More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
A)Kimberley
B)Cape Town
C)Johannesburg
D)Pretoria
Answer: Pretoria
- Q. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
A)Nilgiris
B)Vindhyas
C)Aravallis
D)Satpuras
Answer: Satpuras
- Q. The clouds extending from one side of horizon to other as 3 dark grey sheet having uniform base are called ________
A)Cirrus clouds
B)Stratus clouds
C)Cumulus clouds
D)Nimbus clouds
Answer: Stratus clouds
- Q. According to census 2001, the average annual growth rate during 1991 – 2001 is almost
A)2.13%
B)1.22%
C)1.93%
D)2.24%
Answer: 1.93%
- Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
C)Does not divide the Bering strait
D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
- Q. One will not have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
A)Port Said
B)Alexandria
C)Suez
D)Benghazi
Answer: Suez
- Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
A)The Himalayan Region
B)The Equatorial Region
C)The Tundra Region
D)The Mediterranean Region
Answer: The Tundra Region
- Q. The Sahyadri is another name of:
A)Shivalik Range
B)Western Ghat
C)Vindhya Range
D)Eastern Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
- Q. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?
A)Backwaters of Kerala
B)Gulf of Cambay
C)Gulf of Mannar
D)Chilka lake
Answer: Gulf of Cambay
- Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
A)Greenland
B)New Guinea
C)Medagascar
D)Iceland
Answer: Greenland
- Q. ________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock.
A)Sandstone
B)Conglomerate
C)Shale
D)Granite
Answer: Granite
- Q. The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
A)Perigee
B)Perihelion
C)Aphelion
D)Apogee
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. Temperate lows are ________
A)Polar regions which have very low temperatures
B)Low pressure areas in cyclones
C)Equatorial low pressure belt
D)Sub-polar low pressure belts
Answer: Sub-polar low pressure belts
- Q. The autumnal equinox occurs on:
A)October 23
B)August 23
C)September 23
D)November 23
Answer: September 23
- Q. NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
A)Hyakutake
B)Halley's Comet
C)Hale-Bopp
D)Tempel 1
Answer: Tempel 1
- Q. Heavy water plants are generally located near
A)Fertilizer plants
B)Major irrigation projects
C)Hydroelectric projects
D)Nuclear power plants
Answer: Fertilizer plants
- Q. The World’s largest bio-fuel plant has been established with a production capacity of 100 million liters per year, is located in
A)Brazil
B)China
C)India
D)USA
Answer: Brazil
- Q. River Indus originates from
A)Karakoram range
B)Hindukush range
C)Himalayan range
D)Kailash range
Answer: Kailash range
- Q. Which is the largest Man Made Lake
A)Rana Pratap Sagar
B)Wular
C)Gobind Sagar
D)Baikal
Answer: Gobind Sagar
- Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
A)Crop rotation
B)Contour ploughing
C)Terracing
D)Furrowing
Answer: Crop rotation
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