More Questions on Geography
- Q. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The average density of the outer-most layer (zone)- that is crust- of the earth is:
A)2.1 to 3.0
B)1.2 to 5.0
C)2.4 to 5.0
D)2.8 to 3.0
Answer: 2.8 to 3.0
- Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is
A)Sirhind Canal
B)Yamuna Canal
C)Indira Gandhi Canal
D)Upper Doab River
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
- Q. The best representative of the acid igneous rocks is ________
A)Dolerite
B)Basalt
C)Granite
D)Gabbro
Answer: Granite
- Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
A)Annual range of temperature
B)Average annual temperature
C)Mean temperature
D)Isothermic range of temperature
Answer: Annual range of temperature
- Q. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at
A)Perambur
B)Varanasi
C)Chittaranjan
D)Kolkata
Answer: Perambur
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Mahadeo Hills 2. Sahyadri Parvat 3. Satpura Range What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south?
A)1, 3, 2002
B)1, 2, 2003
C)2, 1, 2003
D)2, 3, 2001
Answer: 1, 3, 2002
- Q. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
A)Colombia
B)Brazil
C)Uruguay
D)Ecuador
Answer: Brazil
- Q. What is the capital of East Timor ?
A)Semarang
B)Darwin
C)DiIi
D)Yogyakarta
Answer: DiIi
- Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
A)USA
B)Britain
C)Germany
D)Indonesia
Answer: Germany
- Q. Which one of the following statements is not true?
A)Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
B)Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
C)Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
D)The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port
Answer: Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
- Q. Increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere causes ________
A)Uniform earth temperature
B)Rise in earth temperature
C)Fall in earth temperature
D)Increase in Ultraviolet rays
Answer: Rise in earth temperature
- Q. What is coral island?
A)Sand Coast
B)Sand Dune
C)Lake
D)Terrestrial Sea
Answer: Terrestrial Sea
- Q. Which of the following is known as the “red planet”?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Jupiter
D)Saturn
Answer: Mars
- Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
C)Does not divide the Bering strait
D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
- Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
A)Meteor
B)Meteorite
C)Asteroid
D)Comet
Answer: Meteor
- 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. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in
A)Zanskar range
B)Eastern range
C)Karakoram range
D)Himalayan range
Answer: Eastern range
- Q. A few showers of rain during the months of December and January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
A)Cause fall in temperature
B)Make the plant strong
C)Protect the crops from frost
D)Provide moisture for the germination of seeds
Answer: Protect the crops from frost
- Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
A)Wind
B)Rivers
C)Land
D)Ash from volcanoes
Answer: Rivers
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