More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways?
A)Germany
B)The United States
C)The Former USSR
D)France
Answer: The Former USSR
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
A)National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
B)The Geological Survey of India
C)Surveyor General of India
D)Indian Bureau of Mines
Answer: The Geological Survey of India
- Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
A)Water needs more energy to get warm
B)Water is liquid
C)Landmasses are solid
D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
- Q. Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ________ in Italy.
A)Turin
B)Rome
C)Venice
D)Genoa
Answer: Venice
- Q. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
A)Spot-heights
B)Hachures
C)Contours
D)Isomers
Answer: Contours
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division
A)California Pacific
B)Iowa West North Central
C)Texas West South Central
D)New Jersey South Atlantic
Answer: New Jersey South Atlantic
- Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 3, and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. What percent of Indian terrain receive annual rainfall below 75 cm.
A)0.4
B)0.35
C)0.45
D)0.3
Answer: 0.35
- Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
A)4.3 minutes
B)43 minutes
C)4.3 seconds
D)4.3 years
Answer: 4.3 years
- Q. The epicentre of an earthquake is the ________
A)Point of intersection of P and S wave fronts
B)Point where P-waves touch the surface
C)Nearest point to the surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface
D)Antipodal point
Answer: Nearest point to the surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface
- Q. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states
A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B)Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in
A)Indonesian Islands
B)Amazon basin
C)Congo basin
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The Map showing the speciality of the surface of any area is called as
A)Thematic Map
B)Relief Map
C)Area Map
D)Geographic Map
Answer: Relief Map
- Q. ________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.
A)Temperature
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Parent rock
Answer: Flora & Fauna
- 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 Strait which separates Asia from North America is ________
A)The Strait of Gibraltar
B)The Bering Strait
C)The Palk Strait
D)The Strait of Malacca
Answer: The Bering Strait
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geodesy
C)Geology
D)Seismology
Answer: Seismology
- Q. Corsica Island is related to
A)Napoleon Bonaparte
B)Mussolini
C)Hitler
D)Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterised by ________
A)Hot dry summer and mild wet winters
B)Average rainfall of about 300 cm
C)Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
D)Hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
Answer: Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
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