More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following is not an African country?
A)Mauritania
B)Cameroon
C)Gabon
D)Yemen
Answer: Yemen
- Q. The World’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________
A)Temperate waters of tropical seas
B)Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
C)Equatorial water
D)Warm water of seas in southern hemisphere
Answer: Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
- Q. The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be ________
A)Elliptic and parabolic
B)Circular and elliptic
C)Circular and hyperbolic
D)Parabolic and hyperbolic
Answer: Circular and elliptic
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks II. The best quality of coal is lignite III. The largest and oldest coalfied in india is known as the ruhr of india IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the ‘Ruhr of India’
A)I, II and IV
B)I and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is
A)Same as that in igneous rocks
B)More than that associated with igneous rocks
C)Less than that associated with igneous rocks
D)Unknown
Answer: Less than that associated with igneous rocks
- Q. The Standard Meridian of India is
A)90.5 E longitude
B)75.5 E longitude
C)82.5 E longitude
D)0 E longitude
Answer: 82.5 E longitude
- 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. Which of the following is/are correct about the Rann of Kachchh? 1. It is a flat saline marsh land 2. It is in Rajasthan 3. It is the home of the Indian Wild Ass 4. It is a unique land formation supporting several singular species of fauna
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which river is called ‘The Sorrow of Bengal’?
A)Hooghly
B)Sone
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Port Blair is situated in ________
A)Middle Andaman
B)North Andaman
C)South Andaman
D)Little Andaman
Answer: South Andaman
- Q. The Scented Isle’ in the Mediterranean Sea is
A)Sicily
B)Sardinia
C)Corsica
D)Crete
Answer: Corsica
- Q. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________
A)Palk Strait
B)Bering Strait
C)Dover Strait
D)Vermosa Strait
Answer: Palk Strait
- Q. Indian desert is known as
A)Thar
B)Gobi
C)Sahara
D)Atacama
Answer: Thar
- Q. Which of the following biomes is known as “Bread basket of the World”?
A)Mediterranean
B)Mid Latitude Grassland
C)Taiga
D)Tropical Savanna
Answer: Mid Latitude Grassland
- Q. Which one of the following is not a site for ‘in-situ’ method of conservation of flora?
A)National Park
B)Biosphere Reserve
C)Botanical Garden
D)Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Botanical Garden
- Q. The autumnal equinox occurs on:
A)October 23
B)August 23
C)September 23
D)November 23
Answer: September 23
- Q. Where is Arvi earth station for satellite communication?
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
A)Strip Farming
B)Shelter Belts
C)Contour Farming
D)Forestation
Answer: Shelter Belts
- Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
A)Equatorial
B)Hot desert
C)Savanna
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
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