More Questions on Geography
- Q. The driest spot on earth is in the Atacama desert, parts of which went without rain for years. The Atacama is in ________
A)Canada
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)South America
Answer: South America
- Q. What is the average salt content in a litre of seawater?
A)35 gm.
B)39 gm.
C)37 gm.
D)32 gm.
Answer: 35 gm.
- Q. The Earth summit was organised by
A)WHO
B)UNESCO
C)UNCED
D)UNICEF
Answer: UNCED
- Q. The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of
A)95000 km
B)40000 km
C)65000 km
D)150000 km
Answer: 65000 km
- Q. How can the classification of climate based region be done
A)Rain
B)Distance from Equator
C)Height
D)Distance from sea
Answer: Distance from Equator
- Q. Consider the following cities: 1. Bhatinda 2. Jamnagar 3. Mangalore Which of the above has/have oil refineries?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which is the biggest coffee producing country in the world?
A)Peru
B)India
C)Brazil
D)Argentina
Answer: Brazil
- Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
A)Proxima centauri
B)Vega
C)Sirius
D)Alpha centauri
Answer: Proxima centauri
- Q. Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
A)Proximity to the coast
B)Height
C)Continuity
D)Vegetation
Answer: Continuity
- Q. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:
A)Doha
B)Sydeny
C)London
D)Baghdad
Answer: Baghdad
- Q. Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall ?
A)Torrential rain
B)Drizzling
C)Lightning and thunder
D)Afternoon rain
Answer: Drizzling
- Q. Equator is
A)The girdle around the Saturn
B)Line which connects north and south poles
C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? Hurricanes ________
A)Develop over warm ocean areas
B)Form at the equator
C)Are not as large as tornadoes
D)Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces
Answer: Develop over warm ocean areas
- Q. India has longest international border with which country?
A)Bangladesh
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in
A)Sikkim
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Which of the following is called the biggest leap forward in the history of Indian population?
A)1951 - 1961
B)1921 - 1931
C)1941 - 1951
D)1961 - 1971
Answer: 1961 - 1971
- Q. The ‘land of eternal spring’ are certain parts of
A)Mediterranean region
B)Tundra region
C)Highland region
D)Hot Wet Equatorial region
Answer: Hot Wet Equatorial region
- Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
A)Temperate cyclones
B)Tropical cyclones
C)Inter-tropical convergence
D)Tropospheric instability
Answer: Temperate cyclones
- Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A)Shikoku
B)Hokkaido
C)Honshu
D)Kyushu
Answer: Honshu
- Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
A)41 km
B)22 km
C)36 km
D)53 km
Answer: 22 km
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