More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which is the world’s largest desert?
A)Thar
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Takala Makan
Answer: Sahara
- Q. Sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, shalepotash, loess, geyserites, chalk, coal, chert, halite are the examples of:
A)Sedimentary Rocks
B)Igneous rock
C)Metamorphic
D)None of Above
Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
- Q. Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
A)Jodhpur
B)Delhi
C)Kolkata
D)Nagpur
Answer: Kolkata
- 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. The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the
A)Ionosphere
B)Sun
C)Earth
D)Sun and earth
Answer: Sun
- Q. The temperature at the core of the earth is about
A)200000º C
B)20000º C
C)5200º C
D)26000º C
Answer: 5200º C
- Q. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is
A)Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
B)Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
C)Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
D)Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
Answer: Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
- Q. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
A)Strait of Dover
B)Davis Strait
C)Denmark Strait
D)Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: Strait of Dover
- Q. The most dangerous effect of excessive deforestation is
A)Destruction of habitat of wild animals
B)Loss of forest
C)Loss of other plants
D)Soil erosion
Answer: Destruction of habitat of wild animals
- Q. Wind erosion is common in
A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
B)Desert
C)Cold areas
D)Areas of heavy rainfall
Answer: Desert
- Q. The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is ________
A)Dnieper
B)Volga
C)Rhine
D)Danube
Answer: Danube
- Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
A)2
B)4
C)5
D)3
Answer: 5
- Q. Indravati Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Telangana
C)Rajasthan
D)West Bengal
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- Q. Which of the following state is not part of Narmada valley?
A)Gujarat
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
B)It determines the Indian standard time
C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
- Q. The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is
A)Japan
B)Thailand
C)The United States of America
D)China
Answer: Thailand
- Q. Which of the following is/are the examples of the sedimentary rocks? 1. Limestone 2. Dolomite 3. Breccia 4. Coal
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
A)Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
B)Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
C)Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
D)Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
Answer: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
- Q. The longest river of Europe is
A)Danube
B)Rhine
C)Rhone
D)Volga
Answer: Volga
- Q. Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?
A)Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
B)Bhagalpur (Bihar)
C)Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
D)Mysore (Karnataka)
Answer: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
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