More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following states is the “Sugar Bowl” of India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
    A)Altocumulus
    B)Cirrus
    C)Cumulus
    D)Cumulonimbus
    Answer: Cumulonimbus
  • Q. Which National Highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Varanasi
    A)NH2
    B)NH4
    C)NH10
    D)NH6
    Answer: NH2
  • Q. The Plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is
    A)Ranchi
    B)Malwa
    C)Chota Nagpur
    D)Hazaribagh
    Answer: Malwa
  • Q. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in ________
    A)Heavily polluted rivers
    B)Temperate deciduous forests
    C)Tropical moist forests
    D)Deserts and Savannas
    Answer: Tropical moist forests
  • Q. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
    A)Wind deposition
    B)Wind erosion
    C)Erosion by water
    D)Mechanical weathering
    Answer: Wind deposition
  • Q. At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________
    A)The Tropic of Capricorn
    B)The Arctic Circle
    C)The Tropic of Cancer
    D)The South Pole
    Answer: The Tropic of Capricorn
  • Q. The radiant energy received by the Earth from the sun is
    A)Reflection
    B)Radiation
    C)Insolation
    D)Refraction
    Answer: Insolation
  • Q. Humidity in the air is measured in a
    A)Hygrometer
    B)Barometer
    C)Electrometer
    D)Hydrometer
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
    A)Nubra valley
    B)Chandra valley
    C)Hunza valley
    D)Sutlej valley
    Answer: Sutlej valley
  • Q. The Rocks of granite are changed into which of the following due to metamorphism?
    A)Gneiss
    B)Marble
    C)Feldspar
    D)Quartz
    Answer: Gneiss
  • Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of ________
    A)Moscow
    B)Ottawa
    C)Mexico city
    D)Verkhoyansk
    Answer: Verkhoyansk
  • Q. What do you mean by ‘reserved forest’ ?
    A)Reserved for hunting
    B)Reserved for local use
    C)Reserved for commercial exploitation
    D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
    Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines – Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
    A)3
    B)1
    C)2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 2
  • Q. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
    A)Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
    B)Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
    C)Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
    D)Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
    Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. Consider the following statements regarding general characteristics associated with tropical cyclones 1. Tropical cyclones move with very low velocity over the oceans but become strong while moving over the land areas. 2. They are confined to a particular period of the year (mainly summer) and normally move from east to west. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local language?
    A)Odisha and West Bengal
    B)Kerala and Karnataka
    C)Maharashtra and Goa
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Maharashtra and Goa
  • Q. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in
    A)Coromandal Coast
    B)Chhota Nagpur Plateau
    C)Karnataka Coast
    D)Malwa Plateau
    Answer: Chhota Nagpur Plateau

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