More Questions on Geography
- Q. The network of the series of vertical and horizontal lines is known as
A)Longitude
B)Latitude
C)Geid System
D)Geographical Coordinates System
Answer: Geographical Coordinates System
- Q. The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called
A)Depressions
B)Typhoons
C)Hurricanes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Hurricanes
- Q. Lines Joining places having equal height are
A)Isohalines
B)Contours
C)Isobars
D)Isohyet
Answer: Contours
- Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the term ‘great circle’ is not correct?
A)Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
B)Equator is a great circle
C)A ship can save fuel and time by following the great circle arc between two points
D)A great circle results when a plane passes through the centre of a sphere
Answer: Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
- Q. The world’s largest river is
A)Mississippi
B)Amazon
C)Nile
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Amazon
- Q. The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through
A)Badodara and Jhansi
B)Nasik and Gwalior
C)Pune and Bhopal
D)Jaipur and Kanpur
Answer: Nasik and Gwalior
- Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
- Q. In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?
A)Daman and Diu
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The longest railway platform is ________
A)Kharagpur (India)
B)London (U.K.
C)Moscow (Russia)
D)New York (U.S.A.)
Answer: Kharagpur (India)
- Q. Niagara Falls are in ________
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)U.K.
D)U.S.A.
Answer: U.S.A.
- Q. Jadugoda is famous for?
A)Mining of uranium
B)Mining of iron
C)Mining of mica
D)Mining of copper
Answer: Mining of uranium
- Q. The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is
A)Mineral oil
B)Iron and steel
C)Coal
D)Metallic ores (other than iron ore)
Answer: Coal
- Q. Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a
A)Continental plateau
B)Piedmont plateau
C)Intermontane plateau
D)Volcanic plateau
Answer: Intermontane plateau
- Q. Doldrums is/are
A)The north-east and south-east winds
B)Mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
C)Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
D)Planetary winds
Answer: Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
- Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
A)12.00 A.M.
B)4.00 P.M.
C)8.00 A.M.
D)12.00 Noon
Answer: 8.00 A.M.
- Q. Which of the following is the major centre of production of railway wagons?
A)Jamshedpur
B)Asansol
C)Chittaranjan
D)Perambur
Answer: Asansol
- Q. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
A)50
B)48
C)84
D)60
Answer: 84
- Q. “Terra Rossa” is a Latin word which means?
A)Lateritic Region
B)Warm Region
C)Red Landscape
D)Region Nearer to Poles
Answer: Red Landscape
- Q. Los Angeles is famous for ________
A)Film studios
B)Golden beaches
C)Scenic beauty
D)Rocket launching station
Answer: Film studios
- Q. Which region in India is known as the ‘Rice Bowl of India’?
A)North-East region
B)Indo-Gangetic Plain
C)Krishna-Godavari Delta region
D)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Krishna-Godavari Delta region
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