More Questions on Geography
- Q. Monsoon retreat is marked by: 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The Sunderbans are found in
A)Ganga Delta
B)The Luni Basin
C)Godavari Delta
D)Mahanadi Delta
Answer: Ganga Delta
- 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 cyclone had devastated Bangladesh in November 2007?
A)Sidr
B)Dean
C)Vutiye
D)None of these
Answer: Sidr
- Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
A)30° East and 75° West
B)75° West and 30° East
C)70° East and 35° West
D)35° West and 70° East
Answer: 30° East and 75° West
- Q. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
A)4.4
B)2.4
C)3.4
D)5.4
Answer: 2.4
- Q. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
A)Nilgiris
B)Vindhyas
C)Aravallis
D)Satpuras
Answer: Satpuras
- Q. Which of the following regions and dominant crops is wrongly matched?
A)Temperate grassland-cereals
B)Tropical monsooon-rice
C)Tundra-market gardening
D)Cold Temperate-softwood
Answer: Tundra-market gardening
- Q. Where is Sunda Trench?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Indian Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Gulf of Mexico
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Mayurakshi Project is an undertaking of the Government of
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)West Bengal
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?
A)The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet
B)All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
C)The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
D)All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
Answer: All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
- Q. As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as
A)Rounds
B)Crooks
C)Flections
D)Meanders
Answer: Meanders
- Q. What is the International Date Line?
A)Region within 5º of the Equator
B)An imaginary line connecting places of the same altitude
C)It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
D)None of these
Answer: It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
- Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
A)Shipki La
B)Nathu La
C)Jelep La
D)Sharabathanga
Answer: Shipki La
- Q. Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate? I. Temperatures range from 32° C in the hot season to about 15° C in the cool season II. Annual rainfall varies greatly III. The climate is best developed in the southern continents IV. It consists of three main seasons i. e. cool, dry season; hot, dry season; hot, wet season
A)II and III
B)I and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Among the following the most urbanised community in India is
A)Parasi
B)Muslim
C)Hindu
D)Gujarati
Answer: Parasi
- Q. Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?
A)Rajaji National Park
B)Bandhavgarh National Park
C)Dandeli Sanctuary
D)Indravati National Park
Answer: Indravati National Park
- Q. The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of ________.
A)Brahmani
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Baitarni
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
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