More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following is igneous rock?
A)Marble
B)Limestone
C)Granite
D)Slate
Answer: Granite
- Q. The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called ________
A)Exfoliation
B)Block disintegration
C)Dellation
D)Granular disintegration
Answer: Exfoliation
- Q. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
A)Laterite soils
B)Saline and Alkaline soils
C)Red soils
D)Alluvial soils
Answer: Saline and Alkaline soils
- Q. The busiest sea route is
A)The North Atlantic Route
B)The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
C)The South Atlantic Route
D)The Pacific Route
Answer: The North Atlantic Route
- Q. Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
A)Africa
B)North America
C)Europe
D)Australia
Answer: Europe
- Q. The Eastern Coast of India is known as ________
A)Coromandal Coast
B)Eastern Plateau
C)Bengal Coast
D)Cyclonic Coast
Answer: Coromandal Coast
- Q. Which of the following is called ‘Herring Pond’?
A)Dead Sea
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Black Sea
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
- Q. The south-west monsoon contributes ________ of the total rain in India.
A)22%
B)86%
C)50%
D)100%
Answer: 86%
- Q. India’s three fourths of the total annual rainfall are received during:
A)The Hot Weather Season
B)South-west Monsoon Season
C)North East Monsoon Season
D)The Retreating of S.W. Monsoon Season
Answer: South-west Monsoon Season
- Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
A)Mistral
B)Chi nook
C)Foehn
D)Roaring Forties
Answer: Foehn
- Q. To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related?
A)Scuba diving
B)Tidal power plants
C)Main fish catching zone
D)Shipping
Answer: Main fish catching zone
- Q. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Pluto
Answer: Venus
- Q. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from south-west monsoon than the east coast?
A)The east coast is broader than the west coast
B)Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
C)The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
D)The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
Answer: The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
- Q. In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to
A)Burning of diesel
B)Flow of water
C)Burning of coal
D)Production of steam
Answer: Flow of water
- Q. Rice crop needs
A)Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
B)Low temperature and heavy rainfall
C)High temperature and low rainfall
D)Low temperature and low rainfall
Answer: Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
- Q. Which is the largest producer of lignite in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- 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. As per the Census 2011, which state has the lowest population in India?
A)Puducherry
B)Manipur
C)Tripura
D)Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
A)River kayan - Borneo
B)Hevea tree - Brazil
C)Sumatra storm - Malaysia
D)Dekke toba fish - Brazil
Answer: Dekke toba fish - Brazil
- Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
A)Uranus
B)Venus
C)Mars
D)Neptune
Answer: Venus
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