More Questions on Geography
- Q. To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears ________
A)Black
B)White
C)Blue
D)Red
Answer: Black
- Q. The percentage of literates in India is ________
A)Higher among males than females
B)Almost equal among males and females
C)Lower among males than females
D)Lower in urban areas than in rural areas
Answer: Higher among males than females
- Q. The river transports material in
A)Traction
B)Suspension
C)Solution
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
A)Callisto
B)Europa
C)Ganymede
D)Deimos
Answer: Deimos
- Q. Majuli, the World’s largest river Island is located in which state?
A)Tripura
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Mizoram
Answer: Assam
- Q. Which of the following is/are wrongly matched? I. Bushman – Kalahari Desert II. Masai – North America III. Bindibus – Australia IV. Kirghiz – Asian Steppes
A)III
B)I
C)II
D)III and IV
Answer: II
- Q. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
A)Lucknow
B)Hyderabad
C)Bhopal
D)Benguluru (Bangalore)
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Red Data Book provides an account of
A)Endangered plants only
B)Extinct animals only
C)Endangered plants & animals
D)Fossil plants
Answer: Endangered plants & animals
- Q. Which country is the largest oil producer in the world ________
A)Russia
B)Kuwait
C)U.S.A.
D)None of these
Answer: U.S.A.
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A)Shikoku
B)Hokkaido
C)Honshu
D)Kyushu
Answer: Honshu
- Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
A)Iceland
B)New Zealand
C)Japan
D)Russia
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
A)Thanjavur
B)Coimbatore
C)Salem
D)Madurai
Answer: Coimbatore
- Q. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Formation of a rift valley is due to ________
A)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
B)The formation of fold mountains
C)The forces of tension in the earth's crust
D)The over-deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
- Q. Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet?
A)Rudraprayag
B)Karnprayag
C)Devprayag
D)Gangotri
Answer: Devprayag
- Q. The instrument, used for recording earthquake waves is ________
A)Pantograph
B)Barograph
C)Hydrograph
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. Neyveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project.
A)Thermal
B)Hydro-electric
C)Nuclear
D)Non-conventional
Answer: Thermal
- Q. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ________
A)Sea-floor expansion
B)Volcanic activity
C)Wave action
D)Reef formation
Answer: Reef formation
- Q. If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is ________
A)Slate, Schist, Shale
B)Slate, Shale, Schist
C)Shale, Schist, Slate
D)Shale, Slate, Schist
Answer: Shale, Slate, Schist
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