More Questions on Geography
- Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
A)Almost same all over
B)Thicker below the plains than below mountains
C)Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
D)Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
Answer: Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
- Q. Arrange the following geographical regions in proper order: I. Tundra II. Shrub III. Taiga IV. Deciduous
A)II, III, I, IV
B)II, IV, I, III
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: I, III, IV, II
- Q. The World’s biggest concrete structure “Three Gorges Dam” is located in which of the following countries?
A)Malaysia
B)China
C)Taiwan
D)Thailand
Answer: China
- Q. Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form ________ river.
A)Ravi
B)Jhelum
C)Indus
D)Chenab
Answer: Chenab
- Q. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an ________ lake.
A)Lagoon
B)Ox-bow
C)Oasis
D)Tectonic
Answer: Ox-bow
- Q. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
A)Mantle
B)Sial
C)Sima
D)Core
Answer: Core
- Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
- Q. The most important breed of wool producing sheep in the world is:
A)Deper
B)Texel
C)Merino
D)Dorset
Answer: Merino
- Q. Rain shadows are associated with
A)Cyclonic rainfall
B)Convectional rainfall
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Orographic cyolonic rainfall
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
A)Splitting of India from Antarctic
B)Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
C)Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
D)Breaking up of Pangaea
Answer: Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
- Q. The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is
A)Mineral oil
B)Iron and steel
C)Coal
D)Metallic ores (other than iron ore)
Answer: Coal
- 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 one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ?
A)Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa
B)Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
C)Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
- Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
A)Scaling off
B)Landslide
C)Earth progression
D)Weathering
Answer: Landslide
- Q. Which of the following is the smallest in terms of area?
A)Nauru
B)Vatican City
C)Monaco
D)San Marino
Answer: Vatican City
- Q. Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet?
A)Rudraprayag
B)Karnprayag
C)Devprayag
D)Gangotri
Answer: Devprayag
- Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
A)New Zealand
B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
C)South-West Africa and South Chile
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The largest amongst the following seas is ________.
A)The Caribbean Sea
B)The Red Sea
C)The South China Sea
D)The Andaman Sea
Answer: The South China Sea
- Q. International date line is a/an
A)Zigzag line
B)Straight line
C)Curved line
D)Elliptical line
Answer: Zigzag line
- Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth’s surface?
A)Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
B)Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
C)Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
D)Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
Answer: Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
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