More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
    A)1-2-3-4
    B)2-4-3-1
    C)1-3-4-2
    D)4-3-2-1
    Answer: 1-2-3-4
  • Q. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
    A)Solar year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Sidereal year
    D)Tropical year
    Answer: Sidereal year
  • Q. Shield volcanoes refer to ________
    A)Ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials
    B)Explosive lava eruptions
    C)Repeated lava flows
    D)Individual lava flows
    Answer: Repeated lava flows
  • Q. The science of drawing map is called
    A)Topology
    B)Cartography
    C)Geography
    D)Geology
    Answer: Cartography
  • Q. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
    A)Kaziranga
    B)Bharatpur
    C)Gir forest
    D)Nilgiris
    Answer: Kaziranga
  • Q. What is the narrow strip which connects two water bodies or Sea or Ocean?
    A)Peninsula
    B)Gulf
    C)Strait
    D)Isthmus
    Answer: Strait
  • Q. The Point of origin of Indus River is
    A)Karakoram Range
    B)Hindu Kush Mountain
    C)Himalaya Range
    D)Mount Kailash
    Answer: Mount Kailash
  • Q. Northern part of Australia is typified by which one of the following?
    A)Temperate climate
    B)Equatorial climate
    C)Mediterranean climate
    D)Monsoon climate
    Answer: Monsoon climate
  • Q. The Persian Gulf region is rich in ________.
    A)Bauxite ore reserves
    B)Crude oil reserves
    C)Iron ore reserves
    D)Uranium ore reserves
    Answer: Crude oil reserves
  • Q. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
    A)Mizoram
    B)Assam
    C)Karnataka
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. With which of the following countries India has no boundary ?
    A)Myanmar
    B)Nepal
    C)Mongolia
    D)Bhutan
    Answer: Mongolia
  • Q. According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part of
    A)Kraunchidweepa
    B)Pushkharadweepa
    C)Jambudweep
    D)Kushadweepa
    Answer: Jambudweep
  • Q. The Trans-Siberian railway links
    A)Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
    B)The Baltic coast with the North Sea
    C)Leningrad with Oldiotsk
    D)Leningrad with Vladivostok
    Answer: Leningrad with Vladivostok
  • Q. Beas flows through the State of
    A)Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
    B)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
    C)Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu
    D)Punjab and Haryana
    Answer: Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. According to census 2011, which union territory records the highest density?
    A)Puducherry
    B)Delhi
    C)Chandigarh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. The oldest mountains in India are
    A)Satpuras
    B)Aravalis
    C)Vindhyas
    D)Nilgiri hills
    Answer: Aravalis
  • Q. Madagascar is the only home of many species of
    A)Lemur
    B)Giraffe
    C)Hippopotamus
    D)Orangutan
    Answer: Lemur
  • Q. The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on ________
    A)Its longitude
    B)Its climate
    C)Its latitude
    D)Both (a)and (b)
    Answer: Both (a)and (b)
  • Q. Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
    A)It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
    B)It is the region in the atmosphere above tropopause
    C)It contains ozone layer which prevents ultraviolet radiations of sun from reaching to the earth
    D)It provides ideal flying conditions
    Answer: It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
  • Q. The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in ________.
    A)1981
    B)1961
    C)1971
    D)1951
    Answer: 1961

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