More Questions on Geography
- Q. The weather office predicts “depression” over a certain area. It means
A)Heavy weather causing a feeling of depression
B)Cloudy skies
C)Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
D)Low atmospheric pressure over a large area
Answer: Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
- Q. West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
A)Three
B)None
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
A)Sutlej
B)Ganga
C)Ravi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world?
A)Commercial grain farming
B)Commercial plantation
C)Pastoral herding
D)Subsistence agriculture
Answer: Pastoral herding
- Q. Which of the following Indian states does not lie on in 1do-Bangla border?
A)Tripura
B)Assam
C)Mizoram
D)Manipur
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Solar eclipse occurs when ________
A)Moon comes between sun and earth
B)Earth comes between sun and moon
C)Moon is at right angle to the earth
D)Sun comes between moon and earth
Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
- Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
A)Gas based
B)Coal based
C)Hydro-electric
D)Nuclear based
Answer: Nuclear based
- Q. What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
A)22nd December
B)21st June
C)21st March
D)23rd September
Answer: 21st June
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
A)They perform very little erosion activity
B)They have very large basins
C)Many of them pass through giant gorges
D)Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Answer: They perform very little erosion activity
- Q. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
A)Mesopause
B)Magnetosphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Magnetopause
Answer: Magnetopause
- Q. The inner planets include:
A)Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.
B)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter
C)Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars.
D)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
- Q. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and join Yamuna/Ganga?
A)Kosi
B)Ghagra
C)Gomti
D)Betwa
Answer: Betwa
- Q. Khetri is famous for
A)Copper
B)Aluminium
C)Fertilizers
D)Gold
Answer: Copper
- Q. Hyderabad (in Telangana) is located on the bank:
A)Mahanadi
B)Luni River
C)Gandak River
D)Musi River
Answer: Musi River
- Q. Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?
A)Benguela Current
B)Canarie Current
C)Humboldt Current
D)Kuroshio Current
Answer: Humboldt Current
- Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary – Main River a Chambal – Narmada b Son – Yamuna c Manas – Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
A)a and c only
B)a, b and c
C)a and b only
D)c only
Answer: c only
- Q. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as
A)Cloud-transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Condensation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing 2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely 3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours 4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports Which of these statements are correct?
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in
A)South America
B)Siberia
C)North America
D)India
Answer: South America
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