More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Shield volcanoes refer to ________
    A)Ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials
    B)Explosive lava eruptions
    C)Repeated lava flows
    D)Individual lava flows
    Answer: Repeated lava flows
  • Q. Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada and Tapti rivers form:
    A)Estuaries
    B)Delta
    C)Potholes
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Potholes
  • Q. The New name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is
    A)Rangoon
    B)Naypyitaw
    C)Arakan
    D)Ava
    Answer: Naypyitaw
  • Q. The study of plant communities in relation to their habitats of a given ecosystem is known as:
    A)Ecology
    B)Seneology
    C)Synecology
    D)Ecosystem
    Answer: Synecology
  • Q. The “cradles of civilization” have been
    A)Plateaux
    B)Valleys
    C)Plains
    D)Hills
    Answer: Plains
  • Q. The Richter scale on which intensity/magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in:
    A)1935
    B)1933
    C)1932
    D)1939
    Answer: 1935
  • Q. Hidkal Dam is on the river
    A)Pennar
    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery
    D)Ghataprabha
    Answer: Ghataprabha
  • Q. Which of the following planets is known as Earth’s twin?
    A)Uranus
    B)Mars
    C)Saturn
    D)Venus
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest?
    A)NH 3
    B)NH 1
    C)NH 2
    D)NH 44
    Answer: NH 44
  • Q. Which of the following does not characterless ‘selva’?
    A)Climbers hang from the roof formed by the foliage
    B)Evergreen forest
    C)They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
    D)Commercial utilisation of these forests is difficult
    Answer: They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
  • Q. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamunanagu 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory. 2. 38th Parallel divided boundary between North and South Vietnam before unification 3. Bahamas situated near Florida is one of the states of USA. Which of these statements is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3
    B)Only 1
    C)2 and 3
    D)1 and 2
    Answer: Only 1
  • Q. Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?
    A)North-West Europe
    B)East Asia
    C)South Asia
    D)North and South America
    Answer: East Asia
  • Q. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
    A)the Khasi hills
    B)the Naga hills
    C)the Garo hills
    D)the Jaintia hills
    Answer: the Naga hills
  • Q. Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
    A)The interior of a continent
    B)An island
    C)A tropical country
    D)Temperate latitudes
    Answer: An island
  • Q. One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________
    A)Port Said
    B)Alexandria
    C)Suez
    D)Benghazi
    Answer: Suez
  • Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws from the ________
    A)North-east India to the west coast
    B)West coast to the east coast
    C)North to the south
    D)North-west India to Bengal
    Answer: North-west India to Bengal
  • Q. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
    A)Namika La Pass
    B)Karakoram Pass
    C)Zojila Pass
    D)Khybar Pass
    Answer: Khybar Pass
  • Q. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of ________
    A)Local thunderstorms
    B)Retreating monsoon
    C)Temperate cyclones
    D)Shift in jet stream movement
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
    A)The monsoons fail to reach this area
    B)It is too hot
    C)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
    D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
    Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

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