More Questions on Geography
- Q. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
A)Shimla is farther from the Equator
B)Shimla is further north
C)Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
D)Their longitudes differ
Answer: Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
- Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
A)Ghataprabha
B)Tungabhadra
C)Malaprabha
D)Amravati
Answer: Amravati
- Q. There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
A)Salt is exported from Kandla port
B)Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
C)Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
D)The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
Answer: Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
- Q. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in ________
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in ________
A)Switzerland
B)Siberia
C)Argentina
D)California
Answer: California
- Q. Which of the following is the major rubber producing state in India?
A)West Bengal
B)Punjab
C)Odisha
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
A)Gas based
B)Coal based
C)Hydro-electric
D)Nuclear based
Answer: Nuclear based
- Q. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India ________
A)Dense forest - Mangrove forest - Open forest
B)Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest
C)Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
D)Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest
Answer: Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
- Q. Earthquakes rarely occur in ________
A)Mexico
B)Alaska
C)Brazil
D)New Zealand
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Name the longest river in India
A)Godavari
B)Brahmaputra
C)Ganga
D)Krishna
Answer: Ganga
- Q. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)21st March
B)21st June
C)22nd December
D)23rd March
Answer: 22nd December
- Q. The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river
A)Kosi
B)Krishna
C)Chambal
D)Sutlej
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. 2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. 3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. 4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3 only
D)2 and 5 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is ________ to/of the equator.
A)To the South
B)At right angles
C)To the North
D)90ยบ to the South
Answer: To the North
- Q. Corsica Island is related to
A)Napoleon Bonaparte
B)Mussolini
C)Hitler
D)Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
A)Mahanadi
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Cauvery
Answer: Godavari
- Q. The first oil well in the world was drilled at
A)Pensylvania
B)Assam
C)Japan
D)Former USSR
Answer: Pensylvania
- Q. Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of ________
A)Corrosion
B)Hydration
C)Erosion
D)Attrition
Answer: Corrosion
- Q. The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in
A)France
B)Austria
C)Switzerland
D)Sweden
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
A)Mongoloids
B)Astraloids
C)Caucasoids
D)Negroids
Answer: Negroids
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