More Questions on Geography
- Q. Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
A)The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
B)The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
C)The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
D)None of these
Answer: The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
- Q. The border of Union Territory of Puducherry does not meet with
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The width or the broad gauge track in Indian railway is
A)1.98 m
B)1.676 m
C)1.114 m
D)2.55 m
Answer: 1.676 m
- Q. An aeroplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?
A)50° N Lat., 30° W Long
B)30° N Lat., 50° W Long
C)30° S Lat., 130° W Long
D)30° N Lat., 130°W Long
Answer: 30° S Lat., 130° W Long
- Q. Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
A)Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow
B)Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
C)Coast should be preferably tideless
D)There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths
Answer: Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
- Q. Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?
A)Flood plain deposits
B)Loess plains
C)Alluvial plains
D)Deltas
Answer: Loess plains
- Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. If the earth’s axis had not been inclined: I. temperature distribution would have been uniform II. days and nights would not have occurred III. seasons would not have occurred IV. poles would not have a continuous day
A)III and IV
B)I, III and IV
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- Q. Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?
A)Isotherms-Temperature
B)Isohytes-Humidity
C)Isobars-Pressure
D)Isohels-Sunshine
Answer: Isohytes-Humidity
- Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
A)Global Mean Time
B)General Meridian Time
C)Greenwich Mean Time
D)None of these
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
- Q. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is ________
A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
B)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
C)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
D)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cyclone is a low pressure system. 2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
A)Plateau
B)Desert
C)Mountains
D)Ocean
Answer: Desert
- Q. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Jammu & Kashmir
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. What is the percentage of Indian population engaged in agriculture?
A)70
B)60
C)50
D)80
Answer: 60
- Q. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
A)Alto-cooling
B)Adiabatic
C)Lapse rate
D)Inverse cooling
Answer: Adiabatic
- Q. Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content?
A)Lignite, Peat, Bituminous, Anthracite
B)Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
C)Peat, Bituminous, Lignite, Anthracite
D)Peat, Anthracite, Lignite, Bituminous
Answer: Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
- Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A)Amount of rainfall
B)Time
C)Altitude
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. The predominant gases that constitute the sun are:
A)Methane and Helium
B)Hydrogen and Helium
C)Hydrogen and Methane
D)Methane and CO2
Answer: Hydrogen and Helium
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City
A)Alaknanda Badrinath
B)Gomti Lucknow
C)Saryu Ayodhya
D)Narmada Satna
Answer: Narmada Satna
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