More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following current is responsible for rise in temperature in westen Europe?
A)Canary Current
B)Labrador Current
C)Gulf stream
D)North Eqatorial
Answer: Gulf stream
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of ________
A)Western Europe
B)Peru
C)Japan
D)Alaska
Answer: Peru
- Q. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of ________
A)North America
B)Scandinavia
C)Russia
D)Germany
Answer: Germany
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
B)India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
C)Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
D)India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Answer: Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
- Q. Which of the following is the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
A)Kavaratti
B)Dadra
C)Nagar Haveli
D)Silvassa
Answer: Silvassa
- Q. The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are
A)Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin
B)Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin
C)Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla
D)Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Answer: Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
- Q. The Integral coach factory is in
A)Varanasi
B)Perambur (Chennai)
C)Bengaluru
D)Howrah (Kolkata)
Answer: Perambur (Chennai)
- Q. A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines, formed by the subsidence of a part of earth’s crust is known as ________
A)Canyon
B)Hanging Valley
C)Gorge
D)Rift Valley
Answer: Rift Valley
- Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
A)International controls on traffic
B)Presence of water falls and rapids
C)Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
D)Fluctuating volume of traffic
Answer: Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
- Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
A)12
B)15
C)22
D)9
Answer: 22
- Q. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in ________
A)Condensation
B)Precipitation
C)Hailstorm
D)Formation of ice
Answer: Condensation
- Q. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as
A)Genealogy
B)Ecology
C)Ethrology
D)Iconology
Answer: Ecology
- Q. With which country in the year 2010 did India propose to develop a solar city in India?
A)South Africa
B)Japan
C)Russia
D)USA
Answer: Japan
- 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. Consider the following statements: 1. Rainfall in the doldrums is of convectional nature. 2. Convectional rainfall is highly localized and is associated with minimum cloudiness. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)2 only
B)1 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- 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. Where is Kanha National Park?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Bihar
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In which layer, temperature increases dramatically?
A)Stratosphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Exosphere
D)Troposphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches ________
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Lahauland Spiti
C)Ladakh
D)Delta region of Mahanadi
Answer: Delta region of Mahanadi
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