More Questions on Geography
- Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
A)10,002 km
B)500 km
C)5001 km
D)36,005 km
Answer: 10,002 km
- Q. Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?
A)Lignite
B)Anthracite
C)Bituminous coal
D)Peat
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. Ursa Major’ is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
A)The Milky Way
B)The Northern Crown
C)The Chained Lady
D)The Great Bear
Answer: The Great Bear
- Q. Which of the following countries is well known for diamond cutting industry?
A)The Netherlands
B)Belgium
C)Norway
D)Switzerland
Answer: Belgium
- Q. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
A)Mountain Forest
B)Tidal Forest
C)Thorn Forest
D)Taiga Forest
Answer: Tidal Forest
- Q. Relative humidity
A)Decreases with decreased temperature
B)Increases with increased temperature
C)Decreases with increased temperature
D)Has no relation with increase or decrease of temperature
Answer: Decreases with increased temperature
- Q. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
A)Luni, Narmada and Tapti
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
C)Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
D)Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Which of the following does not affect Indian climate?
A)Proximity to equator
B)Monsoon
C)Ocean currents
D)Existence of Indian Ocean
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________
A)Fog
B)Smog
C)Frost
D)Dew
Answer: Smog
- Q. In which of the following countries, is the ratio of hydroelectric generation to the total electricity generation the highest?
A)Italy
B)Norway
C)Sweden
D)Denmark
Answer: Norway
- Q. Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
A)Sutlej
B)Ganga
C)Ravi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. The largest of the planets is
A)Uranus
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Neptune
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. What is the full form of ITCZ?
A)Inter Tropical Centre Zone
B)Inter Tropical Converter Zone
C)Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
D)None of these
Answer: Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
- Q. India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
A)All longitudes with their opposites form great circles
B)Longitudes are not parallel lines
C)The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
D)The earth is not a perfect sphere
Answer: The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
- Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is
A)Sirhind Canal
B)Yamuna Canal
C)Indira Gandhi Canal
D)Upper Doab River
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
- Q. Savanna is a
A)Grassland
B)Desert
C)Forest
D)Snowclad mountain
Answer: Grassland
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Vale of Kashmir” ?
A)It is drained by the river Jhelum
B)It is a synclinal valley
C)It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
D)Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.
Answer: It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
- Q. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
A)Single cropping
B)Rotation of crops
C)Rotation of fields
D)Use of plenty of fertilizer
Answer: Rotation of fields
- Q. Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months: 1. Allahabad 2. Kolkata 3. Delhi 4. Patna
A)1, 4, 3, 2
B)2, 4, 1, 3
C)3, 1, 4, 2
D)2, 4, 3, 1
Answer: 2, 4, 3, 1
- Q. Which of the following features is not formed by running water?
A)Gorges
B)Valleys
C)Tunnels
D)Canyons
Answer: Tunnels
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