More Questions on Geography
- Q. Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because ________
A)Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
B)There is a thick undergrowth of bushes
C)They do not shed their leaves.
D)While plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their leaves
Answer: Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
- Q. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
A)35%
B)45%
C)65%
D)25%
Answer: 35%
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
A)Polar Easterly
B)Westerly wind
C)Trade wind
D)Jet Stream
Answer: Trade wind
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. Which of the following has to be crossed over to reach Colombo from Kanyakumari?
A)Gulf of Mannar
B)Palk Strait
C)Gulf of Palk
D)Cook Strait
Answer: Gulf of Mannar
- Q. The last three digits of a PIN code represent ________
A)Sorting district
B)Zone
C)Sub-zone
D)Mailing route
Answer: Sorting district
- Q. West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
A)Three
B)None
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. Choose the incorrect statement
A)The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes
B)All meridians are of the same length
C)The axis of the earth is inclined at an angle of to the horizontal
D)The summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere is in December
Answer: The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes
- Q. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of ________
A)Deposition
B)Metamorphism
C)Weathering
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. The dispute over Siachen Glacier is between
A)India and Pakistan
B)India and China
C)India and Afghanistan
D)India and Nepal
Answer: India and Pakistan
- Q. The mangrove forests are present in
A)The Western Ghats
B)The Eastern Ghats
C)The Sunderbans
D)The Aravallis
Answer: The Sunderbans
- Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
A)Dune
B)Cliff
C)Cirque
D)Hamada
Answer: Dune
- Q. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
A)Son
B)Luni
C)Chambal
D)Tapi
Answer: Tapi
- Q. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
A)Mizoram
B)Assam
C)Karnataka
D)Orissa
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south: I. Nallamala Hills II. Nilgiri III. Anaimalai IV. Cardamon Hills
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, IV, III, II
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: I, II, III, IV
- Q. Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India?
A)Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
B)Cochin, Goa, Mumbai
C)Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
D)Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
Answer: Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
A)Bering
B)Bosporus
C)Gibraltar
D)Dover
Answer: Gibraltar
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. The New name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is
A)Rangoon
B)Naypyitaw
C)Arakan
D)Ava
Answer: Naypyitaw
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