More Questions on Geography
- Q. Takla Makan desert is situated in
A)Sinkiang
B)Mongolia
C)Tibet
D)South West China
Answer: Sinkiang
- Q. The Farakka Project is mainly aimed towards
A)Preserving the port of Kolkata
B)Irrigating more land in West Bengal
C)Utilizing maximum of Ganga water
D)Production of electricity
Answer: Preserving the port of Kolkata
- Q. The Bedouins are inhabitants of ________.
A)The Arabian Desert
B)Australia
C)Northern Canada
D)Central Asia
Answer: The Arabian Desert
- Q. Which of the following Planets is the brightest?
A)Jupiter
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________
A)Low birth rates
B)Increased death rate due to lack of amenities
C)Lack of transport facilities
D)Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
Answer: Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
- Q. Which Himalayan peak is also called as Sagarmatha
A)Mt. Everest
B)Nanga Parvat
C)Dhaulagiri
D)Kanchenjunga
Answer: Mt. Everest
- Q. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
A)Gujarat and Maharashtra
B)West Bengal and Assam
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Kerala and Karnataka
Answer: Kerala and Karnataka
- Q. The Coast of Norway is an example of
A)Ria Coast
B)Dalmatian Coast
C)Fjord Coast
D)Pelagic Coast
Answer: Fjord Coast
- Q. Gypsum is found in
A)Assam
B)Rajasthan
C)Odisha
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. World Water Day is observed on:
A)18 April
B)22 December
C)22 March
D)10 May
Answer: 22 March
- Q. Which one among the following is a correct sequence of production of coal in the Indian States in descending order ?
A)Jharkhand - West Bengal - Meghalaya - Madhya Pradesh
B)Jharkhand - Madhya Pradesh - West Bengal - Meghalaya
C)West Bengal - Madhya Pradesh - Jharkhand - Meghalaya
D)Madhya Pradesh - Jharkhand - West Bengal - Meghalaya
Answer: Jharkhand - Madhya Pradesh - West Bengal - Meghalaya
- Q. A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates ________
A)Fine weather
B)Rain
C)Storm
D)Extreme cold
Answer: Storm
- Q. Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as ________.
A)Chemozen soil
B)Meadow soil
C)Pedalfer soil
D)Podzols oil
Answer: Pedalfer soil
- Q. The Standard Meridian of India is
A)90.5 E longitude
B)75.5 E longitude
C)82.5 E longitude
D)0 E longitude
Answer: 82.5 E longitude
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. A hurricane acquires its spin from the Coriolis effect. 2. The diameter of the hurricane decreases as it moves away from low latitudes. 3. The diameter of a hurricane is never below 150 km. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Rain shadow effect is associated with
A)Convectional rainfall
B)Cyclonic rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Frontal rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of
A)November and December
B)February and March
C)July and August
D)None of the above
Answer: November and December
- Q. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to ________
A)Leaching
B)Weathering
C)Erosion
D)Deposition
Answer: Leaching
- Q. Diu is an Island
A)Besides Gujarat
B)Besides Daman
C)Besides Goa
D)Besides Maharashtra
Answer: Besides Gujarat
- Q. Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?
A)Bindibus - Algeria
B)Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra
C)Gaucho - Uruguay
D)Tartars - Siberia
Answer: Bindibus - Algeria
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