More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
A)Red soil
B)Desert soil
C)Laterite soil
D)Regur soil
Answer: Regur soil
- Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
- Q. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ________ type.
A)Frontal
B)Radiation
C)Advection
D)Convection
Answer: Advection
- Q. Suez Canal connects
A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?
A)Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
B)Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea
C)Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley
D)Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato
Answer: Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
- Q. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
A)Maharashtra and Karnataka
B)Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
C)West Bengal and Jharkhand
D)Haryana and Punjab
Answer: West Bengal and Jharkhand
- Q. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their
A)Seasons day and night are opposite
B)Seasons are opposite
C)Day and night are opposite
D)Climates are opposite
Answer: Seasons day and night are opposite
- Q. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
A)Jodhpur
B)Bharatpur
C)Jaipur
D)Udaipur
Answer: Jaipur
- Q. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
A)Aviation
B)Space travel
C)Navigation
D)Communication
Answer: Navigation
- Q. The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
A)Coastal Tamil Nadu
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Central Highlands
D)Nagaland
Answer: Nagaland
- Q. The features produced by glacial deposition are: 1. outwash plains 2. drumlins 3. eskers 4. levees
A)2, 3, 2004
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 3, 2004
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 1, 2, 2003
- Q. The local time at A is 4 pm, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°
A)Neither I nor II
B)Only I
C)Only II
D)Both I and II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Where are Rain forests found?
A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
B)Central India
C)Eastern Ghats
D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
- Q. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
A)Nallamala hills
B)Sheravoy hills
C)Javadi hills
D)Elamalai hills
Answer: Elamalai hills
- Q. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of ________
A)76 years
B)24 years
C)32 years
D)84 years
Answer: 76 years
- Q. One horned rhinoceros is found in the states of:
A)Madhya Pradesh and Assam
B)West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh
C)West Bengal and Assam
D)West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
Answer: West Bengal and Assam
- 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. Limestone, Coal, Chalk, Shale are the examples of:
A)Volcanic Rock
B)Sedimentary Rocks
C)Metamorphic Rock
D)Igneous Rock
Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
- Q. Wood pulp comes from ________
A)Mediterranean region
B)Equatorial region
C)Temperate region
D)Coniferous forest region
Answer: Coniferous forest region
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