More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
A)Nubra valley
B)Chandra valley
C)Hunza valley
D)Sutlej valley
Answer: Sutlej valley
- Q. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
A)Gomati
B)Indrawati
C)Son
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indrawati
- Q. Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.
A)Evergreen
B)Deciduous
C)Coniferous
D)Alpine
Answer: Coniferous
- Q. The Eastern Coast of India is known as ________
A)Coromandal Coast
B)Eastern Plateau
C)Bengal Coast
D)Cyclonic Coast
Answer: Coromandal Coast
- Q. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6.48 p.m., on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
A)10.00 p.m
B)8.24 p.m
C)9. 12 p.m
D)11.48 p.m
Answer: 10.00 p.m
- Q. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. Which of the following sea Port is nearest to Rourkela Steel Plant?
A)Kandla
B)Haldia
C)Vishakhapattanam
D)Paradip
Answer: Paradip
- Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
A)Equal rainfall
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal pressure
D)Equal height
Answer: Equal height
- Q. The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of ________
A)Gases
B)Cosmic rays
C)Molten lava
D)Ice
Answer: Molten lava
- Q. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
A)Mercury
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Mars
Answer: Venus
- Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
- Q. Which one among the following statements regarding India’s coal is not correct?
A)Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
B)98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period
C)Unknown amount of coal lies buried under the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan Trap
D)Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
Answer: Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
- Q. The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
A)Stwart Island (New Zealand)
B)Azizia (Libya)
C)Ramagundam (India)
D)Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Answer: Azizia (Libya)
- Q. When was the World Wildlife Fund founded?
A)1961
B)1969
C)1992
D)1965
Answer: 1961
- Q. You find some local people living in log cabins in
A)Deserts
B)Tropical rainforest
C)Taiga regions
D)Mediterranean regions
Answer: Taiga regions
- 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. Which of the following Indian state has the most no. of Scheduled Tribal population?
A)Bihar
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The climate of a place is decided by ________
A)Latitude
B)Proximity to the sea
C)Altitude
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat?
A)West Bengal
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved
A)Eastward
B)Northward
C)Southward
D)Westward
Answer: Northward
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