More Questions on Geography

  • Q. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
    A)Solar year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Sidereal year
    D)Tropical year
    Answer: Sidereal year
  • Q. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of
    A)November and December
    B)February and March
    C)July and August
    D)None of the above
    Answer: November and December
  • Q. Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?
    A)Foehn
    B)Sirocco
    C)Loo
    D)Mistral
    Answer: Sirocco
  • Q. Which of the following statements characterize the anticyclones? 1. Anticyclones are low pressure systems. 2. They are characterized by divergent wind circulation. 3. They are indicative of dry weather conditions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 only
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. Main constituents of biogas are
    A)Methane and carbon dioxide
    B)Methane and carbon monoxide
    C)Butane and carbon monoxide
    D)Ethylene and carbon dioxide
    Answer: Methane and carbon dioxide
  • Q. The Density of population in any region is measured by numbers of
    A)Families
    B)People
    C)Children
    D)Houses
    Answer: People
  • Q. Where are rare plantless forest found?
    A)Chaparral
    B)Alpine
    C)Tundra
    D)Taiga
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. The crop which is produced largely/mostly in India
    A)Maize
    B)Wheat
    C)Jowar
    D)Rice
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Chennai
    C)Mangalore
    D)New Delhi
    Answer: New Delhi
  • Q. In which state, the Koyna Hydro-Power Project is located?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Bihar
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The States of India having common border with Myanmar are ________
    A)Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
    B)Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
    D)Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following is a cash crop in India?
    A)Onion
    B)Maize
    C)Gram
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Gram
  • Q. Temperate lows are ________
    A)Polar regions which have very low temperatures
    B)Low pressure areas in cyclones
    C)Equatorial low pressure belt
    D)Sub-polar low pressure belts
    Answer: Sub-polar low pressure belts
  • Q. The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in
    A)Kolkata
    B)Ahmedabad
    C)Badodara
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Ahmedabad
  • Q. Lines Joining places having equal height are
    A)Isohalines
    B)Contours
    C)Isobars
    D)Isohyet
    Answer: Contours
  • Q. Which of the following minerals and their ores are correctly matched? 1. Zinc-calamine 2. Platinum-iridium 3. Tin-cassiterite 4. Copper-carnolite
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 4
    D)1 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
    A)North America – Africa – Europe – South America
    B)North America – Africa – South America – Europe
    C)Africa – North America – South America – Europe
    D)Africa – North America – Europe – South America
    Answer: Africa – North America – South America – Europe
  • Q. Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world?
    A)Commercial grain farming
    B)Commercial plantation
    C)Pastoral herding
    D)Subsistence agriculture
    Answer: Pastoral herding
  • Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
    A)Eastern-Kolkata
    B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
    C)South-Central-Hyderabad
    D)Western-Mumbai
    Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
  • Q. Which of the following planet is farthest from Sun?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)Uranus
    Answer: Neptune

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