More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.
A)Niger
B)Congo
C)Amazon
D)Nile
Answer: Congo
- Q. Which of the following is an inland riverine port?
A)Chennai
B)Kolkata
C)Mumbai
D)Tuticorin
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Which is the destination of the slurry brought by pipeline from Kudremukh?
A)Mangalore
B)Koyali
C)Jagdishpur
D)Udaipur
Answer: Mangalore
- Q. Power minerals are
A)Coal, oil, natural gas
B)Manganese, platinum, tungsten
C)Mica, potash, sulphur
D)Lead, zinc, bauxite
Answer: Coal, oil, natural gas
- Q. The ‘land of eternal spring’ are certain parts of
A)Mediterranean region
B)Tundra region
C)Highland region
D)Hot Wet Equatorial region
Answer: Hot Wet Equatorial region
- Q. The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
A)Stwart Island (New Zealand)
B)Azizia (Libya)
C)Ramagundam (India)
D)Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Answer: Azizia (Libya)
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. Mauna Loa is an example of ________
A)Plateau in a volcanic region
B)Active volcano
C)Extinct volcano
D)Dormant volcano
Answer: Active volcano
- Q. Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?
A)Darwin
B)Wegener
C)Marshall
D)Ptolemy
Answer: Wegener
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? Hurricanes ________
A)Develop over warm ocean areas
B)Form at the equator
C)Are not as large as tornadoes
D)Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces
Answer: Develop over warm ocean areas
- Q. Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude?
A)90° North and South
B)22° W North and South
C)40° North and South
D)66° W North and South
Answer: 40° North and South
- Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
A)Angles from the poles
B)Kilometers from the poles
C)Kilometers from the equator
D)Angles from the equator
Answer: Angles from the equator
- Q. The phenomenon known as the “Midnight Sun” is caused by
A)Inclination of the Earth's axis
B)The rotation of the Earth on its axis
C)Sun spots
D)Nuclear explosions
Answer: Inclination of the Earth's axis
- Q. One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________
A)Port Said
B)Alexandria
C)Suez
D)Benghazi
Answer: Suez
- Q. Where is Ozone layer found?
A)Stratosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season?
A)Lumbering
B)Hunting
C)Fishing
D)Animal Grazing
Answer: Hunting
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Nearly 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere lies within 30 km of the Earth’s surface. 2. The proportion of ozone in the atmosphere increases to a maximum at about 60 km from Earth’s surface. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
A)Cuttack
B)Surat
C)Agra
D)Mysore
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states
A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B)Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India?
A)Red soil
B)Black soil
C)Alluvial soil
D)Laterite soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
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