More Questions on Geography
- Q. The First refinery in India was established in
A)Digboi
B)Barauni
C)Vishakhapatnam
D)Mumbai
Answer: Digboi
- Q. The total length of the river Ganga is about
A)2500 km.
B)3000 km.
C)3425 km.
D)2750 km.
Answer: 2500 km.
- Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
A)It is away from the coast
B)It is a rain shadow area
C)It is located parallel to wind direction
D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
Answer: It is a rain shadow area
- Q. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
A)At Tropic of Capricorn
B)At Equator
C)At Tropic of Cancer
D)At Poles
Answer: At Poles
- Q. Select the correct answer from the following: 1. Melting of polar ice caps and subsequently rise in the sea level is the most important effect of global warming. 2. The sea level is likely to rise by one meter by 2070 AD if the present level of global warming is not controlled. 3. All the coral islands in the world will be submerged. 4. By 2044 AD, Fiji is likely to be submerged and rise in the sea level by the same year will pose a grave danger to the Netherlands.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)4 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.
A)43132
B)1/3
C)1.6
D)None of the above
Answer: 1/3
- Q. The oldest river valley project in India is
A)Chambal
B)Hirakund
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Damodar
- Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
A)Bangladesh
B)Pakistan
C)Myanmar
D)China
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ________.
A)Plateaus
B)Moraines
C)Deltas
D)Grooves
Answer: Moraines
- Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
- Q. Economy of Brazil is mostly dependent on ________
A)Rice
B)Tea
C)Coffee
D)Maize
Answer: Coffee
- Q. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
A)Kolkata
B)Srinagar
C)Mumbai
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Srinagar
- Q. The correct order of the given hills from west to east is ________
A)Khasi-Garo-Jaintia-Naga
B)Garo-Jaintia-Naga-Khasi
C)Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo
D)Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
Answer: Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
- Q. The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is
A)Japan
B)Thailand
C)The United States of America
D)China
Answer: Thailand
- Q. Which one of the African countries is richer than others in gold and diamond?
A)Botswana
B)Zambia
C)Zaire
D)Angola
Answer: Zaire
- Q. What is the “cloud burst”? It is
A)An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
B)The states of sky with respect to clouds
C)The disintergration of a huge cloud mass
D)Breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
Answer: An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
- Q. The airport of Mumbai is called
A)Palam
B)Dum Dum
C)Sahar
D)Meenambakkam
Answer: Sahar
- Q. The Himalayan forests include
A)Alpine Vegetation
B)European Oak Forests
C)Coniferous Forests
D)All the three
Answer: All the three
- Q. The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?
A)Spot-Height
B)Hachure
C)Contour
D)Isometric
Answer: Contour
- Q. The salinity of soil is measured by
A)Psychrometer
B)Electrical Conductivity Meter
C)Hygrometer
D)Scaler
Answer: Electrical Conductivity Meter
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