More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Vale of Kashmir” ?
A)It is drained by the river Jhelum
B)It is a synclinal valley
C)It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
D)Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.
Answer: It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
- Q. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
A)Pinjore (Haryana)
B)Bengaluru (Karnataka)
C)Kalamassery (Kerala)
D)All the three places above
Answer: All the three places above
- Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
A)Southern island of New Zealand
B)Southern part of India
C)South America
D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
- Q. What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
A)1
B)2
C)7
D)15
Answer: 2
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss II.The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges
A)I, II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
A)60 miles
B)34.5 miles
C)50 miles
D)69 miles
Answer: 69 miles
- Q. At low elevation which among the following clouds are to be found ?
A)Cumulus
B)Cirrus
C)Nimbus
D)Stratus
Answer: Nimbus
- Q. People of North Africa are generally
A)Mongoloid
B)Negroid
C)Berbers
D)None of these
Answer: Berbers
- Q. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is famous for
A)Birds
B)Tiger
C)Bison
D)Elephants
Answer: Tiger
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. Which of the following, Indonesian Territory became victim of terrible Earthquake in 2004?
A)Kalibangan
B)Irian Jaya
C)Sumatra
D)Java
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
A)Polar Easterly
B)Westerly wind
C)Trade wind
D)Jet Stream
Answer: Trade wind
- Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
A)Earth is rotating
B)Earth is revolving around the sun
C)Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
D)None of these
Answer: Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
- Q. 28.38 N. and 77.12 E are the respective latitude and longitude of which one of the following places?
A)Lucknow
B)Jaipur
C)Delhi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?
A)Tropical forest
B)Hot desert
C)Cold desert
D)Temperate grassland
Answer: Tropical forest
- Q. Earthquakes occur frequently in ________
A)Western coast of America
B)Eastern coast of Asia
C)Islands of South East Pacific Ocean
D)All of the above areas
Answer: All of the above areas
- Q. The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the
A)Ionosphere
B)Sun
C)Earth
D)Sun and earth
Answer: Sun
- Q. Which of the following is not a navigable river in India?
A)Narmada
B)Brahmaputra
C)Godavari
D)Chenab
Answer: Chenab
- Q. Norwesters are thunder storms which are prominent in ________.
A)India and Bangladesh
B)India and Bhutan
C)Bhutan and Nepal
D)Bangladesh and Myanmar
Answer: India and Bangladesh
- Q. The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of
A)95000 km
B)40000 km
C)65000 km
D)150000 km
Answer: 65000 km
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