More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?
A)78.03
B)0.94
C)0.03
D)85.02
Answer: 78.03
- Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
A)Uranus
B)Venus
C)Mars
D)Neptune
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Waterfall : River 1 Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2 Jog Falls : Sharavati 3 Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3 only
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the earth’s axis are true? 1. It makes an angle of 23.5o with the plane of ecliptic 2. It maintains a flexible orientation with respect to the stars 3. It is the most important fact connected with Earth-Sun relationship
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?
A)Foehn
B)Sirocco
C)Loo
D)Mistral
Answer: Sirocco
- Q. Which of the following is the largest planet?
A)Saturn
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Uranus
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. The approximate age of the Aravallis range is
A)570 million years
B)370 million years
C)470 million years
D)670 million years
Answer: 670 million years
- Q. What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?
A)Troposphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. ________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
A)Erosion
B)Weathering
C)Attrition
D)Abrasion
Answer: Erosion
- Q. Name the longest river in India
A)Godavari
B)Brahmaputra
C)Ganga
D)Krishna
Answer: Ganga
- Q. Peaty soil is found in ________
A)Assam
B)Kerala
C)Kashmir
D)Gujarat
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Evaporation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Insolation
- Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
A)Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
B)Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
C)The sky remains clear most of the time
D)None of the above reasons
Answer: Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
- Q. One astronomical unit is the average distance between which of the following?
A)Jupiter and Sun
B)Earth and Sun
C)Earth and Moon
D)Pluto and Sun
Answer: Earth and Sun
- Q. Which of the following city is the centre for manufacturing of Penicillin?
A)Pimpari
B)Sindri
C)Delhi
D)Alwaye
Answer: Pimpari
- Q. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The autumnal equinox occurs on:
A)October 23
B)August 23
C)September 23
D)November 23
Answer: September 23
- Q. The urban population of the world is growing faster than Its rural population. This is mainly because of
A)High death rate in rural areas
B)High birth rate in towns
C)Rural-urban migration
D)Low death rate in towns
Answer: Rural-urban migration
- Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
A)Surinam
B)Uruguay
C)Guyana
D)Ecuador
Answer: Surinam
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
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