More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. P – waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S – waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S – waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
    A)1 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?
    A)Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
    B)In the evening, radiations travel slowly
    C)In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
    D)In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
    Answer: In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
  • Q. Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
    A)Chennai
    B)Delhi
    C)Kolkata
    D)Bangalore
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
    A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
    B)Falkland Island
    C)Long Island
    D)Azores Island
    Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
  • Q. A temperature inversion is most likely to occur under which of the following conditions?
    A)Calm, cloudy and humid night
    B)Mountain top in late evening
    C)Windy but cloudy night
    D)Calm, clear and cool winter night
    Answer: Calm, clear and cool winter night
  • Q. The refineries Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
    A)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
    B)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
    C)Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
    D)Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
    Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
  • Q. Which one of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel of the world?
    A)South Korea
    B)Japan
    C)USA
    D)China
    Answer: China
  • Q. The first machine made paper was manufactured
    A)In 1910 at Delhi
    B)In 1870 near Kolkata
    C)In 1903 in Mumbai
    D)After independence
    Answer: In 1870 near Kolkata
  • Q. If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
    A)Sunday
    B)Friday
    C)Saturday
    D)Monday
    Answer: Sunday
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude. 2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude. 3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day. 4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude.
    A)1 and 3
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 1 and 4
  • Q. Where does Moraine form?
    A)Glacial Region
    B)Deltas of Rivers
    C)Dry Zones
    D)Monsoon Region
    Answer: Glacial Region
  • Q. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
    A)Bikaner
    B)Leh
    C)Jaisalmer
    D)Jodhpur
    Answer: Leh
  • Q. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in ________
    A)The Deccan plateau
    B)The Shillong plateau
    C)The Siwaliks
    D)Southern India
    Answer: The Shillong plateau
  • Q. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Karnataka
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Nathu La a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the India border in
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Sikkim
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
    A)Mars
    B)Earth
    C)Jupiter
    D)Venus
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?
    A)Silver fir
    B)Juniper
    C)Mahogany
    D)Spruce
    Answer: Mahogany
  • Q. Pakistan’s nuclear power plant is located at ________
    A)Kahuta
    B)Islamabad
    C)Peshawar
    D)Karachi
    Answer: Kahuta
  • Q. Consider the following: 1. Mahadeo Hills 2. Sahyadri Parvat 3. Satpura Range What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south?
    A)1, 3, 2002
    B)1, 2, 2003
    C)2, 1, 2003
    D)2, 3, 2001
    Answer: 1, 3, 2002
  • Q. By what name is India’s eastern coast known?
    A)Eastern Ghat Coast
    B)Coromandel Coast
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)Kolkata Chennai Coast
    Answer: Coromandel Coast

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