More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________
A)Indravati
B)Cauvery
C)Subernarekha
D)None of these
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
A)Sandstone
B)Limestone
C)Obsidian
D)Shale
Answer: Sandstone
- Q. Wind power is employed prominently in ________
A)Saudi Arabia
B)France
C)Holland
D)Canada
Answer: Holland
- Q. Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?
A)Japan
B)Great Britain
C)Ireland
D)New Zealand
Answer: Ireland
- Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
A)Greenland
B)New Guinea
C)Medagascar
D)Iceland
Answer: Greenland
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
A)2 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. “Venice of the East” is the name given to
A)Rangoon
B)Singapore
C)Bangkok
D)Hong Kong
Answer: Bangkok
- Q. The permanent tilt of the earth’s axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together cause: I. deflection of winds and ocean currents II. differences in time between places on different meridians III. varying length of day and night at different times of the year IV. changes in the altitude of the mid-day sun at different times of the year
A)III and IV
B)II, III and IV
C)I and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: III and IV
- Q. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
A)Chennai
B)New Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Biospheric ecosystem consist of two major components e.g.
A)Vertical Component and Biome Component
B)Biome and Habitat Component
C)Habitat Component and VertualComponent
D)None of the above
Answer: Biome and Habitat Component
- Q. A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1′) of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals
A)4500 feet
B)7200 feet
C)6080 feet
D)6000 feet
Answer: 6080 feet
- Q. Which of the following component was not the part of agricultural policy of Green Revolution?
A)New agricultural technology
B)High density of crops
C)Guaranteed maximum price
D)Investment package
Answer: Guaranteed maximum price
- Q. Which of the following minerals is obtained from placer deposits?
A)Manganese
B)Copper
C)Tin
D)Aluminium
Answer: Tin
- Q. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
A)Iranian desert
B)Patagonian desert
C)Taklamakan desert
D)Turkmen desert
Answer: Patagonian desert
- Q. Which of the following receives rainfall by north-eastern monsoon?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Assam
D)West Bengal
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. We always see the same surface of the Moon because
A)It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
B)It is smaller than the Earth
C)It rotates on its axis
D)It moves with the same speed at which Earth moves around the Sun
Answer: It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
- Q. Which of the following cyclone had devastated Bangladesh in November 2007?
A)Sidr
B)Dean
C)Vutiye
D)None of these
Answer: Sidr
- Q. What does the machine tool industry produce?
A)It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
B)It produces tools for the repair of machines
C)It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
D)None of these
Answer: It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
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