More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because ________
    A)The ground is often frozen or snow or ice-covered
    B)The rainfall is very low
    C)The growing season is short in these areas
    D)All the above factors
    Answer: All the above factors
  • 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)
  • Q. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. At which height, the gaseous surrounding has covered the Earth’s atmosphere?
    A)200km
    B)100km
    C)150km
    D)300km
    Answer: 300km
  • Q. Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Nasik
    C)Koraput
    D)Bangalore
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________
    A)Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
    B)Around the Gulf of Cambay
    C)Around the Konkan coast
    D)Around the Palk strait
    Answer: Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
  • Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the
    A)Epicentre
    B)Focus
    C)Incentre
    D)Circumcentre
    Answer: Epicentre
  • Q. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?
    A)Tidal Waves
    B)Earthquake
    C)Cyclone
    D)Undersea Waves
    Answer: Tidal Waves
  • Q. Lignite is a type of:
    A)Coal
    B)Iron
    C)Steel
    D)Gold
    Answer: Coal
  • Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
    A)Amount of rainfall
    B)Time
    C)Altitude
    D)Temperature
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. When can one record the lowest temperature of air?
    A)At 3 a.m.
    B)Just before sunrise
    C)At midnight
    D)No fixed time
    Answer: Just before sunrise
  • Q. An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun’s ultraviolet rays is
    A)Ozone
    B)Oxygen
    C)Nitrogen
    D)Hydrogen
    Answer: Ozone
  • Q. When does tides rise in sea?
    A)When Moon is on first phase
    B)Only on lunar day
    C)Full Moon and half Moon
    D)Only half Moon
    Answer: Full Moon and half Moon
  • Q. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
    A)Chota Nagpur Plateau
    B)Malwa Plateau
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Malwa Plateau
  • Q. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
    A)St Lawrence
    B)Amazon
    C)Missouri
    D)Zambeji
    Answer: Zambeji
  • Q. The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake
    A)Superior
    B)Baikal
    C)Titicaca
    D)Victoria
    Answer: Superior
  • Q. The Canals in Western Europe are mainly used for ________
    A)Ship building
    B)Irrigation
    C)Inland navigation
    D)Trade
    Answer: Inland navigation
  • Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. What are the name of the seismic sea waves which reach to coast at a very high force?
    A)Current
    B)Tides
    C)Tsunami
    D)Cyclone
    Answer: Tsunami
  • Q. What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season?
    A)Lumbering
    B)Hunting
    C)Fishing
    D)Animal Grazing
    Answer: Hunting

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