More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Chennai
C)Hyderabad
D)Bhubhaneshwar
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
A)Vegetable compost
B)Gypsum
C)Lime
D)Calcium superphosphate
Answer: Lime
- Q. The world’s largest river is
A)Mississippi
B)Amazon
C)Nile
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Amazon
- Q. What is a cloudburst?
A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
- Q. What percentage of World’s fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
A)1.7
B)0.5
C)0.1
D)0.3
Answer: 1.7
- Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
A)Venezuela
B)Brazil
C)U. S.A.
D)Zambia
Answer: Venezuela
- Q. Earthquakes waves are of two types namely:
A)Body Waves and Vertical Waves
B)Body waves and surface waves
C)Circular and Body Waves
D)Circular and Vertical Waves
Answer: Body waves and surface waves
- Q. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
A)Shole
B)Slate
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Slate
- Q. A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with
A)Wind mills
B)Geothermal power
C)Tidal power
D)Biomass power
Answer: Biomass power
- Q. In general it is observed that the rate of population growth has been ________ in the densely populated areas compared to sparsely populated areas.
A)Negligible
B)Low
C)High
D)Almost the same
Answer: Low
- Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
A)Global Mean Time
B)General Meridian Time
C)Greenwich Mean Time
D)None of these
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
- 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. What is the “cloud burst”? It is
A)An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
B)The states of sky with respect to clouds
C)The disintergration of a huge cloud mass
D)Breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
Answer: An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
- Q. The driest place in India is ________
A)Jaisalmer
B)Leh
C)Barmer
D)Bikaner
Answer: Jaisalmer
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
- Q. Which of the following newly manufacturing unit is going to be established by Indian railway?
A)Wheel and Axle Plant, Durgapur
B)Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
C)Wheel Factory, Chapra
D)Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru
Answer: Wheel Factory, Chapra
- Q. The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is ________
A)Chenab
B)Jhelum
C)Indus
D)Nubra
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz. 2. The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar. 3. The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite. Select the correct answer using the code given below
A)1 and 2 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3 only
D)2 and 3 only
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. The satellite construction centre in India is at
A)Thumba
B)Peenya
C)Sriharikota
D)Bengaluru
Answer: Peenya
- Q. Black forest is found in
A)Czechoslovakia
B)France
C)Germany
D)Romania
Answer: Germany
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