More Questions on Geography

  • Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
    A)Pakistan
    B)Nepal
    C)Bangladesh
    D)Sri Lanka
    Answer: Nepal
  • Q. When the relative humidity is 50% and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass ________
    A)Decreases the relative humidity
    B)Raises the absolute humidity
    C)Produces no change in relative humidity
    D)Increases the relative humidity
    Answer: Decreases the relative humidity
  • Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
    A)It receives only light falls of snow
    B)It is on the western side of the continent
    C)It 'is near the sea
    D)It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
    Answer: It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
  • Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
    A)Earth is rotating
    B)Earth is revolving around the sun
    C)Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
  • Q. The clouds float in atmosphere because of
    A)Low Pressure
    B)Low Temperature
    C)Low Velocity
    D)Less Density
    Answer: Less Density
  • Q. The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates
    A)Sima and Nife
    B)Outer core and Mantle
    C)Inner and Outer core
    D)Crust and Mantle
    Answer: Crust and Mantle
  • Q. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their
    A)Seasons day and night are opposite
    B)Seasons are opposite
    C)Day and night are opposite
    D)Climates are opposite
    Answer: Seasons day and night are opposite
  • Q. The largest railway station of the world is ________
    A)Kharagpur railway station, India
    B)Trans-Siberian railway station, Russia
    C)Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
    D)None of these
    Answer: Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
  • Q. ________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock.
    A)Sandstone
    B)Conglomerate
    C)Shale
    D)Granite
    Answer: Granite
  • Q. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’situated?
    A)Atlantic Ocean
    B)Pacific Ocean
    C)Indian Ocean
    D)Arctic Ocean
    Answer: Indian Ocean
  • Q. Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
    A)They are hill stations
    B)Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
    C)They are prominent game sanctuaries
    D)Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
    Answer: Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
  • Q. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
    A)Wind deposition
    B)Wind erosion
    C)Erosion by water
    D)Mechanical weathering
    Answer: Wind deposition
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South ?
    A)Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan
    B)Islamabad - Gujranwala - Peshawar - Multan
    C)Peshawar - Gujranwala - Multan - Islamabad
    D)Islamabad - Multan - Peshawar - Gujranwala
    Answer: Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops. 2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut. 3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June. Which of these statements are correct ?
    A)2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 2
    D)1 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
    A)Silicon
    B)Oxygen
    C)Sulphur
    D)Carbon
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?
    A)Iran
    B)Iraq
    C)Oman
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Iran
  • Q. The Periyar Game Sanctuary in Kerala is renowned for
    A)Wild elephant
    B)Tiger
    C)Lion
    D)Spotted deer
    Answer: Wild elephant
  • Q. Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests?
    A)Pitch and Turpentine
    B)Nuts and Gums
    C)Tannin
    D)Pulp
    Answer: Pulp
  • Q. The most urbanised community in India is that of the ________
    A)Christians
    B)Hindus
    C)Muslims
    D)Zoroastrians
    Answer: Zoroastrians
  • Q. The form of precipitation in which the raindrops get frozen into ice on coming in contact with a cold layer of air near the earth’s surface is called ________
    A)Sleet
    B)Fog
    C)Hail
    D)Snowfall
    Answer: Sleet

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