More Questions on Geography
- Q. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in ________
A)Heavily polluted rivers
B)Temperate deciduous forests
C)Tropical moist forests
D)Deserts and Savannas
Answer: Tropical moist forests
- Q. Which city is known as the Cotton Polis of India?
A)Kochi
B)Ahmedabad
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkta
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Relative humidity of the atmosphere is directly affected by ________
A)Change in the direction of winds
B)Change in atmospheric pressure
C)Change in atmospheric temperature
D)None of these
Answer: Change in atmospheric temperature
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Which of the following features are formed by the river in its upper course? 1. Gorge 2. Canyon 3. Meander
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave?
A)It travels with faster speed through solids but slowly through liquids
B)It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
C)It is analogous to sound waves
D)All the above three
Answer: All the above three
- Q. In which state, Salal Hydro Power Project is located?
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Haryana
C)Jammu and Kashmir
D)Punjab
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
- Q. The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
A)North to South
B)East to West
C)West to East
D)South to North
Answer: West to East
- Q. The total surface area of earth is ________
A)710 million sq km
B)510 million sq km
C)610 million sq km
D)810 million sq km
Answer: 510 million sq km
- Q. Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?
A)Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
B)Cochin Shipyard, Cochin
C)Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
D)Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Answer: Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
- Q. Which type of lakes are created by the volcanic activities?
A)Volcanic Lakes
B)Lagoon
C)Sweet Water Lake
D)Karst Lake
Answer: Volcanic Lakes
- Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
A)8 : 30 p.m.
B)11 : 30 p.m.
C)11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
D)8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Answer: 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
- Q. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in ________
A)Sikkim
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Kashmir
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. Which of the following is the cleanest source of energy?
A)Nuclear power
B)Biofuel
C)Fossil fuel
D)Wind energy
Answer: Wind energy
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
A)China and India
B)Japan and U.S.A.
C)Japan and China
D)U.S.A. and U.K.
Answer: China and India
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?
A)Aniline dyes
B)Naphtha
C)Sulphur
D)Paraffin wax
Answer: Sulphur
- Q. Which one of the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise Industry’?
A)Information Technology
B)Iron & Steel
C)Cotton Textile
D)Tea & Coffee
Answer: Information Technology
- Q. The navigable European rivers are
A)Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
B)Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence
C)Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine
D)Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang
Answer: Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
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