More Questions on Geography
- Q. In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arabian Sea
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
A)Philippines
B)Myanmar
C)Thailand
D)Cambodia
Answer: Thailand
- Q. The highest dam from the following in India is
A)Hirakud
B)Maithan
C)Bhakra
D)Machkund
Answer: Bhakra
- Q. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
A)Chambal
B)Yamuna
C)Son
D)Hugli
Answer: Hugli
- Q. The average salinity of the sea water is ________ parts per thousand.
A)50
B)25
C)35
D)60
Answer: 35
- Q. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
A)Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
B)Uplift of folded Himalayan series
C)Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. could be ________
A)Nagpur
B)Tehran
C)Singapore
D)Moscow
Answer: Singapore
- Q. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
- Q. The term used for the zone at low pressure and light and variable winds in the oceanic equatorial regions is ________
A)Horse-latitudes
B)Depression
C)Doldrums
D)Inter-tropical convergence
Answer: Depression
- Q. The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called:
A)Delta
B)Meander
C)River Valley
D)Khaddar
Answer: Khaddar
- Q. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)Pygmies - Pampas
B)Eskimo - Canada
C)Oran - Sweden
D)Gonds - Africa
Answer: Eskimo - Canada
- Q. What is the cause of ‘Green house effect’?
A)Carbon Monoxide
B)Nitrogen
C)Carbon Dioxide
D)Nitrogen Dioxide
Answer: Carbon Dioxide
- Q. Which of the following is a new bio-fertilizers?
A)Compost
B)Green Blue Algae
C)Nitrates
D)Farmyard manure
Answer: Green Blue Algae
- Q. Which of the following planets is known as Earth’s twin?
A)Uranus
B)Mars
C)Saturn
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
A)The plains were folded into mountains
B)Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
C)Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
D)The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds
Answer: Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
- Q. The modern iron and steel industry in India had its beginning in 1870 when Bengal Iron Works Company was established in:
A)Cossipore
B)Kulti
C)Visnupur
D)None of Above
Answer: Kulti
- Q. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of
A)Ending in Nilgiris
B)Continuity
C)Proximity of coast
D)Height
Answer: Continuity
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills. 2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Equator is
A)The girdle around the Saturn
B)Line which connects north and south poles
C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
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