More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
A)I, II and III
B)I and III
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state?
A)Gujarat
B)Orissa
C)Maharashtra
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The formation of Extrusive rocks takes place ________
A)By deposition of magma at a great depth
B)By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
C)Due to excessive pressure at great depths
D)At an intermediate depth by transformation
Answer: By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
- Q. Which of the following is known as the morning star?
A)Mars
B)Saturn
C)Jupiter
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
A)Bara Lacha La
B)Khyber
C)Bomdila
D)Shipkila
Answer: Khyber
- Q. The zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator is called:
A)Intera-Tropical Convergence Zone
B)Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
C)Outer-Tropical Convergence Zone
D)None of Above
Answer: Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
- Q. Approximately what percentage of world’s cattle population is to be found in India?
A)80%
B)50%
C)18%
D)7%
Answer: 18%
- Q. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
- Q. Masai Tribes are found in:
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)North America
D)East Africa
Answer: East Africa
- Q. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in
A)Corn
B)Peas
C)Wheat
D)Oats
Answer: Peas
- Q. Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
A)The interior of a continent
B)An island
C)A tropical country
D)Temperate latitudes
Answer: An island
- Q. Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in ________
A)West Bengal
B)Gujarat
C)Bihar
D)Assam
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as
A)Relative humidity
B)Absolute humidity
C)Specific humidity
D)Ratio humidity
Answer: Relative humidity
- Q. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in ________
A)Switzerland
B)Siberia
C)Argentina
D)California
Answer: California
- Q. The river Mahaweli flows through
A)Sri Lanka
B)India
C)Bangladesh
D)Pakistan
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Blizzards are more frequent in
A)Arctic region
B)Tropical region
C)Temperate region
D)Antarctic region
Answer: Antarctic region
- Q. A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on ________
A)The same day at 7:30 AM
B)Tuesday at 8.35 PM
C)The same day at 7.30 PM
D)The same day at 10:00AM
Answer: The same day at 10:00AM
- Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
A)Sumatra and Java
B)Sumatra and Malaysia
C)Java and Brunei
D)Malaysia and Brunei
Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
- Q. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
A)Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
B)Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
C)Reflect back the heat given off by earth
D)Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
Answer: Reflect back the heat given off by earth
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