More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Murrah is a breed of ________
A)Sheep
B)Pig
C)Buffalo
D)Goat
Answer: Buffalo
- Q. The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were
A)Famine years
B)Leap years
C)Not leap years
D)Years of natural calamities
Answer: Not leap years
- Q. Which type of climate(s) prevail(s) in the long corridor (Leeward side) of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills?
A)Tropical semi-arid steppe
B)Tropical wet and dry climate
C)Tropical wet and dry with winter rain
D)Subtropical monsoon rainforest
Answer: Tropical semi-arid steppe
- Q. Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways?
A)Germany
B)The United States
C)The Former USSR
D)France
Answer: The Former USSR
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. Pykara hydroelectric power project is located at:
A)Pykara River
B)Godavari
C)Kaveri
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Pykara River
- Q. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
A)Kosi
B)Cauvery
C)Narmada
D)Godavari
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Lesotho is ________
A)A country completely surrounded by South Africa
B)An island in Mediterranean Sea
C)An important seaport in Tanzania
D)A mountain peak in Zambia
Answer: A country completely surrounded by South Africa
- Q. The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
A)Stwart Island (New Zealand)
B)Azizia (Libya)
C)Ramagundam (India)
D)Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Answer: Azizia (Libya)
- Q. Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called
A)Cinchona
B)Ebony
C)Mahogany
D)Hevea
Answer: Hevea
- Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
B)It determines the Indian standard time
C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
- Q. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Bihar
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- 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. The highest water fall in the world is
A)Angel
B)Tugela
C)Jog
D)Yosemite
Answer: Angel
- Q. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
A)Basalt
B)Dolomite
C)Granite
D)Gabbro
Answer: Dolomite
- Q. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
A)Philippines
B)Myanmar
C)Thailand
D)Cambodia
Answer: Thailand
- Q. India has an endless growing season because
A)Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
B)It experiences the monsoonal type of climate
C)The distribution of rainfall is uneven
D)Its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Answer: Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true? 1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks 2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature 3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering 4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
A)1 and 2
B)1 and 4
C)2 and 3
D)4
Answer: 4
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