More Questions on Geography
- Q. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
A)Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
B)Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
C)Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
D)River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
Answer: Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
- Q. Which of the following features are formed by the river in its upper course? 1. Gorge 2. Canyon 3. Meander
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth’s circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth’s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. The ‘ring of fire’ : 1. is associated with earthquakes 2. is associated with volcanoes 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean 4. is associated with forest fires
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
A)Lagoon
B)Bay
C)Isthmus
D)Strait
Answer: Lagoon
- Q. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Laterite soil
C)Red soil
D)Black soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
A)Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
B)Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
C)Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
D)Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
Answer: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
- Q. Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form ________ river.
A)Ravi
B)Jhelum
C)Indus
D)Chenab
Answer: Chenab
- Q. Which one of the following does not border Panama?
A)Columbia
B)Costa Rica
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Venezuela
Answer: Venezuela
- Q. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ?
A)Alluvial
B)Acidic
C)Alkaline
D)Regur
Answer: Acidic
- Q. The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is
A)The Niagara Falls, North America
B)The Jog Falls, India
C)The Victoria Falls, Africa
D)The Salto Angel Falls, South America
Answer: The Salto Angel Falls, South America
- Q. Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
A)They are hill stations
B)Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
C)They are prominent game sanctuaries
D)Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
Answer: Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
- Q. The largest railway station of the world is ________
A)Kharagpur railway station, India
B)Trans-Siberian railway station, Russia
C)Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
D)None of these
Answer: Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
- Q. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
A)Difference in pressure
B)Temperature variations
C)Rotation of the earth
D)Difference in water content
Answer: Rotation of the earth
- Q. What is the main cause of Tsunami?
A)Earthquake on Sea Surface
B)Volcano
C)Cyclone
D)Gravitation of Moon
Answer: Earthquake on Sea Surface
- Q. Dry winds (Harmattan) blows in Sahara Desert from
A)West to East
B)South to North
C)East to West
D)North to South
Answer: East to West
- Q. When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called
A)Equinox
B)Aphelion
C)Perihelion
D)Sidereal
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Shield volcanoes refer to ________
A)Ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials
B)Explosive lava eruptions
C)Repeated lava flows
D)Individual lava flows
Answer: Repeated lava flows
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