More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Punjab
C)Haryana
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as
A)Prairies
B)Pampas
C)Steppes
D)Llanos
Answer: Llanos
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. “Venice of the East” is the name given to
A)Rangoon
B)Singapore
C)Bangkok
D)Hong Kong
Answer: Bangkok
- Q. Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with:
A)Ganga
B)Damodar
C)Yamuna
D)Godavari
Answer: Yamuna
- Q. Any type of rainfall has the following aspects ________
A)Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
B)Ascent and descent of air
C)Horizontal movement of air
D)All of above
Answer: Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
A)Polar Easterly
B)Westerly wind
C)Trade wind
D)Jet Stream
Answer: Trade wind
- Q. What is the rank of India in milk production in the world?
A)Second
B)Fourth
C)Third
D)First
Answer: First
- Q. The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is the
A)Garo Hills
B)Satpura Mountains
C)Shiwaliks
D)Khasi Hills
Answer: Shiwaliks
- Q. The Veld grassland of South Africa experiences ________
A)The Steppe climate
B)The Continental Savanna Climate
C)The Maritime Savanna Climate
D)The Tropical desert climate
Answer: The Steppe climate
- Q. What is the Stage in the population cycle in which India is classified on the basic of its demographic characteristics?
A)Late expanding stage
B)Early expanding stage
C)High stationary stage
D)Declinning Stage
Answer: Late expanding stage
- Q. Dr. Waldimir Koppen – the great climatologist of Austria suggested in his new scheme of climatic classification:
A)Five major types of climate.
B)Two major types of climate.
C)Four major types of climate.
D)Three major types of climate.
Answer: Five major types of climate.
- Q. Which is the proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?
A)P-wave, S-wave, L-wave
B)L-wave, P-wave, S-wave
C)P-wave, L-wave, S-wave
D)S-wave, P-wave, L-wave
Answer: P-wave, S-wave, L-wave
- Q. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
A)Mumbai
B)Cochin
C)New Mangalore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: New Mangalore
- Q. A large loop like bend in a river is called
A)Meander
B)River cliff
C)Spur
D)Spit
Answer: Meander
- Q. How old is Earth, It is decided by which of the following processes?
A)Gravity Method
B)Geologic Time Scale
C)Radiometric Dating
D)Fossil Dating
Answer: Radiometric Dating
- Q. The approximate diameter of the earth is ________
A)12,800 Km
B)4,200 Km
C)6,400 Km
D)15,600 Km
Answer: 12,800 Km
- Q. The diesel locomotive works engaged in producing diesel locos is located in:
A)Durgapur
B)Varanasi
C)Vizag
D)Tuticorin
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
A)Mangalore
B)Cochin
C)Mumbai
D)Surat
Answer: Cochin
- Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
A)Chinkara
B)Barasingha
C)Black Buck
D)Nilgai
Answer: Barasingha
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