More Questions on Geography
- Q. A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at ________
A)3.30 P.M.
B)3.30 A.M.
C)8.30 A.M.
D)8.30 P.M.
Answer: 3.30 P.M.
- Q. The ________ railway is the longest railway route in the world.
A)Trans-Andes
B)Trans-Siberian
C)Canadian-Pacific
D)Trans-Continental, Australia
Answer: Trans-Siberian
- Q. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
A)Volcanic mountains
B)Block mountains
C)Fold mountains
D)Residual mountains
Answer: Block mountains
- Q. The nuclear reactor, where the leak of radioactive substance was detected in Japan following the tsunami of 11 March, 2011 are in
A)Tokyo
B)Fukushima
C)Kyoto
D)None of These
Answer: Fukushima
- Q. Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake?
A)The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins
B)There are deep ocean trenches along these margins
C)High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean
D)These margins coincide with the plate margins
Answer: These margins coincide with the plate margins
- Q. Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
A)Gujarat
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
A)41 km
B)22 km
C)36 km
D)53 km
Answer: 22 km
- Q. The boundary between Earth’s Crust and Mantle is ________.
A)Conrad discontinuity
B)Moho discontinuity
C)Lehman discontinuity
D)Gutenberg discontinuity
Answer: Moho discontinuity
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
A)North pole
B)Axis of the earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Anticyclones are caused by ________
A)Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
B)Violent winds
C)Heavy rainfall
D)Winds that blow spirally inwards
Answer: Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
- Q. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
A)Sambalpur
B)Hoshangabad
C)Raipur
D)Warangal
Answer: Raipur
- Q. The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are
A)Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
B)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
C)Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
D)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- Q. Find the name of the state which has the lowest density?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Meghalaya
C)Mizoram
D)Sikkim
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Which soil is sticky when wet and develops cracks when dry
A)Red soil
B)Alluvial soil
C)Black soil
D)Late rite soil
Answer: Black soil
- Q. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
A)Iranian desert
B)Patagonian desert
C)Taklamakan desert
D)Turkmen desert
Answer: Patagonian desert
- Q. Which of the following newly manufacturing unit is going to be established by Indian railway?
A)Wheel and Axle Plant, Durgapur
B)Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
C)Wheel Factory, Chapra
D)Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru
Answer: Wheel Factory, Chapra
- Q. The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as ________
A)Fiord coast
B)Dalmation coast
C)Ria coast
D)Haff coast
Answer: Dalmation coast
- Q. From, the point of view of international trade, Bahrein islands are noted for petroleum and ________
A)Iron and steel
B)Fishing
C)Ship building
D)Pearl fishing
Answer: Pearl fishing
- Q. In which of the following City, Hindustan Machine and Tool Industry is located?
A)Hyderabad
B)Mumbai
C)Chennai
D)Bengaluru
Answer: Bengaluru
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Important Location (Industry / Mining) : State
A)Palana : Rajasthan
B)Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
C)Koraput : Orissa
D)Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
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