More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Indian sub-continent lies
A)Wholly in the northern hemisphere
B)Mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
C)Mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
D)Wholly in the southern hemisphere
Answer: Wholly in the northern hemisphere
- Q. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Pluto
Answer: Venus
- Q. The Ganges in Bangladesh is known as the
A)Padma
B)Farakka
C)Brahmaputra
D)Sonar
Answer: Padma
- Q. Where is the headquarters of South-Central Railway located?
A)Secunderabad
B)Itarsi
C)Mumbai
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Secunderabad
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
A)Gulfstream and Canaries
B)Canaries and Labrador
C)Gulf stream and Labrador
D)Kuroshio and Kurile
Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
- Q. The first steam boat was built by
A)James Watt
B)Stevenson
C)Newton
D)Robert Fulton
Answer: Robert Fulton
- Q. Eskimos belong to
A)Negroid race
B)Mongoloid race
C)White race
D)None of these
Answer: Mongoloid race
- Q. Where are the coaches of trains manufactured in India?
A)Hyderabad and Perambur
B)Jamshedpur and Perambur
C)Kapurthala and Perambur
D)Varanasi and Perambur
Answer: Kapurthala and Perambur
- Q. Yercaud, a hill station of South India, is situated on the
A)Shevaroy Hills
B)Cardamom Hills
C)Nilgiris
D)Javadi Hills
Answer: Shevaroy Hills
- Q. Ring of Fire is found commonly in
A)Indian Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Atlantic Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Fold mountains
D)Residual mountains
Answer: Block mountains
- Q. The Cape Route has recently assumed some importance in the shipping world because ________
A)Large oil tankers cannot be accommodated in the narrow and comparatively shallow Suez Canal
B)The trade through this route has greatly increased with the development of South African States
C)The canal tolls on the Suez Canal are heavy
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
A)Shipki La
B)Nathu La
C)Jelep La
D)Sharabathanga
Answer: Shipki La
- Q. Which of the following rocks is transformed into marble?
A)Peat
B)Granite
C)Limestone
D)Shale
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to fold mountains? I. They often act as climatic barriers II. They receive heavy rain or snow which give rise to rivers III. They are rich in minerals IV. They pose no problem, to communication as they contain many passes
A)I, II and III
B)I and II
C)III and IV
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which among these is a metamorphic rock?
A)Basalt
B)Gneiss
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Gneiss
- Q. Which one of the African countries is richer than others in gold and diamond?
A)Botswana
B)Zambia
C)Zaire
D)Angola
Answer: Zaire
- Q. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is famous for
A)Birds
B)Tiger
C)Bison
D)Elephants
Answer: Tiger
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
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