More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?
A)Mahanadi Valley
B)Bramhaputra Valley
C)Damodar Valley
D)Godavari Valley
Answer: Damodar Valley
- Q. Hammada is the name given to ________.
A)A stony desert
B)An icy desert
C)A sandy desert
D)None of the above
Answer: A stony desert
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : I. ocean currents II. planetary winds III. tides IV. waves
A)I and IV
B)I and II
C)III and IV
D)II and III
Answer: I and II
- Q. Which of the following river is known as “Dakshin Ganga”?
A)Godavari
B)Krishna
C)Mahanadi
D)Cauvery
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India?
A)Courtallam falls
B)Shimsha falls
C)Hogenakkal falls
D)Jog falls
Answer: Jog falls
- Q. Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie – places famous for gold mines are located in:
A)England
B)Australia
C)USA
D)South Africa
Answer: Australia
- Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
A)static
B)increasing
C)decreasing
D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
Answer: decreasing
- Q. On moving from a pole to the equator we find that the population of plants and animals ________
A)Remains unchanged
B)Decreases
C)Increases
D)Does not show any consistent behavior
Answer: Increases
- Q. The largest river of all the west flowing rivers of the peninsular India is:
A)Krishna
B)Tapti
C)Kaveri
D)Narmada
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
A)Podzolic
B)Desert sand
C)Alluvial
D)Lateritic
Answer: Lateritic
- Q. Wind erosion is common in
A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
B)Desert
C)Cold areas
D)Areas of heavy rainfall
Answer: Desert
- Q. “Rail Bandhu” is
A)Security guard in all air conditioned coaches of rajdhani/ shatabadi and duranto trains
B)Website of every rail division
C)Medical officer in every train to fight in any medical emergency
D)A magazine available of Indian rail available in all Rajdhani/ Shatabadi/ AC Duranto Trains
Answer: A magazine available of Indian rail available in all Rajdhani/ Shatabadi/ AC Duranto Trains
- Q. Where is the Forest Reserch Insititute located?
A)Lucknow
B)Dehradun
C)Bhopal
D)Delhi
Answer: Dehradun
- Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
A)Wind
B)Rivers
C)Land
D)Ash from volcanoes
Answer: Rivers
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway : Zone Headquarters
A)Eastern Railway : Kolkata
B)North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur
C)South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
D)South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
Answer: South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
- Q. The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________
A)Vernal equinox
B)Summer solstice
C)Winter solstice
D)No time
Answer: Winter solstice
- Q. Which of the rock formations in India is the richest in fossil content?
A)Gondwana
B)Rift Valley
C)Delta
D)None of Above
Answer: Gondwana
- Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
- Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
A)Equinox
B)Zenith
C)Solstice
D)Noontime
Answer: Solstice
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