More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
A)Khamsin
B)Sirocco
C)Mistral
D)Chinook
Answer: Mistral
- Q. IR-20 and RATNA are two main variety of
A)Jwar
B)Wheat
C)Millet
D)Rice
Answer: Rice
- Q. Cuban economy is based on
A)Iron ore mining
B)Fishing
C)Sugarcane cultivation
D)Dairying
Answer: Sugarcane cultivation
- Q. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in ________
A)U.K.
B)Egypt
C)India
D)Mexico
Answer: India
- Q. The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is ________
A)Water vapour
B)Nitrogen
C)Argon
D)Oxygen
Answer: Argon
- Q. A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as ________
A)Granular disintegration
B)Shattering
C)Block separation
D)Exfoliation
Answer: Exfoliation
- Q. Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ________ in former Soviet Union.
A)Copper
B)Coal
C)Manganese
D)Iron ore
Answer: Iron ore
- Q. The area of food crops in total area of cropping in India is
A)50% - 60%
B)More than 70%
C)60% - 70%
D)Less than 50%
Answer: 60% - 70%
- Q. Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?
A)Isotherms-Temperature
B)Isohytes-Humidity
C)Isobars-Pressure
D)Isohels-Sunshine
Answer: Isohytes-Humidity
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory. 2. 38th Parallel divided boundary between North and South Vietnam before unification 3. Bahamas situated near Florida is one of the states of USA. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)1 and 3
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 2
Answer: Only 1
- Q. The instrument which measures the intensity of solar radiation is called:
A)Solarimeter
B)Barometer
C)Energymeter
D)Speedometer
Answer: Solarimeter
- Q. White coal refers to
A)Uranium
B)Hydroelectricity
C)Petroleum
D)Coal
Answer: Hydroelectricity
- Q. Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in
A)Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
B)Kiruna
C)Mesabi and Gegobic
D)Lorraine field
Answer: Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
- Q. Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?
A)Mahe
B)Narmada
C)Son
D)Netravati
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
A)USA
B)Britain
C)Germany
D)Indonesia
Answer: Germany
- Q. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ________
A)12° C
B)21° C
C)18° C
D)15° C
Answer: 15° C
- 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. Which kind of forest is found in Silent Valley of Kerala?
A)Tropical Rain Forest
B)Mangrove Forest
C)Deciduous Forest
D)Littoral and Swamp Forest
Answer: Tropical Rain Forest
- Q. What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun?
A)Perihelion
B)Aphelion
C)Antipode
D)Aldiatc
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true? 1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. 2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3. It is also known as 4 o’clock rain.
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
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