More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Marble is a metamorphic rock of
    A)Granite
    B)Sandstone
    C)Limestone
    D)Clay
    Answer: Limestone
  • Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Pakistan
    C)Myanmar
    D)China
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. The large natural ecosystem comprised of abiotic (land, air , water and soils of the concerned habitat) and biotic (plants, animals and micro-organisms) is called:
    A)Agenome
    B)Genome
    C)Abiome
    D)Biome
    Answer: Biome
  • Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
    A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
    B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
    C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
    D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
    Answer: E
  • Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
    A)Half moon
    B)New moon
    C)Full moon
    D)Quarter moon
    Answer: Full moon
  • Q. Monsoon is caused by
    A)Humidity difference
    B)Temperature changes
    C)Seasonal reversal of winds
    D)Pressure differences
    Answer: Pressure differences
  • Q. Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a telescope, are known as ________
    A)Binaries
    B)Cosmic stars
    C)Quasars
    D)Novae and supernovae
    Answer: Binaries
  • Q. The energy generated through coal commercially is called
    A)Thermal Energy
    B)Light Energy
    C)Kinetic Energy
    D)Static Energy
    Answer: Thermal Energy
  • Q. Antipodes are ________
    A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
    B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
    C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
    D)Lines joining places having the same depths
    Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
  • Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
    A)II and V
    B)I and II
    C)I, III and IV
    D)II, III and V
    Answer: II and V
  • Q. Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
    A)Mahi
    B)Sabarmati
    C)Godavari
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?
    A)Thar desert
    B)Sahara desert
    C)Arabian desert
    D)Patagonia desert
    Answer: Patagonia desert
  • Q. Kullu valley is located among which of the following mountain ranges?
    A)Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
    B)Ladakh and Pir Panjal
    C)Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik
    D)Ranjoti and Nanga Parvat
    Answer: Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
  • Q. “Mumbai High” is related to
    A)Tomb
    B)Iron
    C)Petroleum
    D)Jute
    Answer: Petroleum
  • Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
    A)Mumbai
    B)Guwahati
    C)Jamnagar
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Jamnagar
  • Q. The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)China
    C)Great Britain
    D)Russia
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. Where is the Saltoro Range located?
    A)Part of the Karakoram Ranges
    B)Ladakh
    C)Along the Vindhyas
    D)Part of the Western Ghats
    Answer: Part of the Karakoram Ranges
  • Q. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
    A)Venus
    B)Mercury
    C)Mars
    D)Pluto
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
    A)Permeable and non- permeable
    B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
    C)Non-permeable and permeable
    D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
    Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  • Q. The Huge deposit of uranium are found recently in
    A)Kerala
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Kanrataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh

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