More Questions on Geography
- Q. If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
A)40°
B)30°
C)35°
D)45°
Answer: 35°
- Q. Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal?
A)Eden Canal
B)Lower Ganga Canal
C)Sarada Canal
D)Sirhind Canal
Answer: Eden Canal
- Q. Which of the following state does not share boundary with Myanmar?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Assam
C)Manipur
D)Nagaland
Answer: Assam
- 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. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?
A)They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
B)Prevention of invasions
C)Valuable source of timber
D)They protect India from the icy cold north winds
Answer: They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
- Q. The subject that deals with the regional distribution of human races and their history is called
A)Cartography
B)Biogeography
C)Ethnography
D)Paleontology
Answer: Ethnography
- Q. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
A)Turkey
B)Jordan
C)Syria
D)Lebanon
Answer: Lebanon
- Q. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
A)Intensive farming
B)Commercial farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation farming
Answer: Intensive farming
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. Which statement is correct
A)Mahadev Mountains are inthe East of Plateau of Chotanagpur
B)Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains
C)Mahadev Mountains are the part of Karnataka Plateau
D)Mahadev Mountains are part of Aravalli Range.
Answer: Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains
- Q. The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
A)Aravallis
B)Western Ghats
C)Himalayas
D)Andes
Answer: Himalayas
- Q. The First refinery in India was established in
A)Digboi
B)Barauni
C)Vishakhapatnam
D)Mumbai
Answer: Digboi
- Q. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belog to Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Idukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Idukki
- Q. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
A)Monsoons
B)Nearness to Equator
C)Presence of Indian Ocean
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Forest soils are
A)Rich in salt
B)Rich in potash
C)Deficient in potash
D)Rich in organic matter
Answer: Rich in organic matter
- Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
A)84.5ºE
B)86.5ºE
C)85.5ºE
D)82.5ºE
Answer: 82.5ºE
- Q. Diego Garcia is in ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arabian Sea
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Gulf of Aden
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which of the following state is the largest wheat producing state in India?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Haryana
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
A)North Western India
B)Rann of Kutch
C)Rajasthan
D)Meghalaya
Answer: North Western India
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