More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The leading producer of sulphur is ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)Canada
    C)Spain
    D)Italy
    Answer: Spain
  • Q. The coast of which of the following country are not touched by Arabian sea?
    A)Kenya
    B)Saudi Arabia
    C)Oman
    D)Iran
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. What are the imaginary lines touching both the poles of Earth called?
    A)Isobars
    B)Latitudes
    C)Longitudes
    D)Isotherms
    Answer: Longitudes
  • 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. Monsoon is caused by
    A)Humidity difference
    B)Temperature changes
    C)Seasonal reversal of winds
    D)Pressure differences
    Answer: Pressure differences
  • Q. Roaring Forties’ are
    A)The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
    B)Waterfalls in Canada
    C)Cyclonic winds
    D)Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
    Answer: Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
  • Q. The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called
    A)Indiana
    B)Jurassic landmass
    C)Aryavarta
    D)Gondwana continent
    Answer: Gondwana continent
  • Q. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
    A)Mesopause
    B)Magnetosphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Magnetopause
    Answer: Magnetopause
  • Q. For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to ________.
    A)45°
    B)15°
    C)30°
    D)60°
    Answer: 30°
  • Q. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
    A)Beas
    B)Ravi
    C)Tapti
    D)Don
    Answer: Beas
  • Q. The length of India’s coastline is about ________
    A)7000 km
    B)5900 km
    C)6100 km
    D)7500 km
    Answer: 7500 km
  • Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
    A)Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
    B)Economy that solely depends upon animals
    C)Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
    D)Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
    Answer: Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
  • Q. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
    A)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
    C)Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
    D)Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
  • Q. Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?
    A)Annaimudi
    B)Baba Budan Hills
    C)Mullayanagiri
    D)Nilgiri
    Answer: Annaimudi
  • Q. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
    A)India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
    B)The need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
    C)India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
    D)The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
    Answer: The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
  • Q. Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
    A)Ozone
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Oxygen
    D)Water Vapour
    Answer: Water Vapour
  • Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
    A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
    B)24 hrs
    C)24 hrs 35 sec
    D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
    Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
  • Q. The main part of water in coastal areas of ocean which is located near the main region of continents are called
    A)Continental Shelf
    B)Topography
    C)Ocean Peak
    D)Continental Slope
    Answer: Continental Shelf
  • Q. The mangrove forests are present in
    A)The Western Ghats
    B)The Eastern Ghats
    C)The Sunderbans
    D)The Aravallis
    Answer: The Sunderbans
  • Q. ________ river is sometimes referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”.
    A)Krishna
    B)Panner
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Godavari

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