More Questions on Geography
- Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
A)On winter solstice
B)On equinoxes
C)On summer solstice
D)Throughout the year
Answer: Throughout the year
- Q. The part of India receives maximum insolation.
A)Western
B)Northern
C)Eastern
D)Southern
Answer: Southern
- Q. What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
A)1
B)2
C)7
D)15
Answer: 2
- Q. What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
A)They have a very dry climate
B)They are all very small in size
C)They are all of coral origin
D)They are extended parts of the mainland
Answer: They are all of coral origin
- Q. Mediterranean climate prevails in
A)Peru
B)Central Chile
C)Northern Chile
D)Argentina
Answer: Central Chile
- Q. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
A)60°N
B)45°N
C)45°S
D)60°S
Answer: 60°S
- 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. Which of the following is known as the ‘Pearl City’?
A)Kochi
B)Kandla
C)Tuticorin
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from ________
A)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The focus on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. Soil is eroded heavily due to deforestation, it affects the flowing of surface water badly. Which of the following is badly affected by these causes
A)Climate
B)Human Resource
C)Ecological System
D)Local Plants
Answer: Ecological System
- Q. The thermal equator is found
A)North of the geographical equator
B)At the equator
C)South of the geographical equator
D)At the tropic of cancer
Answer: North of the geographical equator
- Q. Which of the following is known as the “Roof of the World”?
A)Siberian Field
B)Everest
C)Pamir Mountains
D)Hindu Kush Mountain
Answer: Pamir Mountains
- Q. The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________
A)In the Indian Ocean
B)In the Pacific Ocean
C)In the Atlantic Ocean
D)In the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: In the Indian Ocean
- Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
A)static
B)increasing
C)decreasing
D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
Answer: decreasing
- Q. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of ________
A)Sandstone
B)Alluvial soil
C)Coral reef
D)Lava
Answer: Lava
- Q. In which of the following countries, is the ratio of hydroelectric generation to the total electricity generation the highest?
A)Italy
B)Norway
C)Sweden
D)Denmark
Answer: Norway
- Q. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
- Q. Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
A)Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
B)Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
C)Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
D)Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Answer: Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
- Q. Where is Pygmalion Point also known as Indira Point?
A)Rameswaram
B)Lakshadweep
C)Andman and Nicobar Islands
D)Point Calimere
Answer: Andman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The Palk Bay lies between
A)Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
B)Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
C)Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
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