More Questions on Geography
- Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is ________
A)23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
B)24 hrs
C)24 hrs 35 sec
D)23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Answer: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
- Q. Ankleshwar Basin (offshore) oil-fields is located in:
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Assam
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Bauxite is the ore of
A)Zinc
B)Aluminium
C)Copper
D)Mica
Answer: Aluminium
- Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
A)100°north and 80° East
B)55° north and 80° East
C)35° north and 100° East
D)55° south and 10° East
Answer: 35° north and 100° East
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it ________
A)Is at a higher elevation
B)Lies north of Amritsar
C)Comes under the influence of cold winds
D)Receives a lot of snow
Answer: Is at a higher elevation
- Q. With which country India has signed a bilateral contract for development and operations of Chabahar port?
A)Tehran
B)Israel
C)Iran
D)Turkey
Answer: Iran
- Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A)Krishna
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of
A)Tehri Dam
B)Damodar Valley Project
C)Chambal Project
D)Kosi Project
Answer: Chambal Project
- Q. Lunar Sea refers to ________
A)A dark plain on the moon
B)A small sea on the moon
C)A sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
D)A light water body illuminated by the moon-light
Answer: A dark plain on the moon
- Q. The Bhils and the Kols live
A)In the North-East frontiers of India
B)Along the Vindhya ranges
C)In the Nilgiris
D)All over India
Answer: Along the Vindhya ranges
- Q. Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?
A)Manchester-Cotton Textiles
B)Buenos Aires-Dairy Products
C)Bangkok-Aircrafts
D)Plymouth-Ship building
Answer: Bangkok-Aircrafts
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. Silent valley is located in
A)Africa
B)Assam
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is found
A)In the Bay of Bengal
B)Close to Greenland
C)Near the Suez Canal
D)Of the coast of Queensland
Answer: Of the coast of Queensland
- Q. The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are
A)Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin
B)Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin
C)Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla
D)Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Answer: Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
- Q. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
A)Isobars
B)Latitudes
C)Longitudes
D)Isotherms
Answer: Latitudes
- Q. The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere is known as
A)Hydro-equilibrium
B)Water circulation
C)Hydrologic cycle
D)Precipitation
Answer: Hydrologic cycle
- Q. Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon : 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. West Bengal 4. Rajasthan
A)3-1-2-4
B)2-3-1-4
C)3-2-1-4
D)1-2-3-4
Answer: 3-2-1-4
- Q. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
A)South-West Monsoon
B)Easterly depression
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Thunderstorm
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
A)Barysphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Centrosphere
Answer: Barysphere
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