More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
A)Monsoons
B)Nearness to Equator
C)Presence of Indian Ocean
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
A)Khasi - Mizoram
B)Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar
C)Minicoy - Lakshadweep
D)Garo - Chhatisgarh
Answer: Garo - Chhatisgarh
- Q. Which country ranks top in the mining of gold?
A)China
B)Canada
C)U.S.A.
D)South Africa
Answer: China
- Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________
A)Meet the chronic power shortage
B)Preserve and maintain navigation
C)Supply drinking water
D)Bring additional areas into irrigation
Answer: Preserve and maintain navigation
- Q. Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders’. For which region is this statement correct?
A)Siberian Tundra
B)African Savanna
C)Central Asian Steppes
D)North American Prairies
Answer: Central Asian Steppes
- Q. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as
A)Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Exosphere
D)Mesosphere
Answer: Exosphere
- Q. The nations, separated by McMahon line are
A)China and India
B)Afghanistan and Pakistan
C)Bangladesh and India
D)Pakistan and India
Answer: China and India
- Q. The Ganges in Bangladesh is known as the
A)Padma
B)Farakka
C)Brahmaputra
D)Sonar
Answer: Padma
- Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
- Q. Deciduous trees are those ________
A)That never bear fruits
B)That grow up straight
C)That grow plenty in dry places
D)That shed their leaves during a certain season
Answer: That shed their leaves during a certain season
- Q. The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:
A)Thermoarea
B)Isoline
C)Insiline
D)Thermocline
Answer: Thermocline
- Q. The total length of the river Ganga is about
A)2500 km.
B)3000 km.
C)3425 km.
D)2750 km.
Answer: 2500 km.
- Q. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is
A)Karakoram
B)Zaskar
C)Kailash
D)Ladakh
Answer: Karakoram
- Q. ________ is a land locked country.
A)Nepal
B)Bangladesh
C)Myanmar
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
A)100°north and 80° East
B)55° north and 80° East
C)35° north and 100° East
D)55° south and 10° East
Answer: 35° north and 100° East
- Q. Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
A)North Western India
B)Rann of Kutch
C)Rajasthan
D)Meghalaya
Answer: North Western India
- Q. Ozone layers absorb
A)All radiations from the sun
B)Infrared rays
C)Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
D)Cosmic rays
Answer: Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
- Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
A)3° per day
B)1° per day
C)2° per day
D)5° per day
Answer: 1° per day
- Q. The scarcity or crop failure of which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
A)Linseed
B)coconut
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Groundnut
- Q. The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake
A)Superior
B)Baikal
C)Titicaca
D)Victoria
Answer: Superior
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