More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?
A)Bituminous
B)Peat
C)Lignite
D)Anthracite
Answer: Bituminous
- Q. From east to west, which one of the following sequences of cities of Canada is correct?
A)Quebec – Montreal - Toronto - Ottawa
B)Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
C)Montreal – Quebec - Ottawa -Toronto
D)Montreal - Quebec - Toronto – Ottawa
Answer: Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
- Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)23° 20' N latitude - Tropic of Cancer
B)66° 33' N latitude - Arctic Circle
C)180°E or 180°W longitude- International Date Line
D)0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
Answer: 0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
- Q. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is famous for which of the following?
A)Birds
B)Tiger and elephant
C)Wild Bison
D)Leopard and Spotted deer
Answer: Leopard and Spotted deer
- Q. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
A)Mansarovar lake
B)Sambhar area
C)Chilka region
D)Rann of Kutch
Answer: Rann of Kutch
- Q. Shwedagon pagoda is located in
A)Mandalay
B)Mahabalipuram
C)Rangoon
D)Jakarta
Answer: Rangoon
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- Q. The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?
A)India-Pakistan
B)India-Nepal
C)India-China
D)China-Pakistan
Answer: China-Pakistan
- Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
A)I and III
B)I only
C)II only
D)All three
Answer: I only
- Q. Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?
A)Loo
B)Western disturbances
C)Norwesters
D)Mango showers
Answer: Western disturbances
- Q. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Haryana
D)Assam
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The Balkan Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the river.
A)Elbe
B)Danube
C)Rhine
D)Weser
Answer: Danube
- Q. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
A)Luni, Narmada and Tapti
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
C)Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
D)Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
A)Krishna river
B)Mahanadi river
C)Damodar river
D)Cauvery river
Answer: Krishna river
- Q. Black Gold’ refers to
A)Gold
B)Coal
C)Petroleum
D)Diamond
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Sundarban was declared a World Heritage Site because of its:
A)Nearest to Bay of Bengal
B)River Delta
C)Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
D)None of Above
Answer: Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
- Q. The portion of incident radiation (energy) without heating that surface reflected back from a surface of a body is called:
A)Albedo
B)Streto
C)Ironodo
D)Thermedo
Answer: Albedo
- Q. The Salal Project is on the river
A)Ravi
B)Chenab
C)Jhelum
D)Sutlej
Answer: Chenab
- Q. Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
A)Mahanadi
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Cauvery
Answer: Godavari
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