More Questions on Geography
- Q. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________
A)Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
B)Around the Gulf of Cambay
C)Around the Konkan coast
D)Around the Palk strait
Answer: Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
- Q. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest bio-diversity ?
A)Moist deciduous forest
B)Dry deciduous forest
C)Tropical rain forest
D)Mangrove forest
Answer: Tropical rain forest
- Q. The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Jupiter
D)Neptune
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which of the following environment supports the growth of Mangrove Swamp?
A)Equatorial
B)Tidal flat
C)Monsoon
D)Mixed
Answer: Tidal flat
- Q. Given below are names of four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area is: 1. Atlantic 2. Arctic 3. Indian 4. Pacific
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
A)6000 km
B)1000 km
C)5000 km
D)7000 km
Answer: 7000 km
- 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. Doldrums is/are
A)The north-east and south-east winds
B)Mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
C)Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
D)Planetary winds
Answer: Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
- Q. Which type of soil retains maximum water?
A)Loamy soil
B)Sandy soil
C)Clayey soil
D)Rocky soil
Answer: Clayey soil
- Q. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from ________
A)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The focus on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
A)Coniferous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Tropical deciduous
D)Mangrove
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
A)Kakinanda-Pondicherry
B)Bangalore-Varanasi
C)Chennai-Varanasi
D)Pondicherry-Varanasi
Answer: Kakinanda-Pondicherry
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called
A)Rockdam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace Farming
Answer: Rockdam
- Q. In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time) ?
A)Mumbai
B)Delhi
C)Cochin
D)Kohima
Answer: Kohima
- Q. The country which tops in the production of cocoa is ________.
A)Ivory Coast
B)Ghana
C)Brazil
D)Nigeria
Answer: Ivory Coast
- Q. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.
A)North-western
B)Northern
C)Southern
D)South-eastern
Answer: South-eastern
- Q. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
A)Nile
B)Amazon
C)Congo
D)Orinoco
Answer: Congo
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Islands Volcanoes
A)Java - Merapi
B)Sicily - Mount Pelee
C)Hawaii - Stromboli
D)West Indies - Mauna Loa
Answer: Java - Merapi
- Q. The hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known as ________
A)Barail hills
B)Arakan hills
C)Patkai hills
D)Manipu
Answer: Barail hills
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