More Questions on Geography
- Q. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
A)The winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
B)Air currents blow much faster than winds
C)Air currents are always moisture laden while the winds are usually dry
D)Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
Answer: Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
- Q. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
A)Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
B)Hazaribagh and Singbhum of Bihar
C)Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
D)Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
Answer: Hazaribagh and Singbhum of Bihar
- Q. “They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height,” The reference here is to
A)Negroids
B)Nordic Aryans
C)Austrics
D)Mongoloids
Answer: Mongoloids
- Q. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
A)Glucose
B)Lactose
C)Maltose
D)Sucrose
Answer: Glucose
- Q. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat?
A)West Bengal
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
A)Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
B)Lake Superior and Lake Huron
C)Lake Huron and Lake Erie
D)Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
Answer: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
- Q. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?
A)Kosi River
B)Ganga River
C)Gandak River
D)Son River
Answer: Kosi River
- Q. India has a land boundary of about ________ km.
A)15200
B)5200
C)10200
D)20200
Answer: 15200
- Q. The Earth summit was organised by
A)WHO
B)UNESCO
C)UNCED
D)UNICEF
Answer: UNCED
- Q. Which is the river known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
A)Indus
B)Ganga
C)Brahmaputra
D)Tista
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The energy generated through coal commercially is called
A)Thermal Energy
B)Light Energy
C)Kinetic Energy
D)Static Energy
Answer: Thermal Energy
- Q. ________ is a land locked country.
A)Nepal
B)Bangladesh
C)Myanmar
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Scunthorpe and Frodingham are:
A)industrial centres of Britain
B)The main mining centres of Britain
C)Agriculture centres of Britain
D)None of these
Answer: The main mining centres of Britain
- Q. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world ?
A)Lake Baikal
B)Lake Tanganyika
C)Lake Superior
D)Lake Michigan
Answer: Lake Superior
- Q. Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
A)Congo
B)Amazon
C)Amur
D)Volga
Answer: Amazon
- Q. The busiest sea route is
A)The North Atlantic Route
B)The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
C)The South Atlantic Route
D)The Pacific Route
Answer: The North Atlantic Route
- Q. Which country produces the maximum amount of timber?
A)Nigeria
B)United States of America
C)Brazil
D)Sweden
Answer: United States of America
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
A)Western Ghats
B)Western Himalayas
C)Eastern Himalayas
D)Eastern Ghats
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
A)Troposphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Tropopause
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere
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