More Questions on Geography
- Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
A)Mangalore
B)Cochin
C)Mumbai
D)Surat
Answer: Cochin
- Q. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ________ type.
A)Frontal
B)Radiation
C)Advection
D)Convection
Answer: Advection
- Q. The highest point in the Aravalli range is
A)Guru Sikhar
B)Dodabetta
C)Anaimudi
D)Panchmarhi
Answer: Guru Sikhar
- Q. The largest desert in the world is the
A)Kalahari
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Thar
Answer: Sahara
- Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
B)It determines the Indian standard time
C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
- Q. In which of the following products has Bangladesh emerged as the main competitor of India in the world market?
A)Jute
B)Cement
C)Cotton garments
D)Pharmaceuticals
Answer: Jute
- Q. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
A)India
B)Australia
C)France
D)USA
Answer: USA
- Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
A)Desert
B)Sea
C)Forest
D)None of these
Answer: Sea
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?
A)Aniline dyes
B)Naphtha
C)Sulphur
D)Paraffin wax
Answer: Sulphur
- Q. Which of these statements are correct regarding the atmosphere of the earth: 1. It is enveloping the earth because of gravity. 2. Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth. 3. Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height. 4. Amount of pressure it exerts on earth’s surface at sea level is called one atm sphere.
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 4
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States?
A)Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
B)Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
C)Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
D)Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya
Answer: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
- Q. World Environmental day is celebrated on ________ every year.
A)01-10-2024
B)01-05-2001
C)05-06-2005
D)01-12-2025
Answer: 05-06-2005
- Q. The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the ‘Pole of hunger’ are
A)Mid-West Countries
B)European Countries
C)Middle East Countries
D)South East Asian Countries
Answer: European Countries
- Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
A)Severe heat energy from the sun
B)Increase in the humidity of air
C)Fall in the atmospheric pressure
D)Rise in the atmospheric pressure
Answer: Fall in the atmospheric pressure
- Q. The ________ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ________ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia.
A)Carpathian, Mediterranean
B)Caucasus, Black
C)Ural, Caspian
D)Balkan, Sea of Azov
Answer: Ural, Caspian
- Q. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
A)Weathering
B)Drainage
C)Deforestation
D)Grazing
Answer: Weathering
- Q. Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?
A)Isotherms-Temperature
B)Isohytes-Humidity
C)Isobars-Pressure
D)Isohels-Sunshine
Answer: Isohytes-Humidity
- Q. The scale on which the intensity of an earth quake is measured is named after:
A)Curie
B)Newton
C)Einstein
D)Mercalli
Answer: Mercalli
- Q. Saar is a famous field in:
A)USA
B)The Netherlands
C)Australia
D)Germany
Answer: Germany
- Q. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size?
A)Daman and Diu
B)Pondicherry
C)Lakshadweep
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Pondicherry
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