More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
    A)Perigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Aphelion
    D)Apogee
    Answer: Aphelion
  • Q. Hidkal Dam is on the river
    A)Pennar
    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery
    D)Ghataprabha
    Answer: Ghataprabha
  • Q. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamunanagu 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
    A)Katabatic wind
    B)Anabatic wind
    C)Khamsin
    D)Harmattan
    Answer: Katabatic wind
  • Q. Suez Canal connects
    A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
    C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
    Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
    A)Equatorial
    B)Hot desert
    C)Savanna
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Tundra
  • 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. A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________.
    A)Erg, loess
    B)Reg, erg
    C)Reg, loess
    D)Erg, reg
    Answer: Reg, erg
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
    A)Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi
    B)Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi
    C)Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
    D)Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi
    Answer: Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
  • Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
    A)Silicon
    B)Oxygen
    C)Sulphur
    D)Carbon
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.
    A)Lunar mass
    B)Earth's mass
    C)Solar mass
    D)Neutron mass
    Answer: Solar mass
  • Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of ________
    A)Frontal precipitation
    B)Orographic precipitation
    C)Natural precipitation
    D)Convectional precipitation
    Answer: Orographic precipitation
  • Q. In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in
    A)Igloos
    B)Grass Huts
    C)Trees
    D)Tents
    Answer: Igloos
  • Q. Snow line is ________
    A)The altitude above which snow never melts
    B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
    C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
    D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
    Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
  • Q. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
    A)36
    B)17
    C)27
    D)47
    Answer: 36
  • Q. The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
    A)Coastal Tamil Nadu
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Central Highlands
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Nagaland
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it ________
    A)Is at a higher elevation
    B)Lies north of Amritsar
    C)Comes under the influence of cold winds
    D)Receives a lot of snow
    Answer: Is at a higher elevation
  • Q. Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of ________
    A)Corrosion
    B)Hydration
    C)Erosion
    D)Attrition
    Answer: Corrosion
  • Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
    A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
    B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
    C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
    D)Above all
    Answer: Above all

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