More Questions on Geography
- Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
A)Heat is transferred vertically through the air
B)Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
C)Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
D)Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
Answer: Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
- Q. The shape of the Himalayas is like
A)A zigzag line
B)A straight line
C)An arc
D)A spiral
Answer: An arc
- Q. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the border between
A)Maharashtra and Gujarat
B)Maharashtra and Karnataka
C)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat and Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. The biggest lake in India is ________
A)Wular Lake
B)Dal Lake
C)Chilka Lake
D)Sambhar Lake
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A)Shikoku
B)Hokkaido
C)Honshu
D)Kyushu
Answer: Honshu
- Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.
A)Finland
B)Switzerland
C)Canada
D)Sweden
Answer: Finland
- Q. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Red Data Book provides an account of
A)Endangered plants only
B)Extinct animals only
C)Endangered plants & animals
D)Fossil plants
Answer: Endangered plants & animals
- Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
A)Pakistan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)Sri Lanka
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Which continent has the highest density of population?
A)Europe
B)Asia
C)Africa
D)North America
Answer: Europe
- Q. The Indian state of Sikkim does not share a border with which neighbouring country?
A)Bhutan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)China
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. HBJ pipeline transports
A)Petroleum
B)Crude Oil
C)Natural Gas
D)Iron Ore in slurry form
Answer: Natural Gas
- Q. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________
A)Fog
B)Smog
C)Frost
D)Dew
Answer: Smog
- Q. Which of the following is a commercial source of energy?
A)Sun
B)Agricultural waste
C)Dried dung
D)Natural gas
Answer: Natural gas
- Q. Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Goa
D)Visakhapatnam
Answer: Goa
- Q. India is divided into:
A)Eight Postal Zones.
B)Six Postal Zones.
C)Seven Postal Zones.
D)Nine Postal Zones.
Answer: Nine Postal Zones.
- Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
A)I, II and III
B)I and III
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
A)Isobar
B)Isohypse
C)Isohalines
D)Isohyets
Answer: Isohyets
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