More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests?
A)Pitch and Turpentine
B)Nuts and Gums
C)Tannin
D)Pulp
Answer: Pulp
- Q. Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
A)Surat
B)Mumbai
C)Coimbatore
D)Kolkata
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
A)Cyril Radcliffe
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Canning
D)Stafford Cripps
Answer: Cyril Radcliffe
- Q. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
A)Haldia
B)Kandla
C)Vishakhapatnam
D)Tuticorin
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
- Q. Which one of the following deserts is famous for its deposits of nitrates?
A)Gobi
B)Atacama
C)Kalahari
D)Sahara
Answer: Atacama
- Q. Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route: Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop) Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop) Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop). Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X?
A)Beaufort Sea
B)Tasman Sea
C)Labrador Sea
D)Black Sea
Answer: Black Sea
- Q. Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto ________ nautical miles.
A)12
B)8
C)10
D)14
Answer: 12
- Q. Super Nova is ________
A)A comet
B)An asteroid
C)A black hole
D)A dying star
Answer: A dying star
- Q. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is
A)Malaysia
B)Laos
C)Thailand
D)Kampuchea
Answer: Laos
- Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
A)2.00 pm
B)12.00 noon
C)1.00 pm
D)Different time at different places
Answer: 12.00 noon
- Q. What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for
A)Electric goods
B)Leather goods
C)Soaps
D)Penicillin
Answer: Penicillin
- Q. Which state has the highest percentage of forest?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Mizoram
D)Assam
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. Infant mortality rate is ________
A)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population
B)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
C)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population
D)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population
Answer: Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
- Q. In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies?
A)South-western
B)North-western
C)North-eastern
D)South-eastern
Answer: North-western
- Q. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
A)Old Metamorphic
B)Old Sedimentary
C)Old Igneous
D)New Metamorphic
Answer: Old Igneous
- Q. The Bhutia group of languages does not include
A)Lepcha
B)Laddakhi
C)Tibetan
D)Sherpa
Answer: Lepcha
- Q. A block of the earth’s crust that has remained in position while the ground around it has subsides is known as ________
A)Plateau
B)Horst
C)Plain
D)Young folded mountain
Answer: Horst
- Q. The instrument which measures the intensity of solar radiation is called:
A)Solarimeter
B)Barometer
C)Energymeter
D)Speedometer
Answer: Solarimeter
- Q. According to the latest figures, literacy in India is
A)67%
B)63%
C)65%
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)North Sea
C)Baltic Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: North Sea
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