More Questions on Geography
- Q. With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. As per the data released in July 2011, Sex Ratio in Rural Areas is less than urban areas
A)Three Times
B)Five Times
C)Four Times
D)Two Times
Answer: Four Times
- Q. Assemblage or ideas, beliefs, skills, institutions is represented by
A)Mode of life
B)Civilization
C)Culture
D)None of these
Answer: Culture
- Q. The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall is generally about ________
A)200 cms
B)80 cms
C)160 cms
D)250 cms
Answer: 250 cms
- Q. Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?
A)Mars
B)Venus
C)Mercury
D)Earth
Answer: Earth
- Q. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?
A)India and Tibet
B)India and China
C)China and Afghanistan
D)Pakistan and Afghanistan
Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Q. Which factors influence ocean currents? I. Coriolis force II. Local winds III. Waves IV. Continent shape
A)I and III
B)I and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. What is the narrow strip which connects two water bodies or Sea or Ocean?
A)Peninsula
B)Gulf
C)Strait
D)Isthmus
Answer: Strait
- 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 current 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. Land of Fishermen’ refers to
A)Norway
B)Europe
C)Former USSR
D)Japan
Answer: Norway
- Q. The study of moon is called:
A)Moonology
B)Lunarlogy
C)Selenology
D)None of Above
Answer: Selenology
- Q. Suez Canal joins ________
A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Q. The topography of plateau is best for
A)Mining
B)Farming
C)Forestry
D)Hydropower generation
Answer: Mining
- Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________
A)Mumbai is a coastal city
B)Mumbai is on the windward side
C)Pune is at a-greater elevation
D)Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai is on the windward side
- Q. Which of the following sequence is correct in their declining productivity?
A)Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
B)Mangrove, Ocean, Grassland, Lakes
C)Ocean, Lake, Grassland, Mangrove
D)Mangrove, Grassland, Lake, Ocean
Answer: Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
- Q. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
A)50
B)48
C)84
D)60
Answer: 84
- Q. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of ________
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Nagaland
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
A)Lack of high mountains in the Deccan
B)The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
C)The region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
D)Of some unknown reason
Answer: The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
- Q. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called
A)Sleet
B)Drizzle
C)Hail
D)Snow
Answer: Sleet
- Q. First railway line in the world, was laid in ________
A)Federal Republic of Germany
B)Western U.S.A.
C)North-East England
D)Russia
Answer: North-East England
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