More Questions on Geography
- Q. The main drawback of the railway network in India is
A)Lack of coal
B)Lack of rolling stock
C)Existence of single track in many areas
D)The presence of three types of gauges
Answer: The presence of three types of gauges
- Q. The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet?
A)Lipu Lekh
B)Khardungala
C)Rohtanga
D)Nathu La
Answer: Lipu Lekh
- Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
A)Indian Ocean
B)Antarctic ocean
C)Arctic Ocean
D)Atlantic ocean
Answer: Arctic Ocean
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3, and 4
D)1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: 2, 3, and 4
- Q. Which is the largest forest covering 25% of world’s land?
A)Monsoon forest
B)Tropical rain forest
C)Taiga forest of Siberia
D)Temperate forest of Europe
Answer: Taiga forest of Siberia
- Q. Muscovite, Phlogopite and Biotite are
A)Coal varieties
B)Iron ore varieties
C)Mica varieties
D)Manganese varieties
Answer: Mica varieties
- Q. Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of ________
A)Western Europe
B)Peru
C)Japan
D)Alaska
Answer: Peru
- Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth’s surface?
A)Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
B)Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
C)Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
D)Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
Answer: Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
- Q. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is
A)Limpopo
B)Orange
C)Zambezi
D)Nile
Answer: Orange
- Q. Grasslands are called Pampas in
A)Britain
B)Africa
C)South America
D)USA
Answer: South America
- Q. Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?
A)Bindibus - Algeria
B)Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra
C)Gaucho - Uruguay
D)Tartars - Siberia
Answer: Bindibus - Algeria
- Q. Gold is mined in:
A)Orissa
B)Karnatka
C)Maharastra
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Karnatka
- Q. Which of the following is known as “Bio-Diversity” hotspot of India”?
A)Western Himalayas
B)Western Ghats
C)Eastern Ghats
D)Eastern Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Where is the old and over 2 km-long ‘Pamban Railway Bridge’, which attracts tourists from all over the country?
A)Palk straits
B)Nilgiris
C)Krishna delta
D)Malabar coast
Answer: Palk straits
- Q. Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?
A)Tropical Dry Forests
B)Tropical Sub-humid Forests
C)Tropical Humid Forests
D)Tropical Moist Forests
Answer: Tropical Dry Forests
- Q. Which of the following Planets is the brightest?
A)Jupiter
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world is ________
A)Ghana
B)South Africa
C)Zaire
D)Angola
Answer: Zaire
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
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