More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following mountain ranges: 1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram 3. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?
A)4, 2, 3, 1
B)3, 4, 1, 2
C)3, 1, 4, 2
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 3, 4, 1, 2
- Q. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The largest delta of the World is
A)Ganga Delta
B)Nippon Delta
C)Sicily Delta
D)Caspian Delta
Answer: Ganga Delta
- Q. Smog is likely to occur ________
A)On calm, clear and cool nights
B)Around valleys
C)Near lakes
D)Near the industrial areas
Answer: Near the industrial areas
- Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
A)The Himalayan Region
B)The Equatorial Region
C)The Tundra Region
D)The Mediterranean Region
Answer: The Tundra Region
- Q. Consider the following statements about anticyclones: 1. The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure 2. The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere 3. It is accompanied by heavy rainfall 4. A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. What is the name of the temperate grassland of South America?
A)Veld
B)Pampas
C)Prairies
D)Savanna
Answer: Pampas
- Q. Everyday the moon rises about ________ minutes later than the previous day
A)60
B)20
C)30
D)50
Answer: 50
- Q. Instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean is called ________.
A)Cyanometer
B)Bathymeter
C)Ceraunograph
D)Barometer
Answer: Cyanometer
- Q. ________ canal is gateway to the Pacific.
A)Kiel
B)Suez
C)Panama
D)Grand Union
Answer: Panama
- Q. The largest satellite in the solar system is:
A)Europa
B)Titan
C)Ganymede
D)Setebos
Answer: Ganymede
- Q. Which of the following city is the centre for manufacturing of Penicillin?
A)Pimpari
B)Sindri
C)Delhi
D)Alwaye
Answer: Pimpari
- Q. Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of ________
A)Pampas
B)Campos
C)Llanos
D)Prairies
Answer: Pampas
- Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
A)Desert
B)Sea
C)Forest
D)None of these
Answer: Sea
- Q. Which of the following has maximum bio-diversity?
A)River
B)Desert
C)Polar Region
D)Tropical Region
Answer: Tropical Region
- Q. The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
A)North to South
B)East to West
C)West to East
D)South to North
Answer: West to East
- Q. What is meant by ‘energy crisis’?
A)Shortage of the thermal power
B)Shortage of hydro-electricity
C)Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human body
D)Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum
Answer: Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum
- Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- Q. Rabi crop is sown in
A)January - February
B)October - November
C)April - May
D)August - September
Answer: October - November
- Q. The location of a cement industry is mostly based on ________.
A)Where transportation facilities are available
B)Nearness to a port
C)Where demand is high
D)Availability of raw materials
Answer: Availability of raw materials
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