More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
A)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
B)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
C)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
D)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
Answer: Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
- Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
A)110 cm
B)100 cm
C)125 cm
D)140 cm
Answer: 125 cm
- Q. The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were
A)Famine years
B)Leap years
C)Not leap years
D)Years of natural calamities
Answer: Not leap years
- Q. Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
A)Nilgiri Hills
B)Javadi Hills
C)Anaimalai Hills
D)Shevaroy Hills
Answer: Nilgiri Hills
- Q. The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:
A)Thermoarea
B)Isoline
C)Insiline
D)Thermocline
Answer: Thermocline
- Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
A)1948
B)1953
C)1950
D)1947
Answer: 1953
- Q. Which country falls in all three natural regions : Hot desert, Mediterranean and Cool temperate type of climate?
A)Lebanon
B)Chile
C)Israel
D)None of these
Answer: Chile
- Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
A)Mistral
B)Chi nook
C)Foehn
D)Roaring Forties
Answer: Foehn
- Q. As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?
A)Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases
B)Both increase
C)Both decrease
D)Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases
Answer: Both increase
- Q. The Land of the Morning Calm’ is
A)Indonesia
B)Japan
C)Malaysia
D)Korea
Answer: Korea
- Q. India has longest international border with which country?
A)Bangladesh
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. Among the following countries, the only one to have about half of its area under cultivation is ________
A)Japan
B)China
C)India
D)US
Answer: India
- Q. The igneous rocks are formed due to ________
A)Disintegration of magma
B)Accumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea
C)Granitisation
D)Altering of metamorphic rocks
Answer: Granitisation
- Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
A)Philippines
B)Hawaii
C)India
D)West Indies
Answer: Philippines
- Q. Which of the following organization composes Topographic Map of India
A)Geological survey of India
B)Geographical Survey of India
C)Survey of India
D)Archaeological survey of India
Answer: Survey of India
- Q. Which of the following pairs is wrong?
A)IsohaleSun - light
B)Isohyet - Humidity
C)Isobar - Pressure
D)Isotherm - Temperature
Answer: Isohyet - Humidity
- Q. The number of major ports in India is
A)13
B)5
C)8
D)15
Answer: 13
- Q. Which of the following is/are the examples of the sedimentary rocks? 1. Limestone 2. Dolomite 3. Breccia 4. Coal
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
A)Monsoonal
B)Convectional
C)Orographic
D)Cyclonic
Answer: Cyclonic
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