More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Rainfall in the doldrums is of convectional nature. 2. Convectional rainfall is highly localized and is associated with minimum cloudiness. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)2 only
B)1 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which district of Himachal Pradesh touches the border of China?
A)Kullu
B)Kinnaur
C)Chamba
D)Sirmaur
Answer: Kinnaur
- Q. Spot the odd item in the following
A)Mt Vesuvius
B)Mt Fuji
C)Mt Everest
D)Mt Pele
Answer: Mt Everest
- Q. The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
A)Levee
B)Meander
C)Water fall
D)Alluvial fan
Answer: Alluvial fan
- Q. Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
A)Digboi in Assam, India
B)Baku in Russia.
C)Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
D)Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
Answer: Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Q. The type of igneous rocks which are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks, are known as ________
A)Laccolith
B)Basalt
C)Hypabyssal
D)Batholith
Answer: Hypabyssal
- Q. Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?
A)Bituminous
B)Peat
C)Lignite
D)Anthracite
Answer: Bituminous
- Q. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North – South direction is: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga
A)2, 1, 4, 3
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)2, 1, 3, 4
D)1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. Which is the lowest layer of Atmosphere?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________
A)Secant scale
B)Beaufort scale
C)Richter scale
D)Mercalli scale
Answer: Richter scale
- Q. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by
A)Weathering in situ
B)Degradation
C)Aggradation
D)Erosion
Answer: Aggradation
- Q. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in ________
A)India
B)Bhutan
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
- Q. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
A)Krishna
B)Gandak
C)Kosi
D)Sutlej
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Spring tides occur when ________
A)The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
B)The moon is nearest to the earth
C)The moon is farthest from the earth
D)The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
Answer: The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
- Q. The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is ________.
A)The Modified Mercalli Scale
B)The Richter Scale
C)The Moho's Scale
D)The Beaufort Scale
Answer: The Beaufort Scale
- Q. The monsoon has well-developed cycle in ________
A)East United States
B)South and South East Asia
C)North Australia
D)Africa
Answer: South and South East Asia
- Q. Which of the following physiographic features of India is ‘geologically the oldest’?
A)The Peninsular Plateau
B)Himalayan Mountain Chain
C)Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
D)The Coastal Plains
Answer: The Peninsular Plateau
- Q. Which of the following is known as Sahyadri Mountain
A)Shivalik ranges
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Vindhya range
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
A)Cyclonic
B)Anti-cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Orographic
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