More Questions on Geography

  • Q. 1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora. 2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Rail coach factory is located in:
    A)Varanasi
    B)Durgapur
    C)Vizag
    D)Kapurthala (Punjab)
    Answer: Kapurthala (Punjab)
  • Q. There is a project in India which is similar to T.V.A. (Tenacy Valley Authority) of USA,it is
    A)Damodar Valley Project
    B)Ramganga Multi Purpose Project
    C)Idukki Project
    D)Mahanadi Delta Project
    Answer: Damodar Valley Project
  • Q. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)North Sea
    C)Baltic Sea
    D)Red Sea
    Answer: North Sea
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
    A)Tapti
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Which of the following winds is incorrectly paired with the area in which it prevails?
    A)Southerly Burster - New South Wales
    B)Berg wind - South eastern Africa
    C)Karaburan - Tarim basin of Sinkiang
    D)Hurricanes - New Zealand
    Answer: Hurricanes - New Zealand
  • Q. Plantation agriculture is a specialised form of agricultural practice carried out in
    A)Urbanised region
    B)Temperate region
    C)Tropics and subtropics
    D)Coastal region
    Answer: Tropics and subtropics
  • Q. The United Kingdom’ consists of England and ________
    A)Scotland, Wales and Faeroe Island
    B)Northern Ireland, Palma and Iceland
    C)Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
    D)Scotland, Sardinia and Wales
    Answer: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  • Q. The States which have common borders with China are: 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Sikkim 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh
    A)1 and 3
    B)1, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2 and 3
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Where is Copacabana Beach located?
    A)Rio de Janeiro
    B)Buenos Aires
    C)Hawaiian Islands
    D)Valletta
    Answer: Rio de Janeiro
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrect?
    A)At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises
    C)At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year
    D)The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year
    Answer: At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
  • Q. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the border between
    A)Maharashtra and Gujarat
    B)Maharashtra and Karnataka
    C)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Gujarat and Rajasthan
    Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
  • Q. Which State Possesses biggest coal reserve?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Bihar
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Jharkhand
  • Q. What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time?
    A)5.5 hours fast
    B)5.5 hours slow
    C)11 hours fast
    D)11 hours slow
    Answer: 5.5 hours fast
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude. 2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude. 3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day. 4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude.
    A)1 and 3
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 1 and 4
  • Q. The latitudes of main land of India extends between
    A)8°4' E and 37°6' E
    B)8°4' N and 37°6' N
    C)8°4' W and 37°6' W
    D)8°4' S and 37°6' S
    Answer: 8°4' N and 37°6' N
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
    A)Gulfstream and Canaries
    B)Canaries and Labrador
    C)Gulf stream and Labrador
    D)Kuroshio and Kurile
    Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
  • Q. Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called ________
    A)Blizzards
    B)Typhoons
    C)Tornadoes
    D)Polar winds
    Answer: Blizzards
  • Q. Which of the following environment supports the growth of Mangrove Swamp?
    A)Equatorial
    B)Tidal flat
    C)Monsoon
    D)Mixed
    Answer: Tidal flat

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