More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
    A)Hecataeus
    B)Eratosthenes
    C)Aristotle
    D)Herodotus
    Answer: Eratosthenes
  • Q. In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks ________
    A)Fourth
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fifth
    Answer: Fourth
  • Q. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
    A)The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
    B)The evaporation of water from atmosphere results in precipitation occurring in winter alone
    C)Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
    D)The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
    Answer: Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
  • Q. What is the shape of the Earth?
    A)Sphere
    B)Geoid
    C)Circle
    D)Hemi-sphere
    Answer: Geoid
  • Q. Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star?
    A)Temperature
    B)Weight
    C)Distance
    D)Size
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
    A)90° eastern longitude
    B)Equator
    C)0° longitude
    D)180° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. The Planets that have no natural satellites are ________.
    A)Jupiter and Saturn
    B)Mercury and Venus
    C)Earth and Mars
    D)Uranus and Neptune
    Answer: Mercury and Venus
  • Q. The world’s largest lake is ________
    A)Caspian Sea
    B)Lake Victoria
    C)Lake Superior
    D)Black Sea
    Answer: Caspian Sea
  • Q. Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
    A)Netherlands, Russia, Norway, U.K.
    B)Siberia, Alaska, U.S.A., Canada
    C)New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, France
    D)Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
    Answer: Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
  • Q. Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?
    A)Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
    B)South Andaman and Little Andaman
    C)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
    D)Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
  • Q. The theory of continental drift is supported by: I. similarities between the coastline of South America and Africa II. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and Australia III. evidence of fossils IV. survival of marsupials in Australia
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. The full name of OTEC
    A)Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
    B)Offshore Thermal Energy Conservation
    C)Ocean Terminal Energy Conservation
    D)Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
    Answer: Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
  • Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
    A)Mistral
    B)Chi nook
    C)Foehn
    D)Roaring Forties
    Answer: Foehn
  • Q. Which one of the following States enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
    A)Jute
    B)Cotton
    C)Rice
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
    A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
    B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
    C)Latitude
    D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
    Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
  • Q. Which statement is correct
    A)Mahadev Mountains are inthe East of Plateau of Chotanagpur
    B)Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains
    C)Mahadev Mountains are the part of Karnataka Plateau
    D)Mahadev Mountains are part of Aravalli Range.
    Answer: Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains
  • Q. India’s biggest super Thermal power station is located In:
    A)Koradi near Nagpur
    B)Narora
    C)Cossipore (Kolkata)
    D)Kalpakkam
    Answer: E
  • Q. A Hydro Power Project on Lake Loktak is situated in which state
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Manipur
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
    A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
    B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
    C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
    D)Degree of elasticity of a material
    Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.

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