More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following features is not formed by running water?
A)Gorges
B)Valleys
C)Tunnels
D)Canyons
Answer: Tunnels
- Q. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
A)Ghana
B)Australia
C)Cuba
D)Philippines
Answer: Australia
- Q. Increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere causes ________
A)Uniform earth temperature
B)Rise in earth temperature
C)Fall in earth temperature
D)Increase in Ultraviolet rays
Answer: Rise in earth temperature
- 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. Which among these is a cold current
A)Brazilian current
B)Florida current
C)Canaries current
D)Norwegian current
Answer: Canaries current
- Q. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________
A)Particles
B)Short waves
C)Long waves
D)None of these
Answer: Short waves
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the
A)Veldt
B)Downs
C)Steppes
D)Prairies
Answer: Downs
- Q. The longest dam in India is
A)Hirakund Dam
B)Bhakra Dam
C)Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
D)Kosi Dam
Answer: Hirakund Dam
- Q. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?
A)Kosi River
B)Ganga River
C)Gandak River
D)Son River
Answer: Kosi River
- Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
A)Water needs more energy to get warm
B)Water is liquid
C)Landmasses are solid
D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
- Q. The most important layer for all biological activity in the atmosphere is:
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere.
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere.
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation
A)III and IV
B)I and II
C)II and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: II and IV
- Q. Which of the following is a Great Circle?
A)180º longitude
B)The Equator
C)The 0º longitude
D)Antarctic region
Answer: The Equator
- Q. An estuary is a place where
A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
- Q. Which dam of India is the highest?
A)Thein
B)Mettur
C)Rihand
D)Bhakra
Answer: Bhakra
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
A)It is a mode of water conservation
B)It is helpful in raising water level
C)It increases the harms of flow
D)It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demands of water
Answer: It increases the harms of flow
- Q. Consider the following mountain ranges: 1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram 3. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?
A)4, 2, 3, 1
B)3, 4, 1, 2
C)3, 1, 4, 2
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 3, 4, 1, 2
- Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Myanmar
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