More Questions on Geography
- Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
A)Hicatus
B)Ptolemy
C)Eratosthenes
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. The second zone of the interior of the earth extending from 30 kilometer to 2900 kilometer depth is:
A)Outer Core
B)Earth Crust
C)Mantle.
D)Inner Core
Answer: Mantle.
- Q. Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop?
A)Cotton
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Maize
Answer: Rice
- Q. Consider the following statements associated with Mediterranean climate: 1. It is so named because it occurs extensively in the periphery of Mediterranean sea. 2. These lands are exposed to hot, dry, land winds during the summer months. 3. The seasonal range of temperatures is considerable less than that in other areas of corresponding latitudes. Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Sandstone is which type of rock?
A)Metamorphic Rock
B)Calcwaterous Rock
C)Igneous Rock
D)Sedimentary Rock
Answer: Sedimentary Rock
- Q. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States?
A)Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
B)Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
C)Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
D)Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya
Answer: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
- Q. Golden Quadrilateral Comprising National Highways connects:
A)Delhi-Mumbai-Benglore-Kollata-Delhi
B)Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Hydrabad-Delhi
C)Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kollata-Delhi
D)Delhi-Mumbai-Benglore-Kollata-Hydrabad
Answer: Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kollata-Delhi
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. How many ports are there in India?
A)10
B)6
C)9
D)12
Answer: 12
- Q. Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
A)West Bengal
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
A)Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
B)Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
C)Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
D)Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Answer: Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
- Q. Which of the following is an Example of Abyssal Igneous Rock?
A)Slate
B)Basalt
C)Granite
D)Dolomite
Answer: Granite
- Q. Which is the highest quality of hard coal?
A)Lignite
B)Anthracite
C)Bituminous
D)Peat
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. When does solar eclipse take place?
A)When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
B)When the Sun is between the Moon and Earth
C)When the Earth is between the Moon and Sun
D)When the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and Earth
Answer: When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
- Q. Which of the following climatic characteristic is related to tropical deserts?
A)Very high daily range of temperature
B)Low Pressure throughout the year
C)Most of the rain falls in winter
D)Very low daily range of temperature
Answer: Very high daily range of temperature
- Q. The largest Indian mammal is:
A)The Lion
B)Tiger
C)Hippopotamus
D)Elephant
Answer: Elephant
- Q. In northeast India,river flows out of the country is
A)Kosi
B)Brahmaputra
C)Gandak
D)Ganga
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Sargasso sea is located in ________
A)North Sea
B)North Pacific Ocean
C)North Atlantic Ocean
D)South Atlantic Ocean
Answer: North Atlantic Ocean
- Q. The Himalayan forests include
A)Alpine Vegetation
B)European Oak Forests
C)Coniferous Forests
D)All the three
Answer: All the three
- Q. The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is ________
A)10,589 m
B)8,890 m
C)9,653 m
D)11,021 m
Answer: 11,021 m
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