More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
A)Syria
B)Turkey
C)Cyprus
D)Yemen
Answer: Cyprus
- Q. Which of the following statements is not true of Trade Winds?
A)They are constant in strength and direction
B)They blow from the Horse Latitudes to the Doldrums
C)They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere
D)They sometimes contain intense depressions
Answer: They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect?
A)At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
B)Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises
C)At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year
D)The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year
Answer: At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
- Q. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
A)Flood Plain
B)Delta
C)Levee
D)Dune
Answer: Levee
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. Doldrums pressure belts lies in between which of the following latitudes?
A)25° to 35° N and S
B)5°N to 5°S
C)35° to 60° N and S
D)35° to 45° N and S
Answer: 5°N to 5°S
- Q. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be ________
A)Indo-Aryans
B)Mongoloids
C)Negritoes
D)Mediterraneans
Answer: Negritoes
- Q. The Vernal equinox occurs on:
A)April 1
B)January 29
C)March 21
D)May 25
Answer: March 21
- Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 3, and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
A)Mango
B)Paddy
C)Wheat
D)Bajara
Answer: Mango
- Q. The salinity of the sea is maximum at the
A)Baltic Sea
B)Indian Ocean
C)Red Sea
D)Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Red Sea
- Q. World’s only floating National Park is located in
A)Bilaspur
B)Manipur
C)Kuala Lumpur
D)Dispur
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Which of the following is the deepest lake?
A)Lake Superior
B)Lake Victoria
C)Caspian Sea
D)Lake Baikal
Answer: Lake Baikal
- Q. The total number of refinery working in Assam is/are
A)Three
B)One
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Four
- Q. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
A)Jharkhand
B)Rajasthan
C)Assam
D)Chattisgarh
Answer: Assam
- Q. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
A)Melbourne
B)Chennai
C)Madrid
D)Moscow
Answer: Melbourne
- Q. Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at
A)No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
B)Mazagaon Docks
C)Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
D)Goa shipyard
Answer: Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
- Q. If the earth’s axis had not been inclined: I. temperature distribution would have been uniform II. days and nights would not have occurred III. seasons would not have occurred IV. poles would not have a continuous day
A)III and IV
B)I, III and IV
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- Q. Mongla port is located in
A)Bhutan
B)Srilanka
C)Bangladesh
D)India
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about
A)42 km
B)22 km
C)32 km
D)62 km
Answer: 42 km
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