More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
A)Kosi
B)Krishna
C)Mahanadi
D)Narmada
Answer: Narmada
- Q. October Heat’ is caused due to
A)Dry hot weather
B)The absence of rain
C)Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
D)None of the above
Answer: Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
- Q. Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?
A)Cadmium
B)Potassium
C)Aluminium
D)Uranium
Answer: Uranium
- Q. In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
A)Perth : Rice and corn
B)Cape Town : Wool and wine
C)Adelaide : Wheat and wool
D)San Francisco : Fruits and wine
Answer: Perth : Rice and corn
- Q. The highest Himalayan peak in India is ________
A)Nandadevi
B)Kanchenjunga
C)K-2
D)Nanga Parbat
Answer: Kanchenjunga
- Q. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is
A)Venus
B)Pluto
C)Mars
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
A)Severe heat energy from the sun
B)Increase in the humidity of air
C)Fall in the atmospheric pressure
D)Rise in the atmospheric pressure
Answer: Fall in the atmospheric pressure
- Q. Which of the following Bio-Reserves in India is the natural habitat for lions?
A)Mudumalai Bio-Reserve
B)Nilgiri Bio-Reserve
C)Kaziranga Bio-Reserve
D)Gir Bio-Reserve
Answer: Gir Bio-Reserve
- Q. Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?
A)Budapest
B)Vienna
C)Rome
D)Belgrade
Answer: Rome
- Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
A)One hour
B)Half an hour
C)Forty five minutes
D)One hour fifteen minutes
Answer: One hour
- Q. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
A)West Asia
B)Pakistan
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Himalayas
Answer: West Asia
- Q. The thermal equator is found
A)North of the geographical equator
B)At the equator
C)South of the geographical equator
D)At the tropic of cancer
Answer: North of the geographical equator
- Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
- Q. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
A)0630 hours
B)midnight, GMT
C)1730 hours
D)None of the above
Answer: 0630 hours
- Q. When and where did the concept of the Earth Hour started?
A)April, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
B)June, 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand
C)May, 2009 in Colombo, Srilanka
D)March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia
Answer: March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia
- Q. Which of the following district of Tamil Nadu is not suitable for farming due to rising salinity in soil?
A)Ramnathpuram
B)Tiruchirappalli
C)Nagapattinam
D)Coimbatore
Answer: Tiruchirappalli
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
B)Godavari - Mahanadi - Narmada - Tapi
C)Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
D)Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
- Q. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
A)Rice
B)Barley and maize
C)Jowar and bajra
D)Wheat
Answer: Rice
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