More Questions on Geography
- Q. The ________ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.
A)North Atlantic
B)Suez
C)Panama
D)South Atlantic
Answer: North Atlantic
- Q. Loess is ________ soil.
A)Volcanic
B)Wind-deposited
C)Water-deposited
D)Black cotton
Answer: Wind-deposited
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
A)Monsoons
B)Nearness to Equator
C)Presence of Indian Ocean
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. Madagascar is the only home of many species of
A)Lemur
B)Giraffe
C)Hippopotamus
D)Orangutan
Answer: Lemur
- Q. Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Goa
D)Visakhapatnam
Answer: Goa
- Q. The source of the Brahmaputra is
A)Somewhere near Tibet
B)Pindari glacier
C)A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
D)Punjab
Answer: A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
- Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
A)Johannes Kepler
B)Galileo Galilei
C)Nicholas Copernicus
D)Isaac Newton
Answer: Johannes Kepler
- Q. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with ________
A)Hydroelectricity
B)Nuclear power
C)Solar energy
D)Irrigation
Answer: Hydroelectricity
- Q. Which country falls in all three natural regions : Hot desert, Mediterranean and Cool temperate type of climate?
A)Lebanon
B)Chile
C)Israel
D)None of these
Answer: Chile
- Q. Which is the best variety of cotton in the world?
A)Egyptian
B)Sea Island
C)Upland American
D)Indian short fibres
Answer: Sea Island
- Q. Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
A)Surat
B)Mumbai
C)Coimbatore
D)Kolkata
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
A)Manmohan Singh
B)P V Narasimha Rao
C)I K Gujral
D)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? I. Development of a low pressure in north-west India II. Deflection of trade winds III. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean IV. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)III and IV
Answer: I and II
- Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
A)Scaling off
B)Landslide
C)Earth progression
D)Weathering
Answer: Landslide
- Q. The number of major ports in India is
A)13
B)5
C)8
D)15
Answer: 13
- Q. Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
A)Africa
B)North America
C)Europe
D)Australia
Answer: Europe
- Q. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the
A)Troposphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Mesosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is an integral part of
A)Denmark
B)Norway
C)North America
D)Canada
Answer: Denmark
- Q. During the South-West Monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains dry because
A)Winds do not reach this area
B)It is located in rain shadow area
C)Temperature is so high that wind does not get cooled
D)There is no mountain in this area
Answer: It is located in rain shadow area
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