More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Western Himalayas
    C)Eastern Himalayas
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
    A)Hydration
    B)Crystallization
    C)Exfoliation
    D)Carbonation
    Answer: Crystallization
  • Q. Where is the Black Pogoda?
    A)Madurai
    B)Konark
    C)Khajuraho
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Konark
  • Q. If it rains only for two months which of the following will yield maximum crop per hectare?
    A)Pulses
    B)Short term crops
    C)Long term crops
    D)Millets
    Answer: Millets
  • Q. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as
    A)Aesthenosphere
    B)Lithosphere
    C)Mesosphere
    D)Barysphere
    Answer: Barysphere
  • Q. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
    A)Bering
    B)Bosporus
    C)Gibraltar
    D)Dover
    Answer: Gibraltar
  • Q. Infant mortality rate is ________
    A)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population
    B)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
    C)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population
    D)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population
    Answer: Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
  • Q. Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Gujarat
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. In which one of the following is Malta located?
    A)Black Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
    A)7.04 p.m.
    B)4.56 p.m.
    C)4.56 a.m.
    D)7.04 a.m.
    Answer: 7.04 a.m.
  • Q. Umiam Multipurpose Power Project is located in:
    A)Sikkim
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Meghalya
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Meghalya
  • Q. Addis Ababa is the capital of
    A)Zambia
    B)Ethiopia
    C)Kenya
    D)Nigeria
    Answer: Ethiopia
  • 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. The cause of reduction of forest coverage is
    A)Rising Population
    B)Agriculture
    C)Manufacturing Industry
    D)Toursim and Pilgrimage
    Answer: Rising Population
  • Q. The odd product out of the following is
    A)Caster seed
    B)Sesame
    C)Groundnut
    D)Mustard
    Answer: Caster seed
  • Q. Which of the following river flow from south to north direction?
    A)Son
    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Son
  • Q. The longest dam in India is
    A)Hirakund Dam
    B)Bhakra Dam
    C)Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
    D)Kosi Dam
    Answer: Hirakund Dam
  • Q. Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
    A)Nitrogen
    B)Helium
    C)Hydrogen
    D)Ozone
    Answer: Hydrogen
  • Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)2 and 3
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following statements is correct ? 1. All meridians are of the same length 2. All latitudes are of the same length 3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian 4. The Equator is the longest latitude
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 1 and 4

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