More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
A)Narora
B)Bhakra
C)Harika
D)Pandoh
Answer: Harika
- Q. Which of the following is called the “Gateway to the Pacific” ?
A)Bering Sea
B)Suez Canal
C)Panama Canal
D)Gulf of Alaska
Answer: Panama Canal
- Q. According to the census 2001,which was the largest state of India demographically?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Bihar
D)West Bengal
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at
A)Chennai
B)Ranchi
C)Hazaribagh
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
A)The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
B)A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
C)The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
D)The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
- Q. Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A)Iron and Copper
B)Chromium and Iron
C)Magnesium and Lead
D)Nickel and Iron
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. Grasses are almost absent in ________
A)Tropical semi-evergreen forest
B)Tropical moist deciduous forest
C)Tropical dry evergreen forest
D)Tropical wet-evergreen forest
Answer: Tropical wet-evergreen forest
- Q. The highest waterfall in India is ________
A)Courtallam
B)Sivasundaram
C)Jog
D)Hogenakal
Answer: E
- Q. Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in
A)Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
B)Kiruna
C)Mesabi and Gegobic
D)Lorraine field
Answer: Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
- Q. Sand stone, Conglomerate, Limestone, Shale, Chalk and Coal are example of:
A)Metamorphic Rocks
B)Igneous Rocks
C)Sedimentary Rocks
D)None of Above
Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
- Q. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
A)Meghalaya
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Mizoram
Answer: Meghalaya
- Q. HYV is also known ________ in India.
A)Traditional revolution
B)White revolution
C)Blue revolution
D)New agricultural policy
Answer: New agricultural policy
- Q. Which border line separates India from Pakistan?
A)17th Parallel Line
B)McMohan Line
C)Radcliffe Line
D)Durand Line
Answer: Radcliffe Line
- Q. Isolines are lines Joining places having
A)Equal salinity
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal diurnal range of temperature
D)Equal cloud cover
Answer: Equal salinity
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3, and 4
D)1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: 2, 3, and 4
- Q. The Strait which separates Africa from Europe is ________
A)Palk Strait
B)Hook Strait
C)Strait of Gibraltar
D)Bering Strait
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
- Q. Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are ________
A)Brahmaputra
B)Indus
C)Sutlej
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.
A)Sial and Mantle
B)Sial and Sima
C)Sima and Mantle
D)Mantle and Core
Answer: Sima and Mantle
- Q. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC
A)Singapore
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Maldives
Answer: Singapore
- 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
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