More Questions on Geography
- Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
A)The Atlantic Ocean
B)The Arctic Ocean
C)The Indian Ocean
D)The Pacific Ocean
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
- Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
B)Mettur Dam
C)Bhakra Dam
D)Rajasthan Canal
Answer: Bhakra Dam
- Q. Mudumalai Wild life Sanctuary is located in the state of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Andhra Paradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following is/are the chief Characteristics of commercial grain farming of the middle latitude grasslands? 1. The size of farms are generally large. 2. Cultivation is highly mechanized. 3. It is a type of extensive farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 only
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust?
A)Manganese
B)Bauxite
C)Silica
D)Iron
Answer: Silica
- Q. The length of the Suez Canal is approximately
A)140 km
B)80 km
C)110 km
D)190 km
Answer: 190 km
- Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions ________
A)Have warm offshore currents
B)Are very hot throughout the year
C)Have offshore winds throughout the year
D)Lie in the belt of the doldrums
Answer: Have offshore winds throughout the year
- Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
A)The Himalayan Region
B)The Equatorial Region
C)The Tundra Region
D)The Mediterranean Region
Answer: The Tundra Region
- Q. In India, how many States share the coastline?
A)9
B)7
C)8
D)10
Answer: 9
- Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.
A)Finland
B)Switzerland
C)Canada
D)Sweden
Answer: Finland
- Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
A)Equal to acceleration on poles
B)Less than acceleration on poles
C)More than acceleration on poles
D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
A)Isthmus
B)Ridge
C)Peninsula
D)Neck
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Moon
D)Any other planet
Answer: Earth
- Q. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________
A)July 4th
B)June 21st
C)January 3rd
D)September 23rd
Answer: July 4th
- Q. Zueder Zee in Netherlands is known for
A)Canyons
B)Polders
C)Dykes
D)Geysers
Answer: Polders
- Q. The phenomenon known as the “Midnight Sun” is caused by
A)Inclination of the Earth's axis
B)The rotation of the Earth on its axis
C)Sun spots
D)Nuclear explosions
Answer: Inclination of the Earth's axis
- Q. Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
A)Sandford Fleming
B)Enrico Fermi
C)Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D)Benoit Fourneyron
Answer: Sandford Fleming
- Q. Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ________ river.
A)Mekong
B)Salween
C)Menam
D)Irrawaddy
Answer: Irrawaddy
- Q. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
A)Kimberley
B)Cape Town
C)Johannesburg
D)Pretoria
Answer: Pretoria
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