More Questions on Geography
- Q. The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called
A)Currents
B)Breakers
C)Tsunamis
D)Drift
Answer: Tsunamis
- Q. “Venice of the East” is the name given to
A)Rangoon
B)Singapore
C)Bangkok
D)Hong Kong
Answer: Bangkok
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. What percentage of World’s fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
A)1.7
B)0.5
C)0.1
D)0.3
Answer: 1.7
- Q. Which of the following gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west direction?
A)Khasi,Garo, Naga, Mikir
B)Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
C)Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga
D)Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo
Answer: Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
- Q. Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
A)Rawat Bhata
B)Kalpakkam
C)Narora
D)Tarapore
Answer: Kalpakkam
- Q. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
A)Ankleshwar
B)Bombay High
C)Digboi
D)Naharkatiya
Answer: Digboi
- Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
A)Trebled
B)Stayed the same
C)Doubled
D)Multiplied ten times
Answer: Trebled
- Q. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature
A)Anywhere in the tropical zone
B)Over land bodies only
C)In a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
D)Over water bodies only
Answer: Over water bodies only
- Q. Melghat Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- Q. St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
A)Hollywood
B)Los Angeles
C)New Orleans
D)San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco
- Q. Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by ________
A)Great uniformity of temperature
B)Differential heating of land and sea
C)Cold winds of Central Asia
D)None of these
Answer: Differential heating of land and sea
- Q. Project Tiger, one of the premier conservation efforts in the country was launched on:
A)10 April, 1975
B)10 June, 1975
C)1 August, 1973
D)1 April, 1973
Answer: 1 April, 1973
- Q. Which state does not share a common border with Chhattisgarh?
A)Jharkhand
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Odisha
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following?
A)Birth control
B)Gynaecology
C)Navigation
D)Medical treatment
Answer: Navigation
- Q. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
A)Pench
B)Nagarjuna
C)Manas
D)Corbett
Answer: Nagarjuna
- Q. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Moon
D)Any other planet
Answer: Earth
- Q. The largest of the planets is
A)Uranus
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Neptune
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
B)Shale-possesses laminations
C)Quartzite-soft rock
D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
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