More Questions on Geography
- Q. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
A)Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
B)Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
C)Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
D)Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
- Q. The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states?
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
A)Relative humidity is denoted in gram per cubic meter of air.
B)Air capacity of vaporization reduces with the rise in the temperature of air.
C)Atmospheric pressure reduces due to rise in temperature.
D)Temperature decreases 10°C at every 165 height
Answer: Atmospheric pressure reduces due to rise in temperature.
- Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
A)125 km
B)22 km
C)67 km
D)625 km
Answer: 67 km
- Q. The 99% mass of earth atmosphere is confines to the height of:
A)64 Km from the Earth’s surface
B)16 Km from the Earth’s surface
C)32 Km from the Earth’s surface
D)72 Km from the Earth’s surface
Answer: 32 Km from the Earth’s surface
- Q. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
A)Thermal power
B)Atomic power
C)Hydro electric power
D)Natural gas
Answer: Hydro electric power
- Q. Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude?
A)90° North and South
B)22° W North and South
C)40° North and South
D)66° W North and South
Answer: 40° North and South
- Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
A)Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
B)They will growin large number
C)Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
D)Both A and B
Answer: Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
- Q. Which of the following, Indonesian Territory became victim of terrible Earthquake in 2004?
A)Kalibangan
B)Irian Jaya
C)Sumatra
D)Java
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country?
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct?
A)Gujarat - Kandla
B)Maharashtra - Paradeep
C)Tamil Nadu - Mangalore
D)Karnataka - Tuticorin
Answer: Gujarat - Kandla
- Q. The Indus Valley Civilization was based on the racial stocks of
A)Negritos
B)Mediterraneans
C)Nordics
D)None of the above
Answer: Mediterraneans
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- Q. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called ________
A)Cosmic year
B)Parsec
C)Astronomical year
D)Light year
Answer: Cosmic year
- Q. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because
A)It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
B)Of the heat of the summer
C)The rainfall is inadequate
D)Deciduous trees shed leaves
Answer: It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
- Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
A)Amine dug deep into the earth
B)Aquery
C)An open pit mine
D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
- Q. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
A)Son
B)Chambal
C)Yamuna
D)Periyar
Answer: Son
- Q. World Environmental day is celebrated on ________ every year.
A)01-10-2024
B)01-05-2001
C)05-06-2005
D)01-12-2025
Answer: 05-06-2005
- Q. What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 4, 3, 2
C)2, 4, 3, 1
D)2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
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