More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at
    A)Perambur
    B)Varanasi
    C)Chittaranjan
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Perambur
  • Q. The Mopplah are to be found in
    A)Kerala
    B)Manipur
    C)Assam
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an ________ lake.
    A)Lagoon
    B)Ox-bow
    C)Oasis
    D)Tectonic
    Answer: Ox-bow
  • Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
    A)I and III
    B)I only
    C)II only
    D)All three
    Answer: I only
  • Q. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation equatorial areas is called ________.
    A)Frontal rainfall
    B)Orographic rainfall
    C)Cyclonic rainfall
    D)Convectional rainfall
    Answer: Convectional rainfall
  • Q. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
    A)Bhabar
    B)Khadar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Regur
    Answer: Regur
  • Q. Vernal equinox occurs on the
    A)21st June
    B)23rd September
    C)21st March
    D)22nd December
    Answer: 21st March
  • Q. Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
    A)Palk Strait
    B)Sunda Strait
    C)Gulf of Mannar
    D)Cook Strait
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. India’s longest tunnel Jawahar tunnel is located in which state?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. Dogger Bank, Rockfall Bank, Wales Bank and Sand Bank are located in
    A)North East Atlantic
    B)North West Atlantic
    C)North East Pacific
    D)North West Pacific
    Answer: North East Atlantic
  • Q. Which state of India is known as “Sugar Bowl”?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Punjab
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. The state which tops in the production of rubber is
    A)Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Karnataka
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
    A)Geological Survey of India
    B)Geographical Survey of India
    C)Survey of India
    D)Archaeological Survey of India
    Answer: Geographical Survey of India
  • Q. The highest water fall in the world is
    A)Angel
    B)Tugela
    C)Jog
    D)Yosemite
    Answer: Angel
  • Q. Konkan Railway connects
    A)Kanyakumari - Mangalore
    B)Goa - Mangalore
    C)Roha - Mangalore
    D)Kanyakumari - Mumbai
    Answer: Roha - Mangalore
  • Q. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by
    A)Marconi
    B)Galileo
    C)Martin Schmidt
    D)Newton
    Answer: Galileo
  • Q. Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals. This is ________
    A)Both A and B
    B)Physical weathering
    C)Chemical weathering
    D)Chemical erosion
    Answer: Chemical weathering
  • Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
    A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
    B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
    C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
    D)The earth absorbs heat
    Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
  • Q. The biggest railway Junction in the United States is
    A)St Louis
    B)New York
    C)Chicago
    D)Washington DC
    Answer: Chicago
  • Q. Where is Jawaharlal Nehru Port?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Paradip
    C)Kochin
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Mumbai

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