More Questions on Geography
- Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
A)Desert
B)Sea
C)Forest
D)None of these
Answer: Sea
- Q. What is the capital of Rwanda?
A)Copenhagen
B)Libreville
C)Kigali
D)Bogota
Answer: Kigali
- Q. The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________
A)Mantle
B)Crust
C)Core
D)Ocean floors
Answer: Ocean floors
- Q. Which one among the following statements regarding India’s coal is not correct?
A)Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
B)98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period
C)Unknown amount of coal lies buried under the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan Trap
D)Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
Answer: Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
- Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
A)Annual range of temperature
B)Average annual temperature
C)Mean temperature
D)Isothermic range of temperature
Answer: Annual range of temperature
- Q. Which of the following combinations of riven and cities situated on their banks is wrong?
A)Badrinath - Alaknanda
B)Lucknow - Gomati
C)Ayodhya - Saryu
D)Vijayawada - Narmada
Answer: Vijayawada - Narmada
- Q. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from
A)Tuticorin
B)Mumbai
C)Cochin
D)Chennai
Answer: Cochin
- Q. Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
A)Foehn
B)Mistral
C)Chinook
D)Haramattan
Answer: Chinook
- Q. Where is Silicon Valley located in?
A)Green Land
B)U. S. A.
C)UK
D)Russia
Answer: U. S. A.
- Q. Which of the following newly manufacturing unit is going to be established by Indian railway?
A)Wheel and Axle Plant, Durgapur
B)Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
C)Wheel Factory, Chapra
D)Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru
Answer: Wheel Factory, Chapra
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Any type of rainfall has the following aspects ________
A)Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
B)Ascent and descent of air
C)Horizontal movement of air
D)All of above
Answer: Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
- Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
D)The earth absorbs heat
Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
- Q. The longest river of peninsular India is ________
A)Mahanadi
B)Narmada
C)Godavari
D)Cauveri
Answer: Godavari
- Q. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
A)The Penumbra
B)The Antumbra
C)The Umbra
D)None of these
Answer: The Umbra
- Q. ________ is not situated on the banks of the Ganga.
A)Allahabad
B)Agra
C)Kanpur
D)Varanasi
Answer: Agra
- Q. The term Mediterranean agriculture applies to a particular blend of ________ and activities and ________ is confined to regions encircling the Mediterranean basins.
A)Grazing and fishing
B)Farming and grazing
C)Farming and fishing
D)Fishing and mining
Answer: Farming and grazing
- Q. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
A)Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
B)Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
C)Checking silting of Kolkata Port
D)Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Answer: Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
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