More Questions on Geography
- Q. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
A)Hirakud
B)Bhakra-Nangal
C)Damodar
D)Nagarjunasagar
Answer: Damodar
- Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
B)24 hrs
C)24 hrs 35 sec
D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
- Q. What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?
A)Epicentre
B)Wither
C)Incentre
D)Focus
Answer: Focus
- Q. Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Korba is west to Rourkela. 2. Rourkela is south to Ranchi.
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. With which one of the following industries is Coimbatore associated?
A)Cotton Textile
B)Gold
C)Gujarat
D)Sericulture
Answer: Cotton Textile
- Q. Which of the following colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
A)Altocumulus
B)Cirrus
C)Cumulus
D)Cumulonimbus
Answer: Cumulonimbus
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. From, the point of view of international trade, Bahrein islands are noted for petroleum and ________
A)Iron and steel
B)Fishing
C)Ship building
D)Pearl fishing
Answer: Pearl fishing
- Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
A)90° eastern longitude
B)Equator
C)0° longitude
D)180° longitude
Answer: 180° longitude
- Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. Which of the following is not a result of underground water activity?
A)Sink holes
B)Stalactites
C)Stalagmites
D)Fiords
Answer: Fiords
- Q. Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
A)Mahi
B)Sabarmati
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Botswana was formerly known as
A)Barbados
B)Bachuanaland
C)Bahamas
D)Cameroon
Answer: Bachuanaland
- Q. Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following pairs of countries are the leading manufacturers of cement in the world?
A)China and India
B)U.S.A. and Russia
C)Japan and Russia
D)U.S.A. and U.K.
Answer: China and India
- Q. The first of the fourteen biosphere reserves of India which was established in 1986 is:
A)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
B)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
C)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Q. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature
A)Anywhere in the tropical zone
B)Over land bodies only
C)In a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
D)Over water bodies only
Answer: Over water bodies only
- Q. Wainganga river is a tributary of:
A)Mahanadi
B)Kaveri
C)Godavari
D)Gomati
Answer: Godavari
- Q. The Cape Route has recently assumed some importance in the shipping world because ________
A)Large oil tankers cannot be accommodated in the narrow and comparatively shallow Suez Canal
B)The trade through this route has greatly increased with the development of South African States
C)The canal tolls on the Suez Canal are heavy
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
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