More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
    A)Canada
    B)Pampas
    C)Downs
    D)All the above
    Answer: Downs
  • Q. What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time?
    A)5.5 hours fast
    B)5.5 hours slow
    C)11 hours fast
    D)11 hours slow
    Answer: 5.5 hours fast
  • Q. The least densely populated country among the following countries of Europe is ________
    A)Germany
    B)Poland
    C)Norway
    D)Belgium
    Answer: Norway
  • Q. The construction of Tehri dam is done across which river
    A)Bhagirathi
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Bhagirathi
  • Q. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________
    A)Leaching
    B)Percolation
    C)Conduction
    D)Transpiration
    Answer: Leaching
  • Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth’s atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft?
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Thermosphere
    D)Troposphere
    Answer: Stratosphere
  • Q. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
    A)Lava plateau
    B)Acid lava cone
    C)Shield volcano
    D)Composite
    Answer: Composite
  • Q. Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to
    A)Carbonation
    B)Hydration
    C)Oxidation
    D)Exfoliation
    Answer: Oxidation
  • Q. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ________ type.
    A)Frontal
    B)Radiation
    C)Advection
    D)Convection
    Answer: Advection
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through
    A)Badodara and Jhansi
    B)Nasik and Gwalior
    C)Pune and Bhopal
    D)Jaipur and Kanpur
    Answer: Nasik and Gwalior
  • Q. Grasslands which not support any trees are called ________
    A)Savanna
    B)Lanos
    C)Campos
    D)Steppes
    Answer: Steppes
  • Q. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
    A)India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
    B)The need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
    C)India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
    D)The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
    Answer: The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
  • 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. Which of the following do not have a common boundary with Bangladesh?
    A)Tripura
    B)Meghalaya
    C)Mizoram
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • 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. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
    A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
    B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
    C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
    D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
    Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
  • Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
    A)Meteor
    B)Meteorite
    C)Asteroid
    D)Comet
    Answer: Meteor
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The acid lava usually melts at a relatively higher temperature as compared to basic (basaltic) lava. 2. The acid lava solidifies into glass-like sheets and the basaltic lava solidifies into rough surfaces. 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: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. What is the capital of Rwanda?
    A)Copenhagen
    B)Libreville
    C)Kigali
    D)Bogota
    Answer: Kigali

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