More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast in between India and Pakistan?
A)Gulf of Khambhat
B)Gulf of Cambay
C)Sir Creek
D)Mouth of Indus
Answer: Sir Creek
- Q. Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?
A)Masai
B)Pygmies
C)Kazaks
D)Lapps
Answer: Pygmies
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
A)Ravi
B)Mahanadi
C)Brahmaputra
D)Chenab
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus
A)3 and 4 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1 and 4 only
Answer: 2 and 3 only
- Q. Bridgmanite is
A)Earth's most abundant mineral
B)A bridge on the river Thames
C)Name of a game
D)Name of a music
Answer: Earth's most abundant mineral
- Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
A)1 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following city is the centre for manufacturing of Penicillin?
A)Pimpari
B)Sindri
C)Delhi
D)Alwaye
Answer: Pimpari
- Q. What is Obra?
A)Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam
B)Copper project in Rajasthan
C)Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
D)Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
- Q. With which one of the following industries is Coimbatore associated?
A)Cotton Textile
B)Gold
C)Gujarat
D)Sericulture
Answer: Cotton Textile
- Q. Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis?
A)Between 15% and 2%
B)Less than 1
C)Between 1% and 15%
D)More than 2%
Answer: More than 2%
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. Which of the following is the largest planet?
A)Saturn
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Uranus
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
A)At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
B)The sun can come overhead at both these places
C)The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
D)At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
Answer: At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
- Q. The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth’s surface passes through ________
A)Arctic Circle
B)Equator
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: Equator
- Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Golden Fibre refers to
A)Jute
B)Hemp
C)Cotton
D)Nylon
Answer: Jute
- Q. What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
A)Screaming sixties
B)Roaring forties
C)Furious fifties
D)Horse latitudes
Answer: Horse latitudes
- Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
A)They are made of lava
B)Their colour is black
C)They can retain moisture
D)They are found on plateau regions
Answer: They can retain moisture
- Q. The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world’s greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________
A)The East China Sea and the Bering Sea
B)Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
C)The North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
D)The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
Answer: The East China Sea and the Bering Sea
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