More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is the best definition of ‘Tides’ ?
A)A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth
B)A powerful movement of the ocean which proceed constantly in a definite direction
C)A great circulatory movement of sea water caused by difference in density of sea water
D)A wind and pressure system having a low pressure in centre and circular wind motion
Answer: A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth
- Q. Wheels and axles for railways are produced
A)At Varanasi
B)At Bengaluru
C)At Chennai
D)Nowhere in India
Answer: At Bengaluru
- Q. Which of the following is an ore of iron?
A)Dolomite
B)Bauxite
C)Haematite
D)Alunite
Answer: Haematite
- Q. “Tin Bigha” corridor connects
A)Bangladesh and Pakistan
B)India and Pakistan
C)India and China
D)Bangladesh and India
Answer: Bangladesh and India
- Q. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
A)Tuticorin
B)Cochin
C)Ennore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Ennore
- Q. Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to
A)North America
B)Australia
C)South America
D)Central America
Answer: North America
- Q. Main constituents of biogas are
A)Methane and carbon dioxide
B)Methane and carbon monoxide
C)Butane and carbon monoxide
D)Ethylene and carbon dioxide
Answer: Methane and carbon dioxide
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A)China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet
B)Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
C)Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato
D)West-European region - Corn and Wheat
Answer: Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
- Q. ________ is a planned city in India.
A)Pune
B)Varanasi
C)Srinagar
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
A)Son
B)Chambal
C)Yamuna
D)Periyar
Answer: Son
- Q. Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?
A)Black soils
B)Laterite soils
C)Red soils
D)Alluvial soils
Answer: Laterite soils
- Q. Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because ________
A)They are not perennial
B)Of the high gradient
C)They are too slow
D)There is no vegetation
Answer: Of the high gradient
- Q. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to ________
A)Tropical monsoonal climate
B)Deforestation and over-grazing
C)The presence of potash and magnesia
D)A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Answer: A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
- Q. For which of the following reason, it is necessary to secure a large area for forest?
A)More rain
B)Absorption of carbon dioxide
C)Conservation of wild
D)Ecological balance
Answer: Ecological balance
- Q. The original home of the gypsies was
A)India
B)Egypt
C)Russia
D)Persia
Answer: India
- Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
A)North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
B)Oyashio and California currents
C)Alaska and Kuroshio currents
D)North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Answer: Oyashio and California currents
- Q. When was the World Wildlife Fund founded?
A)1961
B)1969
C)1992
D)1965
Answer: 1961
- Q. Which of the following is not an international airport?
A)Meenambakkam
B)Palam
C)Dum Dum
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: E
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, currents are deflected to their right due to ________
A)Cyclonic storms
B)Centrifugal force
C)Coriolis force
D)None of these
Answer: Coriolis force
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