More Questions on Geography
- Q. When the relative humidity is 50% and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass ________
A)Decreases the relative humidity
B)Raises the absolute humidity
C)Produces no change in relative humidity
D)Increases the relative humidity
Answer: Decreases the relative humidity
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? I. Development of a low pressure in north-west India II. Deflection of trade winds III. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean IV. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)III and IV
Answer: I and II
- Q. The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________
A)The sun
B)The moon
C)The pole star
D)Venus
Answer: The pole star
- Q. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was formerly called as
A)Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
B)Salim AliBird Sanctuary
C)Khijadia Bird Sanctuary
D)Mayani Bird Sanctuary
Answer: Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
- Q. Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in
A)Top soils
B)Tropical rain forests
C)Freshwater wetlands
D)Oceans
Answer: Tropical rain forests
- Q. What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
A)6 minutes
B)2 minutes
C)4 minutes
D)8 minutes
Answer: 4 minutes
- Q. River Luni drains into
A)Godavari delta
B)Kerala Coast
C)Ganga delta
D)Rann of Kachchh
Answer: Rann of Kachchh
- Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 3, and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
A)Philippines
B)Hawaii
C)India
D)West Indies
Answer: Philippines
- Q. In terms of area, which of the following Indian state has the largest forest cover?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Chattisgarh
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The largest Indian mammal is:
A)The Lion
B)Tiger
C)Hippopotamus
D)Elephant
Answer: Elephant
- Q. Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in
A)South America
B)Siberia
C)North America
D)India
Answer: South America
- 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. Which of the following mountain range is located in India?
A)Salt range
B)Arakan yoma
C)Sulaiman
D)Pir Panjal
Answer: Pir Panjal
- Q. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated ?
A)Tapi
B)Chambal
C)Narmada
D)Bhima
Answer: Narmada
- Q. In which of the following country, the first iron bridge was constructed?
A)Greece
B)England
C)Italy
D)France
Answer: England
- Q. Numerically the largest human race in the world is ________
A)Negroid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)Austroloid
Answer: Caucasoid
- Q. Which state of India is known as “Sugar Bowl”?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Punjab
D)Bihar
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
A)Uneven heating of the Earth
B)Revolution of the Earth
C)Rotation of the Earth
D)All the above
Answer: Rotation of the Earth
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards 2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards 3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian 4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
A)1 alone
B)2 alone
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
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