More Questions on Geography
- Q. ________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
A)Erosion
B)Weathering
C)Attrition
D)Abrasion
Answer: Erosion
- Q. The instrument used for finding out wind-direction is ________
A)Wind gauze
B)Anemometer
C)Wind vane
D)Hygrometer
Answer: Wind vane
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Pretoria : South Africa
B)Abuja : Nigeria
C)Ashkhabad : Turkmenistan
D)Rabat : Yemen
Answer: Pretoria : South Africa
- Q. The headquarters of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is located in:
A)New york
B)Geneva
C)Mexico city
D)Paris (France)
Answer: Paris (France)
- Q. An important river of Indian desert is
A)Krishna
B)Luni
C)Narmada
D)Beas
Answer: Luni
- Q. The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of
A)Sugarcane
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Tobacco
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. What is the biggest source of pollution in the world?
A)Herbicide and Insecticide
B)Sewage and Garbage
C)Automobile Laxity
D)Industrial Tributaries
Answer: Sewage and Garbage
- Q. Which of the following is an inland riverine port?
A)Chennai
B)Kolkata
C)Mumbai
D)Tuticorin
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation is to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Sal
D)Deodar
Answer: Deodar
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, currents are deflected to their right due to ________
A)Cyclonic storms
B)Centrifugal force
C)Coriolis force
D)None of these
Answer: Coriolis force
- Q. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
A)Melbourne
B)Chennai
C)Madrid
D)Moscow
Answer: Melbourne
- Q. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Aravalli
B)Eastern Ghat
C)Vindhyanchal
D)Western Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
- Q. The last three digits of a PIN code represent ________
A)Sorting district
B)Zone
C)Sub-zone
D)Mailing route
Answer: Sorting district
- Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
A)1948
B)1953
C)1950
D)1947
Answer: 1953
- Q. Which is the largest producer of lignite in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.
A)Volcanic
B)Relief
C)Submarine
D)Tectonic
Answer: Tectonic
- Q. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
A)33% of the total land area
B)50% of the total land area
C)40% of the total land area
D)25% of the total land area
Answer: 33% of the total land area
- Q. Which of the following is the major rubber producing state in India?
A)West Bengal
B)Punjab
C)Odisha
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
A)West Asia
B)Pakistan
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Himalayas
Answer: West Asia
- Q. The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the
A)Uneven heating of the Earth
B)Rotation of the Earth
C)Revolution of the Earth
D)All the above
Answer: Rotation of the Earth
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