More Questions on Geography

  • Q. On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?
    A)Climate is quite similar
    B)Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
    C)Culture of both places has many similarities
    D)The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
    Answer: Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
  • Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
    A)1 and 3
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Selvas is a word denoting
    A)The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
    B)Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
    C)A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N
    D)The grasslands of North America
    Answer: The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
  • Q. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth’s surface?
    A)Mountain Ecosystem
    B)Desert Ecosystem
    C)Grassland Ecosystem
    D)Marine Ecosystem
    Answer: Marine Ecosystem
  • Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
    A)100°north and 80° East
    B)55° north and 80° East
    C)35° north and 100° East
    D)55° south and 10° East
    Answer: 35° north and 100° East
  • Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
    A)Westerlies
    B)Monsoons
    C)Loo
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Westerlies
  • Q. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
    A)Hard labour of the farmers over the generations
    B)The heavy and timely rains and forests
    C)Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
    D)Better irrigation facilities
    Answer: Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands? 1. Equatorial climate 2. Mediterranean climate 3. Hot desert climate 4. West European climate
    A)2, 3, 4, 1
    B)1, 3, 2, 4
    C)1, 4, 2, 3
    D)3, 2, 1, 4
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is
    A)Over the North Pole
    B)Over the Atlantic Ocean
    C)Over the Pacific via Siberia
    D)Through the latitude which passes through them
    Answer: Over the Atlantic Ocean
  • Q. The Greenhouse effect gases trap only the heat of:
    A)Solar Radiation
    B)All heat
    C)UV Rays
    D)Thermal Radiation
    Answer: Solar Radiation
  • Q. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
    A)Marble
    B)Graphite
    C)Gneise
    D)Slate
    Answer: Slate
  • Q. The maximum percentage of the tribal population in India consists of
    A)Mundas
    B)Santhals
    C)Bhils
    D)Nagas
    Answer: Santhals
  • Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
    A)1948
    B)1953
    C)1950
    D)1947
    Answer: 1953
  • Q. Biome represents ________.
    A)A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
    B)A desert vegetation
    C)A major ecological group of plants
    D)A major ecological group of animals
    Answer: A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
  • Q. India has a land boundary of about ________ km.
    A)15200
    B)5200
    C)10200
    D)20200
    Answer: 15200
  • Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
    A)North Sea canal
    B)Erie canal
    C)Kiel canal
    D)Trent and Mersey canal
    Answer: Erie canal
  • Q. Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest?
    A)Bituminous
    B)Peat
    C)Lignite
    D)Anthracite
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Among the following States, ________ has the lowest birth rate in India.
    A)Bihar
    B)Kerala
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Berlin is situated on the river canal
    A)Spree
    B)Danube
    C)Elbe
    D)Nile
    Answer: Spree
  • Q. Suez Canal connects
    A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
    C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
    Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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