More Questions on Geography
- Q. Cyclones are called as hurricanes in
A)Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
B)Bangladesh
C)China
D)Japan
Answer: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
- Q. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world ?
A)Lake Baikal
B)Lake Tanganyika
C)Lake Superior
D)Lake Michigan
Answer: Lake Superior
- Q. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
A)36
B)17
C)27
D)47
Answer: 36
- Q. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
A)Isobars
B)Latitudes
C)Longitudes
D)Isotherms
Answer: Latitudes
- Q. Tummalapalle, where huge reserves of Uranium have mission in July, 2011, lies in the state of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Jharkhand
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A)92°30’ W
B)20°30’ W
C)82°30' E
D)92°30' E
Answer: 92°30' E
- Q. Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat ?
A)Porbandar
B)Jamnagar
C)Okha
D)Verval
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
A)12
B)15
C)22
D)9
Answer: 22
- Q. Which of the following state/union territory land is situated on eastern and western coasts?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Puducherry
C)Kerala
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. The northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are
A)Barail and Patkai hills
B)Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
C)Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
D)Khasi and Pegu Yoma
Answer: Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
- Q. The most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in ________
A)Hot and dry regions
B)Cold and dry regions
C)Cold and humid regions
D)Hot and humid regions
Answer: Hot and humid regions
- Q. The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is
A)Over the North Pole
B)Over the Atlantic Ocean
C)Over the Pacific via Siberia
D)Through the latitude which passes through them
Answer: Over the Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
A)Itanagar
B)Kohima
C)Jorhat
D)Dibrugarh
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________
A)Twice a year
B)Throughout the year
C)For six months
D)Once a year
Answer: Twice a year
- Q. The only state in India that produces saffron is
A)Jammu and Kashmir
B)Assam
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. The refineries Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
A)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
B)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
C)Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
D)Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- Q. The low flat central area of a basin of inland drainage is called:
A)Afet
B)Playa
C)Affusion
D)Aquifer
Answer: Playa
- Q. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
A)Periyar
B)Gandhi Sagar
C)Hirakud
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Gandhi Sagar
- Q. The tropical cyclones – Hurricanes and Typhoons – develop and mature ________
A)Over the water bodies only
B)At the same place
C)Over the land masses only
D)Anywhere in the tropical zone
Answer: Anywhere in the tropical zone
- Q. Mid-latitude grasslands of Canada are known as
A)Pampas
B)Steppes
C)Prairies
D)Downs
Answer: Prairies
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