More Questions on Geography
- Q. Panama Canal connects ________ and ________.
A)Panama and Colon
B)San Jose and Colon
C)Panama and San Jose
D)Cartagena and Colon
Answer: Panama and Colon
- Q. What percentage of World’s fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
A)1.7
B)0.5
C)0.1
D)0.3
Answer: 1.7
- Q. Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in ________
A)West Bengal
B)Gujarat
C)U.P.
D)Orissa
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. The Trans-Siberian railway links
A)Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
B)The Baltic coast with the North Sea
C)Leningrad with Oldiotsk
D)Leningrad with Vladivostok
Answer: Leningrad with Vladivostok
- Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
A)Shape of Earth
B)Rotation
C)Revolution
D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
- Q. What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?
A)Geysers are found on volcanic mountains
B)Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
C)Water from the geyser may be cold
D)Geysers are more common in cold countries
Answer: Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
- Q. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________
A)Panama canal
B)Cape route
C)North Atlantic route
D)Suez canal
Answer: North Atlantic route
- Q. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
A)Bikaner
B)Leh
C)Jaisalmer
D)Jodhpur
Answer: Leh
- Q. The most important coal field in India is:
A)Korba Coalfield
B)Jharia Coalfield
C)Rani Ganj Coalfield
D)Singrauli Coalfield
Answer: Jharia Coalfield
- Q. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________
A)Brightness of heavenly bodies
B)Density of stars
C)Astronomical distance
D)Orbital velocity of giant stars
Answer: Astronomical distance
- Q. The rainfall due to upward movement of air caused by convergence of cold air masses against warm air masses is called ________.
A)Frontal rainfall
B)Cyclonic rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Convectional rainfall
Answer: Frontal rainfall
- Q. What is the meaning of Willy-Willy?
A)High Tide
B)Tropical Cyclone near Australia
C)Earthquake
D)Tropical Cyclone near India
Answer: Tropical Cyclone near Australia
- Q. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Sutlej
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. A rain shadow zone is present in India
A)Along the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats
B)Along western flanks of the Aravallis
C)Along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats
D)Along the northern flanks of the Vindhyas
Answer: Along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats
- Q. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?
A)70
B)50
C)60
D)80
Answer: 70
- Q. What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
A)Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
B)Sea level, rising temperature, rain, nitrogen and Arctic ocean ice
C)Antarctica ice, oxygen, rain, drought and sea level
D)None of these
Answer: Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
- Q. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from ________
A)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The focus on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is ________
A)4 km
B)2 km
C)3 km
D)5 km
Answer: 4 km
- Q. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
A)Tanzania
B)Angola
C)Gabon
D)Zimbabwe
Answer: Zimbabwe
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