More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The highest dam from the following in India is
    A)Hirakud
    B)Maithan
    C)Bhakra
    D)Machkund
    Answer: Bhakra
  • Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
    A)Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
    B)Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
    C)Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
    D)None of these
    Answer: Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
  • Q. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is ________
    A)Perth, Aden, Paris, London
    B)Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London
    C)Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
    D)Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
    Answer: Perth, Aden, Paris, London
  • Q. Which city is served by Diamond Harbour?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Mumbai
    C)Visakhapatnam
    D)Rangoon
    Answer: Kolkata
  • 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. The form of precipitation in which the raindrops get frozen into ice on coming in contact with a cold layer of air near the earth’s surface is called ________
    A)Sleet
    B)Fog
    C)Hail
    D)Snowfall
    Answer: Sleet
  • Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
    A)Pulses
    B)Rice
    C)Oilseeds
    D)Sugarcane
    Answer: Pulses
  • Q. The Koal Project is aimed towards
    A)Power generation and load control
    B)Irrigation
    C)Drainage and power generation
    D)Irrigation, flood control and power generation
    Answer: Irrigation, flood control and power generation
  • Q. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
    A)Glucose
    B)Lactose
    C)Maltose
    D)Sucrose
    Answer: Glucose
  • Q. Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
    A)Sutlej
    B)Ganga
    C)Ravi
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above
    A)Poles
    B)Tropic of Capricorn
    C)Tropic of Cancer
    D)Equator
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat ?
    A)Porbandar
    B)Jamnagar
    C)Okha
    D)Verval
    Answer: Jamnagar
  • 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 term ‘meteor’ is applied to an interplanetary body ________
    A)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air
    B)After it enters the atmosphere of the earth
    C)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
    D)Before it enters the earth's atmosphere
    Answer: After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
  • Q. When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
    A)Sink to the bottom
    B)Form a layer on top
    C)Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
    D)Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
    Answer: Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
  • Q. Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India ?
    A)The west coast has little indentation except towards the south
    B)The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin interspersed by hilly terrain
    C)The eastern coast has a wide plain with well-developed deltas of the major rivers
    D)The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
    Answer: The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
  • Q. The maximum percentage of the tribal population in India consists of
    A)Mundas
    B)Santhals
    C)Bhils
    D)Nagas
    Answer: Santhals
  • Q. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
    A)Beas river
    B)Jhelum river
    C)Chenab river
    D)Sutlej river
    Answer: Sutlej river
  • Q. Palk Strait separates
    A)Sunda and Sumatra
    B)Malaysia and Sumatra
    C)India and Sri Lanka
    D)Borneo and Celebes
    Answer: India and Sri Lanka
  • Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
    A)Mars
    B)Jupiter
    C)Earth
    D)Venus
    Answer: Earth

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