More Questions on Geography
- Q. The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in
A)Lucknow
B)Pilani
C)Goa
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of ________
A)Moscow
B)Ottawa
C)Mexico city
D)Verkhoyansk
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have
A)Oil Refineries
B)Aluminium Industries
C)Thermal Power Plants
D)Nuclear Power Plants
Answer: Aluminium Industries
- Q. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
A)Damodar
B)Gomati
C)Chambal
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
A)Europe
B)North America
C)Germany
D)Former USSR (now defunct)
Answer: Germany
- Q. In which river is “Grand canyon”?
A)Columbia
B)Mississippi
C)Colorado
D)Ohara
Answer: Colorado
- Q. A fertile soil, suitable growing common crops, is like to have a pH value of
A)Six to seven
B)Three
C)Four
D)Nine to ten
Answer: Nine to ten
- Q. Which of the following is a wrong combination of location and hydroelectric projects undertaken by the NHPC?
A)Loktak-Sikkim
B)Baira Siul-Himachal Pradesh
C)Salal-Jammu and Kashmir
D)Devi Ghat-Nepal
Answer: Loktak-Sikkim
- Q. Albert Canal links ________ and ________
A)Antwerp and Liege
B)Manchester and Antwerp
C)Antwerp and Frankfurt
D)Manchester and Liege
Answer: Antwerp and Liege
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
B)Shale-possesses laminations
C)Quartzite-soft rock
D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
- Q. The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock?
A)Sedimetary
B)Igneous
C)Metamorphic
D)Carbonate
Answer: Igneous
- Q. Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?
A)The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour
B)The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds
C)The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
D)The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
Answer: The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
- Q. Which one of the following terms for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia?
A)Pampas
B)Selva
C)Taiga
D)Savanna
Answer: Taiga
- Q. Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula?
A)Mahanadi
B)Tapti
C)Narmada
D)Periyar
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in
A)Sikkim
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Exfoliation is a type of:
A)Physical Weathering
B)Chemical Weathering
C)Soil Erosion
D)None of Above
Answer: Physical Weathering
- Q. The inner planets include:
A)Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.
B)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter
C)Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars.
D)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
- Q. Which of the following Hydro Power Project is not in Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Iddukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Iddukki
- Q. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
A)Japan
B)U.S. A.
C)China
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located in ________.
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Meghalaya
D)Nagaland
Answer: Meghalaya
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