More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
A)10000 populace
B)100 populace
C)1000 populace
D)100000 populace
Answer: 1000 populace
- Q. Which of the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
A)Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
B)When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
C)The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
D)It has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
Answer: The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
- Q. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?
A)Nallamalai hills
B)Shivaliks
C)Pachmarhi
D)Nilgiris
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
A)Mizoram
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Assam
- Q. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________
A)Panama canal
B)Cape route
C)North Atlantic route
D)Suez canal
Answer: North Atlantic route
- Q. With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. Wild asses are found in
A)Manas, Barpeta (Assam)
B)Parkal, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh
C)Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
D)Chandraprabha, Varanasi
Answer: Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at
A)Dehradun
B)Kolkata
C)Lucknow
D)New Delhi
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Sutlej
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
B)India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
C)Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
D)India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Answer: Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
- Q. What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep?
A)They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean
B)They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean
C)They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
D)They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean
Answer: They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
- Q. Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?
A)Tropical forest
B)Hot desert
C)Cold desert
D)Temperate grassland
Answer: Tropical forest
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Arrange the following oil refineries of India from west to east: 1. Koyali 2. Bongaigaon 3. Mathura 4. Haldia
A)3, 1, 2, 4
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)1, 3, 4, 2
D)2, 4, 3, 1
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
- Q. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?
A)Delhi
B)Lakshadweep
C)Pondicherry
D)Daman and Diu
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Q. A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
A)Conurbation
B)Metropolis
C)Megalopolis
D)City sprawl
Answer: Conurbation
- Q. Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
A)Cuttack
B)Surat
C)Agra
D)Mysore
Answer: Mysore
- 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 famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located in the State of
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
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