More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of soil?
    A)Underground water
    B)Glacier
    C)Seawave
    D)Wind
    Answer: Underground water
  • Q. What is the cause of ‘Green house effect’?
    A)Carbon Monoxide
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Carbon Dioxide
    D)Nitrogen Dioxide
    Answer: Carbon Dioxide
  • Q. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?
    A)The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet
    B)All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
    C)The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
    D)All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
    Answer: All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
  • Q. Where are Rain forests found?
    A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
    B)Central India
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
    Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
  • Q. The deepest surface depression on earth is
    A)Tonga-Kermadec Trench
    B)Kuri Trench
    C)Mariana Trench
    D)Bentley Subglacial Trench
    Answer: Mariana Trench
  • Q. Zueder Zee in Netherlands is known for
    A)Canyons
    B)Polders
    C)Dykes
    D)Geysers
    Answer: Polders
  • Q. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Mizoram
    C)West Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Chhotanagpur plateau
    C)Khasi hills
    D)Kuchchh
    Answer: Kuchchh
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?
    A)Cauvery
    B)Godavari
    C)Sharavati
    D)Krishna
    Answer: Sharavati
  • Q. The place which experiences minimum and maximum temperature of – 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is ________
    A)Kullu
    B)Srinagar
    C)Shimla
    D)Leh
    Answer: Leh
  • Q. Any wind blowing down the slope of a mountain is called:
    A)Down Falling Wind
    B)Anabatic Wind
    C)Katabatic Wind
    D)Slope Wind
    Answer: Katabatic Wind
  • Q. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is
    A)Mississippi
    B)Rio-Grande
    C)Gila
    D)Colorado
    Answer: Rio-Grande
  • Q. “Operation Flood” is related to which
    A)Flood control
    B)Milk production
    C)Wheat production
    D)Water conservation
    Answer: Milk production
  • Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
    A)Isobar
    B)Isohypse
    C)Isohalines
    D)Isohyets
    Answer: Isohyets
  • Q. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
    A)Nallamala hills
    B)Sheravoy hills
    C)Javadi hills
    D)Elamalai hills
    Answer: Elamalai hills
  • Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?
    A)Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
    B)Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
    C)Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
    D)Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
    Answer: Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
  • Q. A famous hill station in Uttarakhand is
    A)Dalhousie
    B)Nainital
    C)Darjeeling
    D)Kulu
    Answer: Nainital
  • Q. Cuban economy is based on
    A)Iron ore mining
    B)Fishing
    C)Sugarcane cultivation
    D)Dairying
    Answer: Sugarcane cultivation
  • Q. The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use for navigation mainly because
    A)They flow through uninhabited areas
    B)They are too shallow in the dry season
    C)The lower courses remain frozen for many months
    D)They lack navigation facilities to ensure safety
    Answer: The lower courses remain frozen for many months
  • Q. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because
    A)Kandla port exports salt
    B)Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
    C)Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
    D)The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
    Answer: Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water

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