More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
  • Q. Jadugoda is famous for?
    A)Mining of uranium
    B)Mining of iron
    C)Mining of mica
    D)Mining of copper
    Answer: Mining of uranium
  • Q. Which pair is not twin-cities?
    A)Kolkata - Howrah
    B)Durgapur - Asansol
    C)Hyderabad - Secunderabad
    D)Delhi - New Delhi
    Answer: Delhi - New Delhi
  • Q. The world’s most humid continent is
    A)North America
    B)Asia
    C)Europe
    D)South America
    Answer: South America
  • 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. Which of the following is known as “the cold pole” of the world?
    A)Antarctica
    B)Laurentian region of Canada
    C)Verkhoyansk in Russia
    D)Greenland
    Answer: Verkhoyansk in Russia
  • Q. The contribution of Hydropower in India’s total power is almost
    A)Onefourth
    B)Half
    C)Onethird
    D)Onefifth
    Answer: Onefifth
  • Q. The Density of population in India is defined as
    A)Number of persons inan area of one lakh km square
    B)Number of persons in an area of one mile square
    C)Number of persons in an area of one lakh mile square
    D)Number of persons in an area of one km square
    Answer: Number of persons in an area of one km square
  • Q. The area marked by internal drainage is
    A)Desert
    B)Plateau
    C)Plains
    D)Mountain
    Answer: Desert
  • Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
    A)10000 populace
    B)100 populace
    C)1000 populace
    D)100000 populace
    Answer: 1000 populace
  • Q. A few showers of rain during the months of December and January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
    A)Cause fall in temperature
    B)Make the plant strong
    C)Protect the crops from frost
    D)Provide moisture for the germination of seeds
    Answer: Protect the crops from frost
  • Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
    A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
    B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
    C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
    D)Above all
    Answer: Above all
  • Q. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
    A)Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
    B)Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
    D)Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
    Answer: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
  • Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
    A)Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
    B)Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
    C)The sky remains clear most of the time
    D)None of the above reasons
    Answer: Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
  • Q. Lapse rate is related to the decrease of ________
    A)Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
    B)Wind velocity with an ascent of 300 feet
    C)Humidity with an ascent of 450 feet
    D)Pressure with an ascent of 500 feet
    Answer: Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
  • Q. A river erodes by
    A)Attrition
    B)Hydraulic action
    C)Corrosion
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Sargasso sea is located in ________
    A)North Sea
    B)North Pacific Ocean
    C)North Atlantic Ocean
    D)South Atlantic Ocean
    Answer: North Atlantic Ocean
  • Q. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
    A)Kosi
    B)Krishna
    C)Mahanadi
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
    A)black soils
    B)red soils
    C)yellow soils
    D)older alluvium
    Answer: red soils
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4

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