More Questions on Geography

  • Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
    A)Proxima centauri
    B)Vega
    C)Sirius
    D)Alpha centauri
    Answer: Proxima centauri
  • Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
    B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
    C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
    D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
    Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
  • Q. National Waterway-I is on which water system?
    A)Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hoogli river
    B)West Coast Canal
    C)River Brahamputra
    D)Sundarbans Waterways
    Answer: Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hoogli river
  • Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for India’s failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades? I. Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies II. Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers III. Lack of marketing facilities
    A)I and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Anti-cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
    A)110 cm
    B)100 cm
    C)125 cm
    D)140 cm
    Answer: 125 cm
  • Q. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Thailand
    C)Sri Lanka
    D)All of them
    Answer: Indonesia
  • Q. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________
    A)Mass
    B)Size
    C)Rotational speed
    D)Temperature
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. Granite and Basalt are the examples of:
    A)Volcanic Rock
    B)Sedimentary Rocks
    C)Metamorphic Rock
    D)Igneous Rocks
    Answer: Igneous Rocks
  • Q. Which of the following river originates out of India?
    A)Ravi
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Beas
    D)Jhelum
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics: 1. Richness in nutrients 2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton 3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
    A)3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Lignite
    D)Bituminous
    Answer: Peat
  • Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
    A)Haryana
    B)Sikkim
    C)Goa
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Haryana
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Important Location (Industry / Mining) : State
    A)Palana : Rajasthan
    B)Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
    C)Koraput : Orissa
    D)Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Port Blair is situated in ________
    A)Middle Andaman
    B)North Andaman
    C)South Andaman
    D)Little Andaman
    Answer: South Andaman
  • Q. The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved
    A)Eastward
    B)Northward
    C)Southward
    D)Westward
    Answer: Northward
  • Q. The type of rainfall shown in figure is ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Orographic
    C)Convectional
    D)Relief
    Answer: Convectional
  • Q. What is the approximate circumference of Earth?
    A)80,000 Km
    B)40,000 Km
    C)60,000 Km
    D)1,00,000 Km
    Answer: 40,000 Km
  • 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. The oil-gas fields Dighboi, Naharkatiya and Moran are located in:
    A)Maharastra
    B)Assam
    C)Gujarat
    D)Madhya Predesh
    Answer: Assam

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