More Questions on Geography
- Q. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
A)The Penumbra
B)The Antumbra
C)The Umbra
D)None of these
Answer: The Umbra
- Q. Deciduous trees
A)Do not lose their leaves
B)Depend on others for its food
C)Lose their leaves every year
D)Do synthesis of their food
Answer: Lose their leaves every year
- Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
A)Ecology
B)Pedology
C)Pedagogy
D)Pomology
Answer: Pedology
- Q. Foehn is a local wind of ________.
A)Northern Italy
B)Canada
C)Switzerland
D)West Africa
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the
A)Rhine to the Wesser
B)Elbe to the Wesser
C)Oder to the Elbe
D)Rhine to the Oder
Answer: Rhine to the Oder
- Q. Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
A)Jodhpur
B)Bangalore
C)Delhi
D)Nagpur
Answer: Bangalore
- Q. Which state in India has the largest cover area of forest?
A)Kerala
B)Uttarakhand
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Wine production is mainly carried out in which of the following natural regions?
A)Mediterranean region
B)Equatorial region
C)Savanna
D)Coniferous forests
Answer: Mediterranean region
- Q. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the border between
A)Maharashtra and Gujarat
B)Maharashtra and Karnataka
C)Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat and Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. Which state irrigation is done by Rihand Dam project?
A)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
B)Gujarat and Maharashtra
C)Orissa and West Bengal
D)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Answer: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A)The Sea of Japan
B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
D)The Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
- Q. The longitudes of main land of India extends between ________.
A)68°7' N and 97°25' N
B)68°7' E and 97°25' E
C)68°.7' W and 97°25' W
D)68°7' S and 97°25' S
Answer: 68°7' E and 97°25' E
- Q. Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?
A)Foehn
B)Sirocco
C)Loo
D)Mistral
Answer: Sirocco
- Q. Cloud burst means ________
A)Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
B)Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
C)Formation of artificial rain
D)Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Answer: Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. In comparison to the Jupiter, planet Earth displays eclipses more frequently 2. On Mars, only partial solar eclipses are possible Select the correct answer.
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Which of the following is the deepest lake?
A)Lake Superior
B)Lake Victoria
C)Caspian Sea
D)Lake Baikal
Answer: Lake Baikal
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by which of the following?
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geology
C)Seismology
D)Pantograph
Answer: Seismology
- Q. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
A)Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic
B)Hot and dry weather
C)Very low velocity winds
D)High temperature associated with high humidity
Answer: High temperature associated with high humidity
- Q. India has an endless growing season because
A)Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
B)It experiences the monsoonal type of climate
C)The distribution of rainfall is uneven
D)Its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Answer: Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
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