More Questions on Geography
- Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
- Q. A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an
A)Oxbow lake
B)Meander
C)Alluvial fan
D)Levee
Answer: Alluvial fan
- Q. The word “tsunami”belongs to:
A)English
B)Chinese
C)German
D)Japanese
Answer: Japanese
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The variation in an average annual range of temperature at 15° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere. 2. At latitudes poleward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation. 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: 1 only
- Q. The Sharavati Project is a/an
A)Multipurpose project
B)Thermal project
C)Hydro-electric project
D)Irrigation project
Answer: Hydro-electric project
- Q. The biggest producer of Uranium in the world is ________
A)U.S.A.
B)France
C)India
D)Zaire
Answer: U.S.A.
- Q. A country lying within the Arctic Circle having geysers is
A)Norway
B)Greenland
C)Iceland
D)Denmark
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Which one of the following countries is not in South America?
A)Suriname
B)Bolivia
C)Paraguay
D)Swaziland
Answer: Swaziland
- Q. Which of the following is true with regard to the, characteristics of the Himalayan rivers? I. Many of them have their sources in the Inner Himalayas II. They have a perennial flow III. They have a great capacity for erosion IV. They do not form gorges
A)III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)II and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Japan’s total land is about ________ that of India.
A)One-ninth
B)One-sixth
C)One-fifth
D)One-tenth
Answer: One-ninth
- Q. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
A)The winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
B)Air currents blow much faster than winds
C)Air currents are always moisture laden while the winds are usually dry
D)Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
Answer: Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
- Q. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as
A)Cloud-transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Condensation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. Pochampat irrigation project lies on:
A)Krishna
B)Narmada
C)Godavari
D)Kaveri
Answer: Godavari
- Q. If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is ________
A)Slate, Schist, Shale
B)Slate, Shale, Schist
C)Shale, Schist, Slate
D)Shale, Slate, Schist
Answer: Shale, Slate, Schist
- Q. Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________
A)River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
B)Sea animals are salt producing
C)The air around the sea is saltish
D)Sea beds have salt producing mines
Answer: River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
- Q. The capital of Lakshadweep is ________
A)Aizawl
B)Port Blair
C)Silvassa
D)Kavaratti
Answer: Kavaratti
- Q. In India, there are many coal fields found in
A)Ganga Valley
B)Cauvery Valley
C)Krishna Valley
D)Damodar Valley
Answer: Damodar Valley
- Q. The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8kms over the poles is known as
A)Troposphere
B)Mesosphere
C)Thermosphere
D)Stratosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
B)The Applachian region
C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
D)The California-Colorado belt
Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?
A)Late expanding stage
B)Early expanding stage
C)High stationary
D)Declining stage
Answer: Late expanding stage
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