More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located?
A)Kolkata
B)Guwahati
C)Gorakhpur
D)Bhubaneswar
Answer: Gorakhpur
- Q. The number of major ports in India is
A)13
B)5
C)8
D)15
Answer: 13
- Q. The most important factor in thunderstorms development is ________
A)Abundance of moisture
B)Atmospheric stability
C)Atmospheric instability
D)Temperature inversion
Answer: Atmospheric instability
- Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
A)Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
B)Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
C)National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
D)Survey of India (S.O.I.)
Answer: Survey of India (S.O.I.)
- Q. Rice crop needs
A)Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
B)Low temperature and heavy rainfall
C)High temperature and low rainfall
D)Low temperature and low rainfall
Answer: Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
- Q. The Planets that have no natural satellites are ________.
A)Jupiter and Saturn
B)Mercury and Venus
C)Earth and Mars
D)Uranus and Neptune
Answer: Mercury and Venus
- Q. Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
A)Madurai
B)Panchmarhi
C)Ootacamund
D)Araku Valley
Answer: Ootacamund
- Q. Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Quartzite
D)Schists
Answer: Marble
- Q. Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________
A)3600 km
B)6 km
C)1000 km
D)36,000 km
Answer: 36,000 km
- Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A)The Sea of Japan
B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
D)The Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
- Q. The soils of the plains have not been derived
A)Only from the rocks existing locally
B)From the Himalayan rocks
C)From the Peninsular rocks
D)From material brought by the rivers
Answer: Only from the rocks existing locally
- Q. Which of the following union territory of India has four districts but the border of its district do not meet with other district?
A)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
B)Chandigarh
C)Puducherry
D)Andaman and Nicobar islands
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. The method of soil conservation in the coastal and dry regions where rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover is called
A)Rock dam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Shelter belts
Answer: Shelter belts
- Q. Which is the largest river of the Asia?
A)Hwang Ho River
B)Indus River
C)Yangtze River
D)Ganga River
Answer: Yangtze River
- Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
A)On winter solstice
B)On equinoxes
C)On summer solstice
D)Throughout the year
Answer: Throughout the year
- Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
A)Scaling off
B)Landslide
C)Earth progression
D)Weathering
Answer: Landslide
- Q. The Tagus river flows through
A)Lisbon
B)Damascus
C)Khartoum
D)Kabul
Answer: Lisbon
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France. 2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. 3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 only
D)1 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
A)Ankleshwar
B)Bombay High
C)Digboi
D)Naharkatiya
Answer: Digboi
- Q. “Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in
A)Philippines
B)Caribbean Islands
C)Australia
D)Indonesia
Answer: Australia
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