More Questions on Geography
- Q. The radiant energy received by the earth and its atmosphere from the sun is called:
A)Insoenergy
B)Insolation
C)Isotherm
D)Albedo
Answer: Insolation
- Q. The ________ railway is the longest railway route in the world.
A)Trans-Andes
B)Trans-Siberian
C)Canadian-Pacific
D)Trans-Continental, Australia
Answer: Trans-Siberian
- Q. Which of the following river is known as India’s River of Sorrow?
A)Ghaghara
B)Hooghly
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Arable lands refer to
A)Woodland
B)Pasture land
C)Fallow land
D)Cultivable land
Answer: Cultivable land
- Q. Which one of the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise Industry’?
A)Information Technology
B)Iron & Steel
C)Cotton Textile
D)Tea & Coffee
Answer: Information Technology
- Q. The highest navigable lake in the world is
A)Superior
B)Huron
C)Titicaca
D)Tanganyika
Answer: Titicaca
- Q. Low tides are
A)Moderate
B)Strong
C)Weak
D)Very Weak
Answer: Weak
- Q. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.
A)Lunar mass
B)Earth's mass
C)Solar mass
D)Neutron mass
Answer: Solar mass
- Q. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : I. ocean currents II. planetary winds III. tides IV. waves
A)I and IV
B)I and II
C)III and IV
D)II and III
Answer: I and II
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
B)Godavari - Mahanadi - Narmada - Tapi
C)Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
D)Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
- Q. The Proposed Sea way “Sethusamudram” is the canal passes through which sea-lanes?
A)Gulf of Kutch
B)Gulf of Mannar
C)Malacca Strait
D)Andaman and Nicobar islands
Answer: Gulf of Mannar
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
- Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 4, 3
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
A)Mahanadi
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Cauvery
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Sargasso sea is located in ________
A)North Sea
B)North Pacific Ocean
C)North Atlantic Ocean
D)South Atlantic Ocean
Answer: North Atlantic Ocean
- Q. If India adopts two time zones based on 75°E meridian for western India and 90°E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of eastern India will be benefited most?
A)Assam
B)Manipur
C)West Bengal
D)Bihar
Answer: Assam
- Q. Most Indians belong to the group ________
A)Australoid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)Negroid
Answer: Caucasoid
- Q. Khetri is famous for
A)Copper
B)Aluminium
C)Fertilizers
D)Gold
Answer: Copper
- Q. Iron ore produced from the mines of Kudremukh is exported from which of the following?
A)Mangalore
B)Marmagao
C)Kochin
D)Chennai
Answer: Mangalore
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