More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Planets that have no natural satellites are ________.
A)Jupiter and Saturn
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Earth and Mars
D)Uranus and Neptune
Answer: Mercury and Venus
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the earth’s axis are true? 1. It makes an angle of 23.5o with the plane of ecliptic 2. It maintains a flexible orientation with respect to the stars 3. It is the most important fact connected with Earth-Sun relationship
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
A)Dune
B)Cliff
C)Cirque
D)Hamada
Answer: Dune
- Q. Which State has the largest reserves of Lignite Coal?
A)Rajasthan
B)Gujarat
C)Kerala
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The problem of arsenic in India is due to
A)Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
B)Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas
C)Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
D)Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
Answer: Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
- Q. In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local language?
A)Odisha and West Bengal
B)Kerala and Karnataka
C)Maharashtra and Goa
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Goa
- Q. Which of the following are factors that effect the movement of ocean currents? I. Earth’s gravity II. Atmospheric pressure III. Winds IV. Salinity of the water V. Seasonal Variations
A)III, IV and V
B)I, III and IV
C)I, II and V
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The Tagus river flows through
A)Lisbon
B)Damascus
C)Khartoum
D)Kabul
Answer: Lisbon
- Q. Which is the largest country of the Africa?
A)Algeria
B)South Africa
C)Sudan
D)Egypt
Answer: Algeria
- Q. The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiations from ________
A)Stratosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located?
A)Kolkata
B)Guwahati
C)Gorakhpur
D)Bhubaneswar
Answer: Gorakhpur
- Q. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’situated?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
A)Sphere
B)Flat
C)Circle
D)Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
- Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
A)Mars
B)Jupiter
C)Earth
D)Venus
Answer: Earth
- Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
A)30° East and 75° West
B)75° West and 30° East
C)70° East and 35° West
D)35° West and 70° East
Answer: 30° East and 75° West
- Q. World’s leading producer of fertilizers is ________
A)U.S.
B)U.K.
C)India
D)Russia
Answer: U.S.
- Q. Which one among the following statements relating to an anticyclone is correct?
A)The contribution of an anticyclone towards determining weather of an area is quite significant
B)Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
C)In anticyclone the movement of wind is inward
D)The movement of wind is clockwise in an anticyclone of southern hemisphere
Answer: Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
- Q. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
A)Son
B)Luni
C)Chambal
D)Tapi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting hydroelectricity because of the presence of
A)Great rivers
B)Lakes
C)Steep slopes
D)Waterfalls
Answer: Lakes
- Q. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
A)The outer core and the lower mantle
B)The crust and the mantle
C)The upper and lower mantles
D)The inner and outer cores
Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle
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