More Questions on Geography
- Q. A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with
A)Wind mills
B)Geothermal power
C)Tidal power
D)Biomass power
Answer: Biomass power
- Q. Which of these statements are correct with reference to tornadoes? 1. Tornadoes are smaller and more intense than hurricanes. 2. Tornadoes are most abundant along the eastern coast of India. 3. The average tornado lasts for less than one hour. 4. Tornadoes are most common in the afternoons in the early summer.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. The smallest Union Territory is ________
A)Lakshadweep
B)Chandigarh
C)Pondicherry
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Q. Because of which one of the following factors, clouds do not precipitate in deserts?
A)High wind velocity
B)Low pressure
C)Low humidity
D)High temperature
Answer: Low humidity
- Q. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
A)Alto-cooling
B)Adiabatic
C)Lapse rate
D)Inverse cooling
Answer: Adiabatic
- Q. The place Sabarimala is situatad in which of the following states?
A)Kerala
B)Andhra pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which one of the following States enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction?
A)North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
B)North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial
C)North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial
D)North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial
Answer: North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
- Q. Arrange the following Himalayan peaks in order as they occur from west to east: I. Kanchenjunga II. Mt. Everest III. Nanda Devi IV. Dhaulagiri
A)III, II, I, IV
B)I, II, III, IV
C)I, II, IV, III
D)III, IV, II, I
Answer: III, IV, II, I
- Q. The Northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the ________.
A)Kaveri
B)Brahmaputra
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
A)Kaziranga
B)Bharatpur
C)Gir forest
D)Nilgiris
Answer: Kaziranga
- Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
A)Uneven heating of the Earth
B)Revolution of the Earth
C)Rotation of the Earth
D)All the above
Answer: Rotation of the Earth
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. Deltas are formed where the shores are free of
A)High tide
B)Low tide
C)Hard rocks
D)Trees
Answer: Hard rocks
- Q. Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
A)West Bengal
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
- Q. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
A)Solar year
B)Lunar year
C)Sidereal year
D)Tropical year
Answer: Sidereal year
- Q. The igneous rocks are formed due to ________
A)Disintegration of magma
B)Accumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea
C)Granitisation
D)Altering of metamorphic rocks
Answer: Granitisation
- Q. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Moon
D)Any other planet
Answer: Earth
- Q. Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________
A)Sun comes between the earth and moon
B)Moon comes between the sun and the earth
C)Earth comes between the sun and the moon
D)None of these
Answer: Earth comes between the sun and the moon
- Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
D)Open cast mines
Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
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