More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?
    A)New Mexico and Arkansas
    B)California and Texas
    C)Kansas and Kentucky
    D)Rhode Island and Hawaii
    Answer: California and Texas
  • Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
    A)Strombolian
    B)Pelean
    C)Hawaiian
    D)Vulcanian
    Answer: Hawaiian
  • Q. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
    A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
    B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
    C)It is rich in humus
    D)It is derived from local rocks
    Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks
  • Q. The soil material is mainly derived from ________
    A)Igneous rocks
    B)Metamorphic rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Biological action
    Answer: Sedimentary rocks
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct about the Rann of Kachchh? 1. It is a flat saline marsh land 2. It is in Rajasthan 3. It is the home of the Indian Wild Ass 4. It is a unique land formation supporting several singular species of fauna
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. The Indira Gandhi canal gets water from which river
    A)Ravi and Chenab
    B)Sutlej and Beas
    C)Ravi and Beas
    D)Beas only
    Answer: Sutlej and Beas
  • Q. In which state, Salal Hydro Power Project is located?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Haryana
    C)Jammu and Kashmir
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. India has one land-locked and protected port which is at
    A)Kolkata
    B)Paradeep
    C)Chennai
    D)Visakhapatnam
    Answer: Visakhapatnam
  • Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
    A)Geyser
    B)Hot spring
    C)Extinct volcano
    D)Oak tree
    Answer: Geyser
  • Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
    A)Gas based
    B)Coal based
    C)Hydro-electric
    D)Nuclear based
    Answer: Nuclear based
  • Q. When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
    A)Sink to the bottom
    B)Form a layer on top
    C)Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
    D)Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
    Answer: Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
  • Q. The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge train in India is between
    A)New Delhi and Chennai
    B)Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
    C)Guwahati and Tiruvananthpuram
    D)Gorakhpur and Cochin
    Answer: Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
  • Q. The Buckingham Canal runs through
    A)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
    C)Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Super Nova is ________
    A)A comet
    B)An asteroid
    C)A black hole
    D)A dying star
    Answer: A dying star
  • Q. The phenomenon of ‘trade winds’ takes place due to
    A)Radiation
    B)Conduction of heat
    C)Convection of heat
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Convection of heat
  • Q. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because ________
    A)The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
    B)Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
    C)Moon cannot change its position
    D)The period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
    Answer: The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
  • Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
    A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
    B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
    C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
    D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
    Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
  • Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Sahara
    B)Gobi
    C)Kalahari
    D)Thar
    Answer: Kalahari
  • Q. Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ________ in former Soviet Union.
    A)Copper
    B)Coal
    C)Manganese
    D)Iron ore
    Answer: Iron ore
  • Q. Monsoon is caused by
    A)Humidity difference
    B)Temperature changes
    C)Seasonal reversal of winds
    D)Pressure differences
    Answer: Pressure differences

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