More Questions on Geography
- Q. World Environment Day is observed on:
A)June 5
B)March 5
C)April 5
D)July 5
Answer: June 5
- Q. The busy port of Rotterdam is situated in ________
A)Denmark
B)The Netherlands
C)Belgium
D)Germany
Answer: The Netherlands
- Q. The igneous rocks are formed due to ________
A)Disintegration of magma
B)Accumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea
C)Granitisation
D)Altering of metamorphic rocks
Answer: Granitisation
- Q. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the
A)Tundra
B)Coniferous forests
C)Temperate deciduous forests
D)Temperate grasslands
Answer: Coniferous forests
- Q. Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates?
A)North America
B)Europe
C)Australia
D)South America
Answer: Australia
- Q. What is the total number of planets move around the Sun?
A)Seven
B)Five
C)Eight
D)Six
Answer: Eight
- Q. Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
A)To prevent the surface from becoming hard
B)To prevent alkalinity of soil
C)To prevent acidity of soil
D)To fertilize the soil
Answer: To prevent the surface from becoming hard
- Q. The major oil producing area in U.S.A. is ________
A)Ohio-Indiana belt
B)Texas-Louisiana belt
C)California-Colorado belt
D)Appalachian region
Answer: Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. What is the circumference of the Earth?
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in ________
A)India
B)Bhutan
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
A)Orchard lands
B)Grazing lands
C)Forest lands
D)Paddy lands
Answer: Orchard lands
- Q. Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country?
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. In which part of Africa, Sahara desert is located?
A)Northern
B)Eastern
C)Western
D)Southern
Answer: Northern
- Q. Trees with hardwood and dense canopy are generally found in ________
A)Tidal forests
B)Deciduous forests
C)Evergreen forests
D)Alpine forests
Answer: Evergreen forests
- Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
A)I, II and III
B)I and III
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. If one watches a distant ship coming towards the shore through a telescope one first sees
A)Its mast
B)Its hull
C)Its funnel
D)The ship
Answer: Its mast
- Q. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
A)Sea of Okhotsk
B)White sea
C)Sargasso sea
D)Tasman sea
Answer: Sargasso sea
- Q. Sargasso sea is located in ________
A)North Sea
B)North Pacific Ocean
C)North Atlantic Ocean
D)South Atlantic Ocean
Answer: North Atlantic Ocean
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