More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
A)Wind deposition
B)Wind erosion
C)Erosion by water
D)Mechanical weathering
Answer: Wind deposition
- Q. The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice free throughout the year is
A)Murmansk
B)Leningrad
C)Odessa
D)Vladivostok
Answer: Murmansk
- Q. Which of the following is called the biggest leap forward in the history of Indian population?
A)1951 - 1961
B)1921 - 1931
C)1941 - 1951
D)1961 - 1971
Answer: 1961 - 1971
- Q. Prognathiam rerers to
A)Slit eye
B)Slanting forehead
C)Protruding jaw
D)None of these
Answer: Protruding jaw
- Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
A)Winds change their directions
B)It causes days and nights
C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
- Q. The Black soil is related to which of the following crop
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Wind erosion is common in
A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
B)Desert
C)Cold areas
D)Areas of heavy rainfall
Answer: Desert
- Q. In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?
A)Barren Island
B)Car Nicobar Island
C)Nancowry lsland
D)Maya Bunder Island
Answer: Barren Island
- Q. Which of the following non-conventional sources of energy holds out the maximum promise in India?
A)Tidal Energy
B)Solar Energy
C)Geothermal Energy
D)Wind Energy
Answer: Solar Energy
- Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Mumbai
D)Goa
Answer: Goa
- Q. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is
A)Limpopo
B)Orange
C)Zambezi
D)Nile
Answer: Orange
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is ________ to/of the equator.
A)To the South
B)At right angles
C)To the North
D)90º to the South
Answer: To the North
- Q. Mediterranean climate prevails in
A)Peru
B)Central Chile
C)Northern Chile
D)Argentina
Answer: Central Chile
- Q. Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of midocean ridge?
A)Transform fault movement
B)Divergent movement
C)Convergent movement
D)Parallel movement
Answer: Divergent movement
- Q. Precipitation takes place when ________
A)Temperature of moisture in air sharply decreases
B)The sky is overcast with clouds
C)Temperature of moisture in air suddenly increases
D)Winds begin to blow in a circular motion
Answer: The sky is overcast with clouds
- Q. The world’s largest delta system is the ________.
A)The Mississippi, USA
B)The Nile, Egypt
C)Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
D)The Amazon, Brazil
Answer: Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
- Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
A)110 cm
B)100 cm
C)125 cm
D)140 cm
Answer: 125 cm
- Q. The world’s largest inland sea is ________.
A)The Caspian Sea
B)The Black Sea
C)The Dead Sea
D)The Aral Sea
Answer: The Caspian Sea
- Q. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
A)Eight
B)Six
C)Seven
D)Ten
Answer: Eight
- Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
B)Half an hour behind A
C)Half an hour ahead of A
D)The same as that of A
Answer: The same as that of A
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