More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
- Q. In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is ________
A)Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - Ganga
B)Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
C)Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra - Narmada
D)Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Narmada
Answer: Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
- Q. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by
A)Marconi
B)Galileo
C)Martin Schmidt
D)Newton
Answer: Galileo
- Q. Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Quartzite
D)Schists
Answer: Marble
- Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?
A)Silver fir
B)Juniper
C)Mahogany
D)Spruce
Answer: Mahogany
- Q. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
A)Potential resources
B)Unnatural resources
C)Actual resources
D)Biotic resources
Answer: Potential resources
- Q. Which of the following statements about forests is not correct?
A)Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
B)Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
C)Between 2000 m and 3000 m elevation on the Himalayas grow deodar, chinar and walnut
D)Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
Answer: Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
- Q. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
A)Intense Land and Sea Breezes
B)South-West Monsoons
C)North-East Monsoons
D)Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
Answer: North-East Monsoons
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Hudson Bay
C)Labrador Sea
D)New Found land
Answer: Hudson Bay
- Q. Palghat joins which of the following states?
A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B)Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?
A)Jupiter and Sun
B)Earth and Sun
C)Earth and Moon
D)Pluto and Sun
Answer: Earth and Sun
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________
A)Rajasthan
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)West Bengal
D)Orissa
Answer: Orissa
- Q. CGWB stands for:
A)Central Ground Welfare Board
B)Central Ground Water Board
C)Central Ground Water and irigation Board
D)None of Above
Answer: Central Ground Water Board
- Q. Which of the following geomorphic pairs is not correct?
A)Delta - River
B)Cirque - Glacier
C)Coral - Ocean
D)Pores - Air
Answer: Pores - Air
- Q. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
B)In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
C)Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
D)Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
Answer: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
- Q. What is coral island?
A)Sand Coast
B)Sand Dune
C)Lake
D)Terrestrial Sea
Answer: Terrestrial Sea
- Q. Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
A)Holland
B)France
C)Denmark
D)Belgium
Answer: Belgium
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