More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which is the lowest layer of Atmosphere?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Rain shadow effect is associated with
A)Convectional rainfall
B)Cyclonic rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Frontal rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
A)Strait of Florida
B)Malacca Strait
C)Bering Strait
D)Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: Bering Strait
- Q. Which of the following geomorphic pairs is not correct?
A)Delta - River
B)Cirque - Glacier
C)Coral - Ocean
D)Pores - Air
Answer: Pores - Air
- Q. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in
A)Coromandal Coast
B)Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C)Karnataka Coast
D)Malwa Plateau
Answer: Chhota Nagpur Plateau
- Q. Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In
A)Laos
B)Thailand
C)Kampuchea
D)Vietnam
Answer: Kampuchea
- Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
B)Black soil found in the Deccan
C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan
- Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- 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. Which part of India receives rainfall from both the South-West and North-West monsoons?
A)Lakshadweep Islands
B)Tamilnadu
C)Odisha
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. ________ is called the ‘land of a thousand lakes’.
A)Sweden
B)Finland
C)Holland
D)Portugal
Answer: Finland
- Q. Wind power is employed prominently in ________
A)Saudi Arabia
B)France
C)Holland
D)Canada
Answer: Holland
- Q. “Indira Gandhi Canal”, which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Haryana
D)Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The most important uranium mine of India is located at
A)Vashi
B)Manavalakurichi
C)Gauribidanur
D)Jadugoda
Answer: Jadugoda
- Q. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)Pygmies - Pampas
B)Eskimo - Canada
C)Oran - Sweden
D)Gonds - Africa
Answer: Eskimo - Canada
- Q. What percentage of Indian population is below poverty line?
A)More than 35% but less than 40%
B)Less than 30
C)30% to 35%
D)40% to 45%
Answer: Less than 30
- Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
A)It receives only light falls of snow
B)It is on the western side of the continent
C)It 'is near the sea
D)It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
Answer: It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
- Q. The Gneiss is a coarse grained:
A)Metamorphic Rock
B)Volcanic Rock
C)Igneous Rock
D)Sedimentary Rock
Answer: Metamorphic Rock
- Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
A)Crop rotation
B)Contour ploughing
C)Terracing
D)Furrowing
Answer: Crop rotation
- Q. Saddle peak the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in
A)Little Andaman
B)Great Nicobar
C)Middle Andaman
D)North Andaman
Answer: North Andaman
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