More Questions on Geography
- Q. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is
A)Venus
B)Pluto
C)Mars
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. In which layer, temperature increases dramatically?
A)Stratosphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Exosphere
D)Troposphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. Which of the following country is not an exporter of tea?
A)India
B)Srilanka
C)United Kingdom
D)Kenya
Answer: United Kingdom
- Q. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
A)Potential resources
B)Unnatural resources
C)Actual resources
D)Biotic resources
Answer: Potential resources
- Q. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in ________
A)Baluchistan
B)Kashmir
C)Nepal
D)Myanmar
Answer: Myanmar
- Q. In which state is the Kanger Ghati National Park?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Chhatisgarh
Answer: Chhatisgarh
- Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
A)5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
- Q. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:
A)1882
B)1875
C)1884
D)1880
Answer: 1875
- Q. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India?
A)Tuensang in Nagaland
B)Agucha in Rajasthan
C)Thar Desert in Rajasthan
D)Sirohi in Rajasthan
Answer: Sirohi in Rajasthan
- Q. The vertical speed of air is called
A)Air outburst
B)Wind
C)Air current
D)Velocity of air
Answer: Air current
- Q. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of- 1. Coconut 2. Blackpepper 3. Rubber 4. Rice
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. Factory farming is the characteristic of
A)Eastern Europe
B)North-western North America
C)North-western Europe
D)South-east Asia
Answer: North-western Europe
- Q. The rains along the western coast of India are ________
A)Orographic
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Monsoonal
Answer: Orographic
- Q. A strait is
A)A wide indentation into the land formed by a sea or a lake
B)A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
C)A narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses
D)A narrow headland
Answer: A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
- Q. Name the longest river in India
A)Godavari
B)Brahmaputra
C)Ganga
D)Krishna
Answer: Ganga
- Q. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
A)Black and alluvial soils
B)Alluvial and late rite soils
C)Red and laterite soils
D)Laterite and black soils
Answer: Black and alluvial soils
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
A)It receives only light falls of snow
B)It is on the western side of the continent
C)It 'is near the sea
D)It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
Answer: It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
- Q. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtained in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of ________
A)5° latitude towards north and south
B)5° latitude towards the north only
C)5° latitude towards the south only
D)15° latitude towards north and south
Answer: 5° latitude towards north and south
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