More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?
A)Nicobar
B)Elephanta
C)Rameshwaram
D)Salsette
Answer: Rameshwaram
- Q. The mountain which separates Asia and Europe is?
A)Ural Mountain
B)Allai Mountain Range
C)Alps Mountain
D)Rocky Mountain
Answer: Ural Mountain
- Q. The first coal mine in India
A)Raniganj
B)Dhanbad
C)Jharia
D)Asansol
Answer: Raniganj
- Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Geological Survey of India
B)Geographical Survey of India
C)Survey of India
D)Archaeological Survey of India
Answer: Geographical Survey of India
- Q. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards ________.
A)Onshore Side
B)Windward Side
C)Seaward Side
D)Leeward Side
Answer: Leeward Side
- Q. Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?
A)Budapest
B)Vienna
C)Rome
D)Belgrade
Answer: Rome
- Q. Where is world’s deepest trench “Mariana Trench” located?
A)In Arctic Ocean
B)In Indian Ocean
C)In Atlantic Ocean
D)In Pacific Ocean
Answer: In Pacific Ocean
- Q. Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass?
A)West Bengal
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
A)Narmada
B)Ganga
C)Cauvery
D)Godavari
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?
A)Bindibus - Algeria
B)Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra
C)Gaucho - Uruguay
D)Tartars - Siberia
Answer: Bindibus - Algeria
- Q. Which of the following set of country is known as “Golden Crescent”, world’s largest opium Industry?
A)Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
B)Myanmar, Laos and Thailand
C)Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq
D)Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
Answer: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
- Q. Which one of the following does not border Panama?
A)Columbia
B)Costa Rica
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Venezuela
Answer: Venezuela
- Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
A)Loo - North - west India
B)Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
C)Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal
D)Mango-showers - Orissa
Answer: Mango-showers - Orissa
- Q. The melting down of glacier is normal event regarding the rising sea level. Most of the glaciers are found in
A)Himalaya
B)Green Land
C)South Pole
D)North Pole
Answer: South Pole
- Q. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?
A)Altitude
B)Latitude
C)Longitude
D)Distance from the sea
Answer: Longitude
- Q. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
A)The outer core and the lower mantle
B)The crust and the mantle
C)The upper and lower mantles
D)The inner and outer cores
Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. India is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies:
A)4% of world area
B)7% of world area
C)5% of world area
D)2.4% of world area
Answer: 2.4% of world area
- Q. Which of the following climatic characteristic is related to tropical deserts?
A)Very high daily range of temperature
B)Low Pressure throughout the year
C)Most of the rain falls in winter
D)Very low daily range of temperature
Answer: Very high daily range of temperature
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