More Questions on Geography
- Q. Himalayan mountain range is an Example of
A)Block Mountains
B)Volcanic Mountains
C)Residual Mountains
D)Fold Mountains
Answer: Fold Mountains
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Rainfall in the doldrums is of convectional nature. 2. Convectional rainfall is highly localized and is associated with minimum cloudiness. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)2 only
B)1 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
A)Volcanic eruption
B)Denudation
C)Deposition
D)Conduction
Answer: Conduction
- Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A)Poles to equator
B)West to east
C)East and west of the prime meridian
D)Equator to poles
Answer: Equator to poles
- Q. The Konkan Coast stretches between ________
A)Goa and Daman
B)Goa and Cochin
C)Goa and Mumbai
D)Goa and Diu
Answer: Goa and Daman
- Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
A)Aleutian Islands
B)Society islands
C)Hawaii
D)All the above
Answer: Aleutian Islands
- Q. World’s largest solar power plant is located in ________
A)Thar Desert India
B)Kalahari Desert, Africa
C)Sahara Desert, Libya
D)Mojava Desert USA
Answer: Mojava Desert USA
- Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?
A)Tuticorin
B)Neyveli
C)Ennore
D)Mettur
Answer: Mettur
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
A)It is a big circle
B)It is 180° Longitude
C)It is a straight line
D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
Answer: It is 180° Longitude
- Q. Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?
A)Mantle
B)Central core
C)Crust
D)Both B and C
Answer: Central core
- Q. “Dark Continent” is
A)Australia
B)Africa
C)South America
D)Asia
Answer: Africa
- Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
A)Kosi Project
B)Bhakra Nangal Project
C)Damodar Valley Project
D)None of these
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. What causes earthquakes?
A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B)Occurrence of underground water
C)Volcanic eruptions
D)No definite cause has been found so far
Answer: Volcanic eruptions
- Q. Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
A)Pygmy
B)Bodo
C)Maasai
D)Eskimo
Answer: Maasai
- Q. The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India is
A)140 km
B)12 miles
C)360 km
D)None of these
Answer: 360 km
- Q. The Taiga belt lies between ________
A)Temperate grasslands and Tundra
B)Mediterranean climate and Tundra
C)Monsoon climate and Tundra
D)Tibet type climate and Tundra
Answer: Temperate grasslands and Tundra
- Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
A)Basalt
B)Sill
C)Dykes
D)Laccolith
Answer: Sill
- Q. Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?
A)Tropopause
B)Ionosphere
C)Thermosphere
D)Mesopause
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
A)Gandak
B)Narmada
C)Tapti
D)Godavari
Answer: Narmada
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