More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which type of lakes are created by the volcanic activities?
A)Volcanic Lakes
B)Lagoon
C)Sweet Water Lake
D)Karst Lake
Answer: Volcanic Lakes
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
- Q. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?
A)Nathu La
B)Chang La
C)JaraLa
D)Shipki La
Answer: Nathu La
- Q. The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth’s surface is due to ________
A)Snow and ice covered areas of the earth
B)Clouds
C)Water-bodies
D)All the above reflect nearly the same amount
Answer: Clouds
- Q. Water exists in how much part of the world?
A)0.25
B)0.7
C)0.8
D)0.55
Answer: 0.7
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Norwesters” of Bengal?
A)It is a kind of thunderstorm
B)It is caused due to strong surface heating
C)It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. Coal is an example of
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Igneous rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)None of the above
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India?
A)China
B)Bangladesh
C)Bhutan
D)Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
A)Four
B)Two
C)Three
D)Five
Answer: Three
- Q. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
A)Shimla is farther from the Equator
B)Shimla is further north
C)Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
D)Their longitudes differ
Answer: Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
- Q. Hanging Valley is very common in
A)Glaciated areas
B)High mountains
C)Sub-Arctic region
D)Coastal belt
Answer: Glaciated areas
- Q. The problem of arsenic in India is due to
A)Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
B)Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas
C)Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
D)Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
Answer: Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
- Q. Japan is called ‘land of the rising sun’ because ________
A)Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
B)Sun rises there as soon as it sets
C)Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
D)The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Answer: Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
- Q. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?
A)Iran
B)Iraq
C)Oman
D)Afghanistan
Answer: Iran
- Q. Tungbhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint undertaking of:
A)Kerala and Karnataka
B)Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
C)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
D)Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Q. Which planet is called watery planet?
A)Mars
B)Venus
C)Earth
D)Mercury
Answer: Earth
- Q. The Nilgiris are part of the
A)Vindhyachal
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Tamil Nadu Hills
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
A)Sunday
B)Friday
C)Saturday
D)Monday
Answer: Sunday
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