Geography World Geography

Q. Pygmies are people living in

A
Kenya
B
Congo forests
C
Namibia
D
Cape Province

Correct Answer

Congo forests

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The “Horn of Africa” includes ________
    A)Senegal, Guinea, Somalia
    B)Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
    C)Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa
    D)Libya, Egypt, Sudan
    Answer: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
  • Q. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to ________
    A)Leaching
    B)Weathering
    C)Erosion
    D)Deposition
    Answer: Leaching
  • Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
    A)Surinam
    B)Uruguay
    C)Guyana
    D)Ecuador
    Answer: Surinam
  • Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
    A)Too much pressure on land
    B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
    C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
    D)Underground nuclear explosions
    Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
  • Q. The Strait which separates Asia from North America is ________
    A)The Strait of Gibraltar
    B)The Bering Strait
    C)The Palk Strait
    D)The Strait of Malacca
    Answer: The Bering Strait
  • Q. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
    A)Colombia
    B)Brazil
    C)Uruguay
    D)Ecuador
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
    A)there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
    B)it is the older river of India
    C)of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
    D)its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
    Answer: of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
  • Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Active volcano : Stromboli (Sicily) 2. Dormant volcano : Vesuvius (Italy) 3. Extinct volcano : Fujiyama (Japan)
    A)1 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?
    A)Thar desert
    B)Sahara desert
    C)Arabian desert
    D)Patagonia desert
    Answer: Patagonia desert
  • Q. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Thermosphere
    C)Troposphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Thermosphere
  • Q. The World’s largest bio-fuel plant has been established with a production capacity of 100 million liters per year, is located in
    A)Brazil
    B)China
    C)India
    D)USA
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. Badland topography is characteristic of
    A)Sundarban delta
    B)Chambal valley
    C)Coastal area
    D)Gulf of Kachchh
    Answer: Chambal valley
  • 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. The temperature decreases towards poles, because ________
    A)The movement of cold wind is towards poles
    B)At poles the snow does not melt
    C)The cold regions do not absorb sun rays
    D)The sun rays falling per unit area are less at poles
    Answer: The sun rays falling per unit area are less at poles
  • Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
    A)North pole
    B)Axis of the Earth
    C)Equator
    D)South pole
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Which states of India have a common border with Pakistan? I. Jammu and Kashmir II. Himachal Pradesh III. Punjab IV. Gujarat V. Rajasthan
    A)I, III, IV
    B)I, II, III, V
    C)I, II, III, IV
    D)I, III, IV, V
    Answer: I, III, IV, V
  • Q. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________
    A)Fog
    B)Smog
    C)Frost
    D)Dew
    Answer: Smog
  • Q. To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related?
    A)Scuba diving
    B)Tidal power plants
    C)Main fish catching zone
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Main fish catching zone
  • Q. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
    A)India
    B)Australia
    C)France
    D)USA
    Answer: USA

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