More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________
    A)Particles
    B)Short waves
    C)Long waves
    D)None of these
    Answer: Short waves
  • Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
    A)Barley, maize, rice
    B)Wheat, barley, gram
    C)Rice, maize, wheat
    D)Millet, gram, rice
    Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
  • Q. The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include
    A)Son
    B)Alakananda
    C)Yamuna
    D)Tons
    Answer: Alakananda
  • Q. The monsoon has well-developed cycle in ________
    A)East United States
    B)South and South East Asia
    C)North Australia
    D)Africa
    Answer: South and South East Asia
  • Q. The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the
    A)Jordan and Firat
    B)Euphrates and Tigris
    C)White Nile and Blue Nile
    D)Oxus and Kabul
    Answer: Euphrates and Tigris
  • Q. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
    A)Lake Gatun
    B)Great Bitter Lake
    C)Little Bitter Lake
    D)Lake Timsah
    Answer: Lake Gatun
  • Q. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
    A)Glacier
    B)Rivers
    C)Wind
    D)Wave
    Answer: Glacier
  • Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
    A)Earthquakes
    B)The inner core of the earth
    C)The outer core of the Earth
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Earthquakes
  • Q. Caucasian people account for ________ per cent of world population.
    A)29
    B)33
    C)39
    D)43
    Answer: 33
  • Q. Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
    A)Jharkand
    B)Assam
    C)Tripura
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Jharkand
  • Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
    A)Basalt
    B)Sill
    C)Dykes
    D)Laccolith
    Answer: Sill
  • Q. Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Bangalore
    C)Delhi
    D)Nagpur
    Answer: Bangalore
  • Q. Consider the following statements 1. Tropical cyclones have circular isobars. 2. Tropical cyclones originate entirely within the tropical air mass. 3. The intensity and magnitude of hurricanes generally exceed those of typhoons. 4. Tropical cyclones are more destructive than the western disturbances. Select the correct answer by using the following codes
    A)2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1 only
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
    A)Turkey
    B)Jordan
    C)Syria
    D)Lebanon
    Answer: Lebanon
  • Q. Which of the following district of Tamil Nadu is not suitable for farming due to rising salinity in soil?
    A)Ramnathpuram
    B)Tiruchirappalli
    C)Nagapattinam
    D)Coimbatore
    Answer: Tiruchirappalli
  • Q. The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called
    A)Sandy soil
    B)Silty soil
    C)Loamy soil
    D)Loess soil
    Answer: Loess soil
  • Q. Mountain of accumulation is
    A)Residual mountains
    B)Volcanic mountains
    C)Block mountains
    D)Fold mountains
    Answer: Volcanic mountains
  • Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
    A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
    B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
    C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
    D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
    Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
  • Q. Rain shadow effect is associated with
    A)Convectional rainfall
    B)Cyclonic rainfall
    C)Orographic rainfall
    D)Frontal rainfall
    Answer: Orographic rainfall
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
    A)Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
    B)Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis - Anaimalai Hills
    C)Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Nallamalai Hills
    D)Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills - Nallamalai Hills
    Answer: Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills

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