More Questions on Geography
- Q. At which height, the gaseous surrounding has covered the Earth’s atmosphere?
A)200km
B)100km
C)150km
D)300km
Answer: 300km
- Q. As per the census 2011, what is the density in India?
A)372
B)325
C)352
D)382
Answer: 382
- Q. Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?
A)Cauvery
B)Tapi
C)Godavari
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in ________
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly ________
A)Because of optical illusion
B)Because earth rotates about its axis
C)Because earth revolves round the sun
D)Because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time
Answer: Because earth rotates about its axis
- Q. The largest quantities of bauxite is found in ________
A)High-latitudes
B)Tropical latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)Temperate lands
Answer: Tropical latitudes
- Q. Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1, 3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Sunda Trench lies in ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Antarctic Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
A)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
B)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
C)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
D)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
Answer: Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
- Q. Antipodes are ________
A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
D)Lines joining places having the same depths
Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
- Q. Panama Canal has locks alone its path in order to
A)Control the level of water
B)Regulate traffic
C)Permit check by customs staff
D)Collect canal dues
Answer: Control the level of water
- Q. Which one of the following is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
A)Mediterranean Climate Region
B)Tropical Grassland Region
C)Hot Desert Climate Region
D)Temperate Climate Region
Answer: Mediterranean Climate Region
- Q. At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?
A)Equator
B)Prime Meridian
C)Poles
D)Nowhere
Answer: Equator
- Q. ________ determines colour, texture, chemical properties, mineral content and permeability of soil.
A)Climate
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Parent rock
Answer: Parent rock
- Q. People of North Africa are generally
A)Mongoloid
B)Negroid
C)Berbers
D)None of these
Answer: Berbers
- Q. The instrument to measure the magnitude of Earthquake is called
A)Argograph
B)Ideograph
C)Pantograph
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. Ocean currents rotate
A)Clockwise in both the hemispheres
B)Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
C)Anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
D)Anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
Answer: Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
- Q. The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on ________
A)Its longitude
B)Its climate
C)Its latitude
D)Both (a)and (b)
Answer: Both (a)and (b)
- Q. Scunthorpe and Frodingham are:
A)industrial centres of Britain
B)The main mining centres of Britain
C)Agriculture centres of Britain
D)None of these
Answer: The main mining centres of Britain
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