More Questions on Geography
- Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
A)30° East and 75° West
B)75° West and 30° East
C)70° East and 35° West
D)35° West and 70° East
Answer: 30° East and 75° West
- Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A)Poles to equator
B)West to east
C)East and west of the prime meridian
D)Equator to poles
Answer: Equator to poles
- Q. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that ________
A)The orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth
B)Venus is much smaller than Jupiter
C)Venus is much closer to the earth than Jupiter
D)Venus reflects lesser amount of sunlight than Jupiter
Answer: The orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth
- Q. Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.
A)Niger
B)Congo
C)Amazon
D)Nile
Answer: Congo
- Q. ________ islands are the “cross roads of the Pacific”.
A)Windward
B)Fiji
C)Falkland
D)Hawaiian
Answer: Hawaiian
- Q. Which of the following statements about New Zealand is incorrect ?
A)Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
B)It is a part of Australian continent
C)It consists of two islands separated by Cook Strait
D)Mt. Cook is the highest peak of New Zealand
Answer: Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
- Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
A)Quartz
B)Granite
C)Lava
D)Silicates
Answer: Lava
- Q. Aravalli ranges are an example of ________
A)Residual mountains
B)Straight mountains
C)Block mountains
D)Volcanic mountains
Answer: Residual mountains
- Q. Bangkok lies on river
A)Karnaphuli
B)Kizil
C)Spree
D)Maenam
Answer: Maenam
- Q. Which of the following continent is located in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemisphere of the earth?
A)Europe
B)Australia
C)Africa
D)South America
Answer: Africa
- Q. Which from the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads-infrastructure of the country?
A)Jabalpur
B)Ajmer
C)Ahmedabad
D)Gaya
Answer: Jabalpur
- Q. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is ________
A)Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.
B)Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
C)Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
D)Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
Answer: Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
- Q. Fish farming is practised in
A)China
B)Africa
C)South Africa
D)Peru and Brazil
Answer: China
- Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
A)Westerlies
B)Geostropic wind
C)Polar wind
D)Trade winds
Answer: Geostropic wind
- Q. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A)Indonesia
B)Thailand
C)Sri Lanka
D)All of them
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise
A)Tea, coffee, cocoa
B)Rubber, oil seeds, groundnut
C)Cotton, Jute, hemp
D)Rice, wheat, millets
Answer: Rice, wheat, millets
- Q. The type of rainfall shown in figure is ________
A)Cyclonic
B)Orographic
C)Convectional
D)Relief
Answer: Convectional
- Q. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
A)Infertile land
B)Lack of minerals
C)Unsuitable climatic conditions
D)Mountainous topography
Answer: Unsuitable climatic conditions
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
A)It is a mode of water conservation
B)It is helpful in raising water level
C)It increases the harms of flow
D)It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demands of water
Answer: It increases the harms of flow
- Q. Which of the following state has, the highest percentage of forest cover?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Manipur
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
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