More Questions on Geography

  • Q. In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Guwahati
    C)Gorakhpur
    D)Bhubaneswar
    Answer: Gorakhpur
  • Q. Iron ore mines are located in
    A)Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh
    B)Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj
    C)Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh
    D)Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
    Answer: Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
  • Q. “Yellow Revolution” in India is related to
    A)Tea production
    B)Rice production
    C)Oilseed production
    D)Flower production
    Answer: Oilseed production
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below
    A)2, 1, 2003
    B)1, 2, 2003
    C)1, 3, 2002
    D)3, 1, 2002
    Answer: 2, 1, 2003
  • Q. The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is ________.
    A)The Arabian Sea
    B)The Dead Sea
    C)The Red Sea
    D)The Baltic Sea
    Answer: The Dead Sea
  • Q. Which river has the largest drainage basin?
    A)Congo
    B)Nile
    C)Mississippi
    D)Amazon
    Answer: Amazon
  • Q. Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route: Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop) Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop) Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop). Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X?
    A)Beaufort Sea
    B)Tasman Sea
    C)Labrador Sea
    D)Black Sea
    Answer: Black Sea
  • Q. A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague
    A)2, 3, 4, 1
    B)1, 3, 4, 2
    C)4, 2, 1, 3
    D)3, 1, 2, 4
    Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
  • Q. In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth’s centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the
    A)Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
    B)Core has a very high melting point
    C)Core is full of gases
    D)Core is impervious to heat
    Answer: Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
  • Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
    A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
    B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
    C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
    D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
    Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
  • Q. Milan, Turin and Genoa industrial triangle is in
    A)Former USSR
    B)USA
    C)France
    D)Italy
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Where is the Saltoro Range located?
    A)Part of the Karakoram Ranges
    B)Ladakh
    C)Along the Vindhyas
    D)Part of the Western Ghats
    Answer: Part of the Karakoram Ranges
  • Q. Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?
    A)Bituminous
    B)Peat
    C)Lignite
    D)Anthracite
    Answer: Bituminous
  • Q. Which of the following place is the most humid place of India?
    A)Udhagamandalam
    B)Mahabaleshwar
    C)Cherrapunji
    D)Mawsynram
    Answer: Mawsynram
  • Q. The highest water fall in the world is
    A)Angel
    B)Tugela
    C)Jog
    D)Yosemite
    Answer: Angel
  • Q. Put in chronological order the origin of the following industries in India : I. Jute II. Cotton Textile III. Steel IV. Cement
    A)II, I, IV, III
    B)I, II, IV, III
    C)II, I, III, IV
    D)I, II, III, IV
    Answer: II, I, III, IV
  • Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
    A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
    B)Falkland Island
    C)Long Island
    D)Azores Island
    Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
    A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
    B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
    C)Mumbai and Pune
    D)Guwahati and Shillong
    Answer: Mumbai and Pune
  • Q. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with ________
    A)Tropical climate
    B)Savanna climate
    C)Temperate climate
    D)Equatorial climate
    Answer: Equatorial climate
  • Q. When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as
    A)Relative humidity
    B)Absolute humidity
    C)Specific humidity
    D)Ratio humidity
    Answer: Relative humidity

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