More Questions on Geography
- Q. The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ________ to ________.
A)Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
B)Poles, Equator
C)Equator, Poles
D)Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
Answer: Equator, Poles
- Q. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.
A)North-West Atlantic
B)North-West Pacific
C)South-East Pacific
D)North-East Atlantic
Answer: North-West Atlantic
- 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. In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. 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. In which month are the kharif crops sown?
A)September
B)April
C)June
D)November
Answer: June
- Q. Which is the largest fishing ground in the world?
A)North-East Pacific
B)Japan Sea
C)North Sea
D)Newfoundland Water
Answer: North Sea
- Q. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
A)Kakinanda-Pondicherry
B)Bangalore-Varanasi
C)Chennai-Varanasi
D)Pondicherry-Varanasi
Answer: Kakinanda-Pondicherry
- Q. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC
A)Singapore
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Maldives
Answer: Singapore
- 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. Which country is not a member of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
A)India
B)Thailand
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at
A)Chennai
B)Cochin
C)Visakhapatnam
D)Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
A)Hirakud
B)Bhakra-Nangal
C)Damodar
D)Nagarjunasagar
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to Indian Railways? I. It is the larqest public sector undertaking II. Indian Railway network is the fourth largest in the world III. Factories at Kapurthala and Perarnbur manufacture passenger coaches IV. The narrow guage lines are confined to the hilly areas only
A)II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Consider the following statements about rocks: 1. Shale becomes slate through metamorphosis. 2. Shale is converted to slate when it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature. 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. Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate
A)The radius of the Earth
B)The distance between the Sun and the Earth
C)The depth of the ocean
D)The radius of the Sun
Answer: The radius of the Earth
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. India is the largest producer and consumer of
A)Coffee
B)Rice
C)Tea
D)Sugar
Answer: Tea
- Q. Raniganj in West Bengal is concerned with
A)Manganese
B)Coal
C)Iron are
D)Copper
Answer: Coal
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