 78.03
- Q. The State having the maximum number of oil wells on its land portion is
A)Assam
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Bihar
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. HBJ pipe line is being laid for a distance of 1730 km in order to
A)Provide feedstock for six large fertilisers
B)Provide cooking gas for villages
C)Provide employment for rural population
D)Serve the power requirements of many states
Answer: Provide feedstock for six large fertilisers
- Q. McMohan Line lies between which of the following countries?
A)China and Pakistan
B)India and Pakistan
C)India and China
D)India and Afghanistan
Answer: India and China
- Q. Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?
A)Chennai
B)Kolkata
C)Mumbai
D)Cochin
Answer: Chennai
- Q. The countries which are called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of Asia are
A)India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia
B)China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India
C)Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
D)Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
Answer: Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
- Q. There is always shortage of electricity in India for a long time, because
A)The objective of getting new capacity is not achieved
B)There is fluctuation in hydro-power generation
C)Demand for electricity is increasing while its generation and distribution has not been increased
D)None of the above
Answer: Demand for electricity is increasing while its generation and distribution has not been increased
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