More Questions on Geography
- Q. When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?
A)Its temperature remains constant
B)Its temperature decreases
C)Its temperature increases
D)Its temperature first increases, then decreases
Answer: Its temperature increases
- Q. Nine Degree Channel separates ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
C)Lakshadweep and Minicoy
D)North Andaman and South Andaman
Answer: Lakshadweep and Minicoy
- Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
A)Sumatra and Java
B)Sumatra and Malaysia
C)Java and Brunei
D)Malaysia and Brunei
Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
- Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
A)Bituminous coal
B)Coking coal
C)Anthracite
D)Lignite
Answer: Coking coal
- Q. Roaring Forties’ are
A)The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
B)Waterfalls in Canada
C)Cyclonic winds
D)Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
Answer: Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
- Q. Rain shadows are associated with
A)Cyclonic rainfall
B)Convectional rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Orographic cyolonic rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Where are Rain forests found?
A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
B)Central India
C)Eastern Ghats
D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
- Q. World’s principal producer of silver is
A)The USA
B)India
C)Mexico
D)Canada
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?
A)Off the coast at Rameshwaram
B)Off the Bengal coast
C)Off Kerala coast
D)Nowhere
Answer: Off the coast at Rameshwaram
- Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
Answer: E
- Q. According to the latest figures, literacy in India is
A)67%
B)63%
C)65%
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. The Symmetrical patterns in a natural region are of
A)Soil and Water-drainage
B)Climate and Vegetation
C)Climate and Industry
D)Economic Base and Species
Answer: Climate and Vegetation
- Q. Deltas are formed where the shores are free of
A)High tide
B)Low tide
C)Hard rocks
D)Trees
Answer: Hard rocks
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3, and 4
D)1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: 2, 3, and 4
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? I. Troposphere : weather phenomena II. Stratosphere : ozone layer III. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth’s surface IV. Mesosphere : Aurorae
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, II and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?
A)Thar desert
B)Sahara desert
C)Arabian desert
D)Patagonia desert
Answer: Patagonia desert
- Q. The soil material is mainly derived from ________
A)Igneous rocks
B)Metamorphic rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)Biological action
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. The longitudinal valley lying between Lesser Himalaya and the ________ are known as Duns.
A)Shiwaliks
B)Himadri
C)Himachal
D)Tibet
Answer: Shiwaliks
- Q. The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is
A)38th parallel
B)17th parallel
C)23rd parallel
D)Oder-Neisse Line
Answer: 38th parallel
- Q. The largest solar power plant in India is located at
A)Madhapur
B)Nagercoil
C)Jaisalmer
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
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