More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to ________ type.
    A)Mediterranean
    B)Monsoon
    C)Temperate
    D)Laurentian
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
    A)Determination of latitudes
    B)Change of seasons
    C)Length of days and nights
    D)Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
  • Q. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following sequences of clouds in ascending order would one meet 500 metres and above the mean sea level?
    A)Cirrostratus, Stratus, Cumulo-nimbus
    B)Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
    C)Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Stratus
    D)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulo-numbus, Cirrocumulus
    Answer: Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
  • Q. The narrow meandering bands of swift winds which blow in the mid latitudes near the tropopause and encircle the globe are known as:
    A)Narrow wind band
    B)Jet Stream
    C)Meander
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jet Stream
  • Q. Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of ________
    A)Iron ore
    B)Bauxite
    C)Coal
    D)Petroleum
    Answer: Petroleum
  • Q. In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks ________
    A)Fourth
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fifth
    Answer: Fourth
  • 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. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
    A)Khadar
    B)Bhabar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Terai
    Answer: Khadar
  • Q. The finest natural harbour in India is
    A)Kolkata
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which of the following city is known as the “Eternal City”?
    A)Athens
    B)London
    C)Rome
    D)Berlin
    Answer: Rome
  • Q. Scunthorpe and Frodingham are:
    A)industrial centres of Britain
    B)The main mining centres of Britain
    C)Agriculture centres of Britain
    D)None of these
    Answer: The main mining centres of Britain
  • Q. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The River of Sorrow” is
    A)Krishna
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Damodar
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Island situated?
    A)Little Andaman
    B)Great Nicobar
    C)Middle Andaman
    D)Northern Andaman
    Answer: Northern Andaman
  • Q. Which is the largest country of the Africa?
    A)Algeria
    B)South Africa
    C)Sudan
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Algeria
  • Q. An ox-bow lake is a ________
    A)Lake formed due to cut off meander
    B)Lake formed behind an off-shore bar
    C)Lake occupying a volcanic crater
    D)Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
    Answer: Lake formed due to cut off meander
  • Q. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?
    A)Altitude
    B)Latitude
    C)Longitude
    D)Distance from the sea
    Answer: Longitude
  • Q. World’s largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________
    A)Akron
    B)Cleveland
    C)Sharon
    D)Wheeling
    Answer: Akron
  • Q. Raniganj in West Bengal is concerned with
    A)Manganese
    B)Coal
    C)Iron are
    D)Copper
    Answer: Coal
  • Q. A country lying within the Arctic Circle having geysers is
    A)Norway
    B)Greenland
    C)Iceland
    D)Denmark
    Answer: Iceland

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