More Questions on Geography
- Q. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
A)Alto-cooling
B)Adiabatic
C)Lapse rate
D)Inverse cooling
Answer: Adiabatic
- 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. The Laterite soil is found in
A)Tropical areas
B)High rainfall states
C)In deserts
D)Dry and humid tropical areas
Answer: Dry and humid tropical areas
- Q. The Metamorphism of Shale occurs in which of the following rocks?
A)Marble
B)Graphite
C)Gneiss
D)Slate
Answer: Slate
- Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A)Amount of rainfall
B)Time
C)Altitude
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?
A)5
B)3
C)4
D)6
Answer: 5
- Q. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics: 1. Richness in nutrients 2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton 3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements: 1. It is affected by Earth’s rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes. 2. It is dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)2 only
B)1 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Saraswati
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation equatorial areas is called ________.
A)Frontal rainfall
B)Orographic rainfall
C)Cyclonic rainfall
D)Convectional rainfall
Answer: Convectional rainfall
- Q. Contours are lines showing
A)Places on earth at the same altitude
B)Places on earth of equal rainfall
C)Places of same temperature
D)None of these
Answer: Places on earth at the same altitude
- Q. Which country produces the maximum amount of timber?
A)Nigeria
B)United States of America
C)Brazil
D)Sweden
Answer: United States of America
- Q. What causes earthquakes?
A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B)Occurrence of underground water
C)Volcanic eruptions
D)No definite cause has been found so far
Answer: Volcanic eruptions
- Q. Comets moves around the
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Sun
- Q. The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is ________
A)4.3 light years
B)4.9 × 1111 m
C)95 × 1015 m
D)4.2 light years
Answer: 4.2 light years
- Q. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
A)Nile
B)Amazon
C)Congo
D)Orinoco
Answer: Congo
- Q. Which of the following is the longest mountain range?
A)The Andes
B)The Himalayas
C)The Rockies
D)The Caucasus
Answer: The Andes
- Q. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
A)1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
B)0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
C)1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
D)Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
Answer: Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
- Q. Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis?
A)Between 15% and 2%
B)Less than 1
C)Between 1% and 15%
D)More than 2%
Answer: More than 2%
- Q. Arrange the following gases of the atmosphere in increasing order by volume: I. Nitrogen II. Oxygen III. Carbon dioxide IV. Argon
A)III, IV, II, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)I, II, IV, III
D)IV, III, II, I
Answer: III, IV, II, I
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