More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
    A)Iranian desert
    B)Patagonian desert
    C)Taklamakan desert
    D)Turkmen desert
    Answer: Patagonian desert
  • Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
    A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
    B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
    C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
    D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
    Answer: E
  • Q. Beaufort Scale is used to measure ________
    A)Wind direction
    B)Air pressure
    C)Wind velocity
    D)Humidity
    Answer: Wind velocity
  • Q. In which one of the following States, Mangla, Bhagyam and Aishwarya oil fields are located?
    A)A.P.
    B)Assam
    C)Gujarat
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Arctic Ocean
    C)Atlantic Ocean
    D)Pacific Ocean
    Answer: Indian Ocean
  • Q. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is
    A)Karnataka
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Assam
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Why are the ports of Baltic sea opened for trade in winter?
    A)Local factors keep it warm
    B)It is tropical belt
    C)North Atlantic warm currents flow in this region
    D)Western disturbances increase the temperature
    Answer: North Atlantic warm currents flow in this region
  • Q. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory
    A)Nanada Devi
    B)Mount Everest
    C)Kanchenjunga
    D)Nanga parbat
    Answer: Kanchenjunga
  • Q. Which is the river known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
    A)Indus
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Tista
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?
    A)Gandak
    B)Kosi
    C)Ghaghara
    D)Son
    Answer: Son
  • Q. The world’s highest hydel power project ‘Rongtong’ is located in ________
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Rangoon
    C)Kathmandu
    D)Beijing
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
    A)1, 3, 4, 2
    B)1, 4, 3, 2
    C)2, 4, 3, 1
    D)2, 3, 4, 1
    Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
  • Q. The melting down of glacier is normal event regarding the rising sea level. Most of the glaciers are found in
    A)Himalaya
    B)Green Land
    C)South Pole
    D)North Pole
    Answer: South Pole
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth’s circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth’s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 4
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 3 and 4
  • Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
    A)Orchard lands
    B)Grazing lands
    C)Forest lands
    D)Paddy lands
    Answer: Orchard lands
  • Q. Which State in India is known as the ‘Granary of India’?
    A)Punjab
    B)Haryana
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Borobudur in Java is famous for
    A)Its natural museum
    B)Lord Buddha's tooth preserved for posterity
    C)ABuddhist Temple
    D)Fisheries Research Station
    Answer: ABuddhist Temple
  • Q. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
    A)Single cropping
    B)Rotation of crops
    C)Rotation of fields
    D)Use of plenty of fertilizer
    Answer: Rotation of fields
  • Q. Which among these is a cold current
    A)Brazilian current
    B)Florida current
    C)Canaries current
    D)Norwegian current
    Answer: Canaries current
  • Q. Smog is a Mixture of
    A)Fire and Water
    B)Air and Water Vapour
    C)Water and Smoke
    D)Smoke and Fog
    Answer: Smoke and Fog

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