More Questions on Geography
- Q. Limestone, Coal, Chalk, Shale are the examples of:
A)Volcanic Rock
B)Sedimentary Rocks
C)Metamorphic Rock
D)Igneous Rock
Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
- Q. The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to
A)Western Ghats
B)Tropical location
C)Nearness to sea
D)Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The Sunderbans are found in
A)Ganga Delta
B)The Luni Basin
C)Godavari Delta
D)Mahanadi Delta
Answer: Ganga Delta
- Q. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is ________
A)Laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
B)Alluvial soils are easy to plough
C)Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
D)Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
Answer: Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
- Q. The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is ________
A)Dnieper
B)Volga
C)Rhine
D)Danube
Answer: Danube
- Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
A)Mumbai
B)Guwahati
C)Jamnagar
D)Chennai
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. Which of the following is not produced in the season of kharif?
A)Jau and Mustard
B)Millet and Rice
C)Maize and Jowar
D)Jowar and Rice
Answer: Jau and Mustard
- Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
- Q. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by
A)Weathering in situ
B)Degradation
C)Aggradation
D)Erosion
Answer: Aggradation
- Q. The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
A)North to South
B)East to West
C)West to East
D)South to North
Answer: West to East
- Q. Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? 1. Brahamaputra 2. Sutlej 3. Indus 4. Bhagirathi
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest?
A)NH 3
B)NH 1
C)NH 2
D)NH 44
Answer: NH 44
- Q. Which of the following is not a result of underground water activity?
A)Sink holes
B)Stalactites
C)Stalagmites
D)Fiords
Answer: Fiords
- Q. Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie – places famous for gold mines are located in:
A)England
B)Australia
C)USA
D)South Africa
Answer: Australia
- Q. The instrument to measure the magnitude of Earthquake is called
A)Argograph
B)Ideograph
C)Pantograph
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. The United Kingdom’ consists of England and ________
A)Scotland, Wales and Faeroe Island
B)Northern Ireland, Palma and Iceland
C)Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
D)Scotland, Sardinia and Wales
Answer: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Q. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?
A)Mahanadi Valley
B)Bramhaputra Valley
C)Damodar Valley
D)Godavari Valley
Answer: Damodar Valley
- Q. The largest ecosystem of earth is
A)Lithosphere
B)Biome
C)Hydrosphere
D)Biosphere
Answer: Biosphere
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
A)Gravitational potential energy
B)Hydraulic energy
C)Kinetic energy
D)A combination of all the above three forms of energy
Answer: A combination of all the above three forms of energy
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