More Questions on Geography
- Q. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in ________
A)India
B)Bhutan
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
A)Johannes Kepler
B)Galileo Galilei
C)Nicholas Copernicus
D)Isaac Newton
Answer: Johannes Kepler
- Q. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
A)Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
B)Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons
C)Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights
D)Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
Answer: Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
- Q. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the
A)Sun and Moon on the Earth
B)Earth on the Moon
C)Earth on the Sun
D)Moon on the Earth
Answer: Sun and Moon on the Earth
- Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
A)Strombolian
B)Pelean
C)Hawaiian
D)Vulcanian
Answer: Hawaiian
- Q. The river transports material in
A)Traction
B)Suspension
C)Solution
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following state is the largest wheat producing state in India?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Haryana
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
A)Tropical desert type
B)Equatorial type
C)Tundra type
D)Monsoon
Answer: Monsoon
- Q. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
B)Mettur Dam
C)Bhakra Dam
D)Rajasthan Canal
Answer: Bhakra Dam
- Q. The Nagarjunsagar Dam project is located on:
A)Godavari
B)Mahanadi
C)Krishna River
D)Kaveri
Answer: Krishna River
- Q. The longest dam in India is
A)Hirakund Dam
B)Bhakra Dam
C)Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
D)Kosi Dam
Answer: Hirakund Dam
- Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
A)2.00 pm
B)12.00 noon
C)1.00 pm
D)Different time at different places
Answer: 12.00 noon
- Q. Name the estuary on the border of India and Pakistan?
A)Karwar Creek
B)Daman Creek
C)Sir Creek
D)Mandovi Creek
Answer: Sir Creek
- Q. Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?
A)Isotherms-Temperature
B)Isohytes-Humidity
C)Isobars-Pressure
D)Isohels-Sunshine
Answer: Isohytes-Humidity
- Q. The principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks is ________
A)Extreme heat and pressure
B)Decomposition of sediments
C)Deposition of remains of plants and animals
D)Solidification of magma
Answer: Extreme heat and pressure
- Q. Railways are best suited for
A)Urban commuters
B)Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
C)Freight traffic for bulky commodities
D)Fast passenger movement
Answer: Freight traffic for bulky commodities
- Q. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
A)Sikkim
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. The river Mahaweli flows through
A)Sri Lanka
B)India
C)Bangladesh
D)Pakistan
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?
A)Tropopause
B)Ionosphere
C)Thermosphere
D)Mesopause
Answer: Ionosphere
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