More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following winds changes its direction with the change of season?
    A)Polar Winds
    B)Recurring trapped Winds
    C)Monsoon Winds
    D)Cyclonic Winds
    Answer: Monsoon Winds
  • 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. Kanchenjunga National Park is located in
    A)Sikkim
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. Which of the following river forms estuary?
    A)Krishna
    B)Narmada
    C)Cauvery
    D)Mahanadi
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in
    A)Plain areas
    B)Forests
    C)Deserts
    D)Grass lands
    Answer: Forests
  • Q. The finest natural harbour in India is
    A)Kolkata
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which one of the following terms for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia?
    A)Pampas
    B)Selva
    C)Taiga
    D)Savanna
    Answer: Taiga
  • Q. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?
    A)Cold temperature Climate
    B)Wet tropical Climate
    C)Hot and dry Climate
    D)Mediterranean type of Climate
    Answer: Wet tropical Climate
  • Q. A short cut sea route between the European and-Asian countries was provided by
    A)Panama Canal
    B)Cape of Good Hope route
    C)Seuz Canal
    D)North Atlantic route
    Answer: Seuz Canal
  • Q. Arable lands refer to
    A)Woodland
    B)Pasture land
    C)Fallow land
    D)Cultivable land
    Answer: Cultivable land
  • Q. Sink hole is a phenomenon of ________ topography
    A)Tundra
    B)Plain
    C)Desert
    D)Karst
    Answer: Karst
  • Q. Blizzards are more frequent in
    A)Arctic region
    B)Tropical region
    C)Temperate region
    D)Antarctic region
    Answer: Antarctic region
  • Q. Takla Makan desert is situated in
    A)Sinkiang
    B)Mongolia
    C)Tibet
    D)South West China
    Answer: Sinkiang
  • Q. India is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies:
    A)4% of world area
    B)7% of world area
    C)5% of world area
    D)2.4% of world area
    Answer: 2.4% of world area
  • Q. Which dam of India is the highest?
    A)Thein
    B)Mettur
    C)Rihand
    D)Bhakra
    Answer: Bhakra
  • Q. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
    A)Coniferous
    B)Tropical evergreen
    C)Tropical deciduous
    D)Mangrove
    Answer: Tropical deciduous
  • Q. The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are
    A)Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
    B)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
    C)Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
    D)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
    Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  • 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 Tagus river flows through
    A)Lisbon
    B)Damascus
    C)Khartoum
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Lisbon
  • Q. The world’s major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is
    A)The coastal region of Norway
    B)The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
    C)The Dogger Bank in the North Sea
    D)Fisheries off the coast of Peru
    Answer: The Grand Banks off Newfoundland

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