More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads: 1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttar Pradesh
    A)1, 3, 4, 2
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)4, 1, 3, 2
    D)1, 3, 2, 4
    Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
  • Q. Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called
    A)Isohalines
    B)Isotherms
    C)Isobars
    D)Isohyets
    Answer: Isohalines
  • Q. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
    A)Elusive
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Convectional
  • Q. Which was the first scheme of “Biosphere Reserve Areas”?
    A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
    B)Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
    C)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
    D)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
    Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  • Q. In which of the following places, power is generated through hydro power?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Neyveli
    C)Annore
    D)Mettur
    Answer: Mettur
  • Q. The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of ________
    A)Gases
    B)Cosmic rays
    C)Molten lava
    D)Ice
    Answer: Molten lava
  • Q. The State with the largest area under waste land is ________
    A)Jammu and Kashmir
    B)Gujarat
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. The river which joins Ganga from southern side is
    A)Son
    B)Betwa
    C)Chambal
    D)Ken
    Answer: Son
  • Q. Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface: 1. Shimla 2. Gangtok 3. Mumbai 4. Delhi
    A)3, 1, 4, 2
    B)3, 4, 1, 2
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)2, 4, 1, 3
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun?
    A)Thiruvananthapuram
    B)Mumbai
    C)Chennai
    D)Srinagar
    Answer: Srinagar
  • Q. The land-locked country in South East Asia is
    A)Laos
    B)Thailand
    C)Malayasia
    D)Vietnam
    Answer: Laos
  • Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust?
    A)Manganese
    B)Bauxite
    C)Silica
    D)Iron
    Answer: Silica
  • Q. Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in ________
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Punjab
    C)West Bengal
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: West Bengal
  • Q. “Europe point” is
    A)A famous sea resort near Naples
    B)The southern most tip of Gibraltar
    C)A small French island in Mozambique channel
    D)A summer resort for the Pope in Itlay
    Answer: The southern most tip of Gibraltar
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert. 2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert. 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. Which of the following is most important for absorption of heat radiated from the Sun as well as from the Earth?
    A)Carbon monoxide
    B)Carbon dioxide
    C)Oxygen
    D)Nitrogen
    Answer: Carbon dioxide
  • Q. ________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
    A)Erosion
    B)Weathering
    C)Attrition
    D)Abrasion
    Answer: Erosion
  • Q. The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
    A)Europe
    B)North America
    C)Germany
    D)Former USSR (now defunct)
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at
    A)Perambur
    B)Varanasi
    C)Chittaranjan
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Perambur
  • Q. In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured?
    A)Kilograms per square metre
    B)Grams per square km
    C)Grams per centimetre
    D)Pounds per cubic mile
    Answer: Kilograms per square metre

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