More Questions on Geography
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?
A)Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Krishna
B)Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
C)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari
D)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi
Answer: Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Krishna
- Q. Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?
A)Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
B)Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
C)Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
D)Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
- Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which
A)Represents the highest amount of snowfall received
B)Is the highest limit of perpetual snow .
C)Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
D)Represents the lowest amount of snowfall received
Answer: Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
- Q. Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclone?
A)Hurricanes
B)Tornadoes
C)Typhoons
D)Nor westers
Answer: Nor westers
- Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
A)Visakhapatnam
B)Bengaluru
C)Mumbai
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? Hurricanes ________
A)Develop over warm ocean areas
B)Form at the equator
C)Are not as large as tornadoes
D)Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces
Answer: Develop over warm ocean areas
- Q. West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
A)Three
B)None
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. Among the following States, ________ has the lowest birth rate in India.
A)Bihar
B)Kerala
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)West Bengal
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
A)Mt. Kamet
B)Annapurna
C)Nanda Devi
D)Kanchenjunga
Answer: Annapurna
- Q. Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?
A)New Mexico and Arkansas
B)California and Texas
C)Kansas and Kentucky
D)Rhode Island and Hawaii
Answer: California and Texas
- Q. Which of the following is a commercial source of energy?
A)Sun
B)Agricultural waste
C)Dried dung
D)Natural gas
Answer: Natural gas
- Q. The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the river
A)Periyar
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Periyar
- Q. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
A)The monsoons fail to reach this area
B)It is too hot
C)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing 2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely 3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours 4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports Which of these statements are correct?
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface: 1. Shimla 2. Gangtok 3. Mumbai 4. Delhi
A)3, 1, 4, 2
B)3, 4, 1, 2
C)4, 3, 2, 1
D)2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
A)Callisto
B)Europa
C)Ganymede
D)Deimos
Answer: Deimos
- Q. The northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are
A)Barail and Patkai hills
B)Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
C)Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
D)Khasi and Pegu Yoma
Answer: Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
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