More Questions on Geography
- Q. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
A)Jowar and Cotton
B)Rice and Wheat
C)Rice and Cotton
D)Jowar and Bajara
Answer: Rice and Wheat
- Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?
A)Switzerland and Italy
B)Australia and New Zealand
C)India and China
D)Canada and USA
Answer: Canada and USA
- Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust is:
A)5 kilometer
B)10 kilometer
C)8 kilometer
D)4 kilometer
Answer: 5 kilometer
- Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
A)Eastern-Kolkata
B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
C)South-Central-Hyderabad
D)Western-Mumbai
Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
- Q. With reference to National Highways Development Project (NHDP), consider the following statements: 1. Belgaum and Nellore lie on the Golden Quadrilateral. 2. Vadodara and Jhansi lie on the East – West Corridor. 3. Ambala and Kanpur lie on the North – South Corridor. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)1 and 2
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1 only
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
A)Orchard lands
B)Grazing lands
C)Forest lands
D)Paddy lands
Answer: Orchard lands
- Q. China type of climate prevails in ________
A)Central China, North China and Southern Japan
B)China, Korea and Vietnam
C)Southern China, Vietnam and Laos
D)North China, Southern Russia and Japan
Answer: Central China, North China and Southern Japan
- Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
A)Kosi Project
B)Bhakra Nangal Project
C)Damodar Valley Project
D)None of these
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Among sources of power India has largest of
A)Natural gas
B)Coal
C)Oil
D)Lignite
Answer: Coal
- Q. The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of
A)Thailand
B)Myanmar
C)Bangladesh
D)Laos
Answer: Myanmar
- Q. Beaufort Scale is used to measure ________
A)Wind direction
B)Air pressure
C)Wind velocity
D)Humidity
Answer: Wind velocity
- Q. The largest of the planets is
A)Uranus
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Neptune
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. At neap tide: 1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles 2. the tidal amplitude is high 3. the low tides are very low
A)1 and 2
B)1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1
- Q. The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at
A)Chennai
B)Ranchi
C)Hazaribagh
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India?
A)Courtallam falls
B)Shimsha falls
C)Hogenakkal falls
D)Jog falls
Answer: Jog falls
- Q. Which State in India is known as the ‘Granary of India’?
A)Punjab
B)Haryana
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Kerala
Answer: Punjab
- Q. Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
A)Suez Canal is older
B)Suez Canal has no locks
C)Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
D)Panama Canal has limited capacity
Answer: Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
- Q. Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct?
A)Kochi - Mumbai - Mangalore - Koyali
B)Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
C)Koyali - Mumbai - Mangalore - Kochi
D)Mangalore - Kochi - Mumbai - Koyali
Answer: Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
- Q. The first steam boat was built by
A)James Watt
B)Stevenson
C)Newton
D)Robert Fulton
Answer: Robert Fulton
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