More Questions on Geography
- Q. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ________
A)Meiji
B)Mulatto
C)Mestizo
D)Mau Mau
Answer: Mestizo
- Q. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
A)North-east monsoons
B)South-west monsoons
C)Retreating monsoons
D)Westerly disturbances
Answer: Westerly disturbances
- Q. The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as
A)Kumaon Himalayas
B)Punjab Himalaya
C)Nepal Himalayas
D)Assam Himalayas
Answer: Kumaon Himalayas
- Q. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?
A)Beas and Tapi
B)Ganga and Indus
C)Ganga and Brahmaputra
D)Indus and Brahmaputra
Answer: Indus and Brahmaputra
- Q. Longest mountain range in the world is ________
A)Karakoram
B)Himalayas
C)Andes
D)Ural mountains
Answer: Andes
- Q. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
A)Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea
C)Red Sea - Arabian Sea
D)Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea
Answer: Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
- Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
A)Iceland
B)New Zealand
C)Japan
D)Russia
Answer: Iceland
- Q. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:
A)Doha
B)Sydeny
C)London
D)Baghdad
Answer: Baghdad
- Q. Census data released on July 15,2011 reflects that 13.48% urban population lives in
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents? 1. Prevailing winds 2. Earth’s Rotation 3. Earthquake activity 4. Bottom Topography 5. Difference in the density of seawater
A)1, 2 and 5
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)3, 4 and 5
Answer: 1, 2 and 5
- Q. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
B)Pune and Bengaluru
C)Sholapur and Hubli
D)Barsi and Guntur
Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
- Q. Exfoliation is a type of:
A)Physical Weathering
B)Chemical Weathering
C)Soil Erosion
D)None of Above
Answer: Physical Weathering
- Q. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
A)Solar year
B)Lunar year
C)Sidereal year
D)Tropical year
Answer: Sidereal year
- Q. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) were created in:
A)1989
B)1985
C)1987
D)1990
Answer: 1987
- Q. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
A)Block mountains
B)Fold mountains
C)Volcanic mountains
D)None of these
Answer: Fold mountains
- Q. Trees with hardwood and dense canopy are generally found in ________
A)Tidal forests
B)Deciduous forests
C)Evergreen forests
D)Alpine forests
Answer: Evergreen forests
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Bara (kral) is used for which of the following
A)Stockyard of kikuyu
B)House of Maasai shepherd
C)Village of Maasai shepherd
D)Tent of Kirgiz
Answer: Village of Maasai shepherd
- Q. Botswana was formerly known as
A)Barbados
B)Bachuanaland
C)Bahamas
D)Cameroon
Answer: Bachuanaland
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