More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The portion of incident radiation (energy) without heating that surface reflected back from a surface of a body is called:
    A)Albedo
    B)Streto
    C)Ironodo
    D)Thermedo
    Answer: Albedo
  • Q. Which of the following is a typical feature of volcanic eruption?
    A)Basin
    B)Horsts
    C)Dykes
    D)Drumlin
    Answer: Dykes
  • Q. Which of these is a dwarf planet?
    A)Eris
    B)Neptune
    C)Titan
    D)Hydra
    Answer: Eris
  • Q. Which of the following union territory of India has four districts but the border of its district do not meet with other district?
    A)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    B)Chandigarh
    C)Puducherry
    D)Andaman and Nicobar islands
    Answer: Puducherry
  • Q. The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
    A)Kiel Canal
    B)Panama Canal
    C)Suez Canal
    D)Buckingham Canal
    Answer: Kiel Canal
  • Q. Grand Bank, Sable Bank, Middle Bank and Jeffery Bank are the major fishing grounds of
    A)North East Atlantic
    B)North West Atlantic
    C)North East Pacific
    D)North West Pacific
    Answer: North West Atlantic
  • 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. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
    A)Glucose
    B)Lactose
    C)Maltose
    D)Sucrose
    Answer: Glucose
  • Q. The formation of “Mushroom Rocks” in deserts is an example of which of the following?
    A)Attrition
    B)Erosion
    C)Contraction
    D)Abrasion
    Answer: Erosion
  • Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
    A)Katabatic wind
    B)Anabatic wind
    C)Khamsin
    D)Harmattan
    Answer: Katabatic wind
  • Q. An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991.
    A)Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
    B)Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    C)Aliabet Island, Gujarat
    D)Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
    Answer: Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Q. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
    A)Brazilian current
    B)Irminger current
    C)Labrador current
    D)Canarie current
    Answer: Brazilian current
  • Q. On the bank of which river is New York situated?
    A)River Mississippi
    B)River Colorado
    C)River Hudson
    D)River Amazon
    Answer: River Hudson
  • Q. The term Mediterranean agriculture applies to a particular blend of ________ and activities and ________ is confined to regions encircling the Mediterranean basins.
    A)Grazing and fishing
    B)Farming and grazing
    C)Farming and fishing
    D)Fishing and mining
    Answer: Farming and grazing
  • Q. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was formerly called as
    A)Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
    B)Salim AliBird Sanctuary
    C)Khijadia Bird Sanctuary
    D)Mayani Bird Sanctuary
    Answer: Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
  • Q. Where was the first Nuclear Power Plant constructed in India?
    A)Narora
    B)Kaiga
    C)Tarapur
    D)Kota
    Answer: Tarapur
  • Q. Name the longest river in India
    A)Godavari
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Ganga
    D)Krishna
    Answer: Ganga
  • Q. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?
    A)The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet
    B)All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
    C)The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
    D)All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
    Answer: All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
  • Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
    A)Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
    B)Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
    C)Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
    D)None of these
    Answer: Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
  • Q. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
    A)Chile
    B)Alaska
    C)Argentina
    D)Tanzania
    Answer: Tanzania

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