More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which river is called ‘The Sorrow of Bengal’?
    A)Hooghly
    B)Sone
    C)Damodar
    D)Kosi
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
    A)Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
    B)Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons
    C)Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights
    D)Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
  • Q. Oil refinery located near the off field is
    A)Mathura
    B)Nunamati
    C)Visakhapatnam
    D)Koyali
    Answer: Nunamati
  • Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
    A)Surinam
    B)Uruguay
    C)Guyana
    D)Ecuador
    Answer: Surinam
  • Q. Country peopled almost by migration is
    A)Australia
    B)The USA
    C)Brazil
    D)Hawaii
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The River of Sorrow” is
    A)Krishna
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Damodar
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is
    A)Moon
    B)An asteroid
    C)A comet
    D)Mars
    Answer: Moon
  • Q. The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as ________
    A)Stratopause
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Tropopause
    Answer: Tropopause
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
    A)Condensation
    B)Insolation
    C)Evaporation
    D)Precipitation
    Answer: Insolation
  • Q. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
    A)Sandalwood
    B)Teak
    C)Shisam
    D)Sal
    Answer: Sandalwood
  • Q. Fogs formed along, the sea-coast are due to ________
    A)Convection
    B)Advection
    C)Radiaton
    D)Conduction
    Answer: Advection
  • Q. The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power mainly for agriculture is located at
    A)Kota
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Narora
    D)Tarapur
    Answer: Narora
  • Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
    A)2.00 pm
    B)12.00 noon
    C)1.00 pm
    D)Different time at different places
    Answer: 12.00 noon
  • Q. What is the benefit of rain water storage?
    A)Reduce the scarcity of water
    B)Recharging ground water level
    C)Respite from floods
    D)Protection from soilerosion
    Answer: Recharging ground water level
  • Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
    A)Tuber
    B)Legume
    C)Rice
    D)Potato
    Answer: Legume
  • Q. The largest river of all the west flowing rivers of the peninsular India is:
    A)Krishna
    B)Tapti
    C)Kaveri
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
    A)Strip cropping
    B)Contour ploughing
    C)Dry farming
    D)Shifting cultivation
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. The national Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was set up in:
    A)1978
    B)1970
    C)1975
    D)1980
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
    A)It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
    B)It gets hidden behind Venus
    C)It goes too far away from the Earth
    D)It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
    Answer: It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
  • Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is
    A)Sirhind Canal
    B)Yamuna Canal
    C)Indira Gandhi Canal
    D)Upper Doab River
    Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal

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