More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following state/union territory land is situated on eastern and western coasts?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Puducherry
    C)Kerala
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Puducherry
  • Q. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following state
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Jammu & Kasmir
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. Mist is a result of which one of the following?
    A)Sublimation
    B)Condensation
    C)Evaporation
    D)Saturation
    Answer: Condensation
  • Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
    A)It is away from the coast
    B)It is a rain shadow area
    C)It is located parallel to wind direction
    D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
    Answer: It is a rain shadow area
  • Q. The northern part of the west coast is known as ________
    A)Malabar coast
    B)Konkan coast
    C)Coromandal coast
    D)None of these
    Answer: Konkan coast
  • Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
    A)Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
    B)Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
    C)Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
    D)Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
    Answer: Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
  • Q. The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
    A)Peru
    B)Brazil
    C)Ecuador
    D)Guyana
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be ________
    A)Elliptic and parabolic
    B)Circular and elliptic
    C)Circular and hyperbolic
    D)Parabolic and hyperbolic
    Answer: Circular and elliptic
  • Q. Strait of Florida runs in between ________
    A)Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
    B)Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
    C)Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
    D)Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
    Answer: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
  • Q. Which of the following is an ore of iron?
    A)Dolomite
    B)Bauxite
    C)Haematite
    D)Alunite
    Answer: Haematite
  • Q. Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
    A)Ganga
    B)Indus
    C)Saraswati
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Indus
  • Q. Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched? 1. Kerala-Tapioca 2. Maharashtra-Cotton 3. West Bengal-Jute 4. Gujarat-Groundnut
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The area marked by internal drainage is
    A)Desert
    B)Plateau
    C)Plains
    D)Mountain
    Answer: Desert
  • Q. Plantation agriculture is a specialised form of agricultural practice carried out in
    A)Urbanised region
    B)Temperate region
    C)Tropics and subtropics
    D)Coastal region
    Answer: Tropics and subtropics
  • Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
    A)Shikoku
    B)Hokkaido
    C)Honshu
    D)Kyushu
    Answer: Honshu
  • Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT? I. Prime Meridian – Longitude, II. Tropic of Cancer – Latitude, III. Equator – Latitude
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 3
    D)All options are correct
    Answer: All options are correct
  • Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)West Bengal
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
    A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
    B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
    C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
    D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
    Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Q. The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power mainly for agriculture is located at
    A)Kota
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Narora
    D)Tarapur
    Answer: Narora
  • Q. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
    A)Narmada
    B)Ganga
    C)Cauvery
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Godavari

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