More Questions on Geography
- Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
A)Geyser
B)Hot spring
C)Extinct volcano
D)Oak tree
Answer: Geyser
- Q. A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines, formed by the subsidence of a part of earth’s crust is known as ________
A)Canyon
B)Hanging Valley
C)Gorge
D)Rift Valley
Answer: Rift Valley
- Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
A)Katabatic wind
B)Anabatic wind
C)Khamsin
D)Harmattan
Answer: Katabatic wind
- Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
A)Heat is transferred vertically through the air
B)Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
C)Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
D)Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
Answer: Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
- 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. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of ________
A)Local thunderstorms
B)Retreating monsoon
C)Temperate cyclones
D)Shift in jet stream movement
Answer: Temperate cyclones
- Q. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Chennai
C)Hyderabad
D)Bhubhaneshwar
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. The Shifting cultivation is still prevalent in
A)Manipur
B)Mizoram
C)Nagaland
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Why stars look more in west than east?
A)Earth is moving from east to west
B)Universe is moving from east to west
C)Earth is moving around the Sun
D)Earth is moving from west to east
Answer: Earth is moving from west to east
- Q. Which of the following rock has formed the Earth’s crust?
A)Sedimentary
B)Igneous
C)Metamorphic
D)Carbonate
Answer: Igneous
- Q. In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?
A)Asteroid Belt
B)Black Hole
C)Ozone Hole
D)White Hole
Answer: White Hole
- Q. The Sahyadris commence in ________.
A)Karnataka
B)Maharashtra
C)Kerala
D)Delhi
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which is the biggest coffee producing country in the world?
A)Peru
B)India
C)Brazil
D)Argentina
Answer: Brazil
- Q. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ________
A)12° C
B)21° C
C)18° C
D)15° C
Answer: 15° C
- Q. Which one among the following statements regarding India’s coal is not correct?
A)Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
B)98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period
C)Unknown amount of coal lies buried under the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan Trap
D)Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
Answer: Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
- Q. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.
A)Mizoram
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Kamataka
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?
A)Tidal Waves
B)Earthquake
C)Cyclone
D)Undersea Waves
Answer: Tidal Waves
- Q. What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?
A)Assam Himalaya
B)Himadri
C)Sahyadri
D)Shivalik
Answer: Himadri
- Q. A short cut sea route between the European and-Asian countries was provided by
A)Panama Canal
B)Cape of Good Hope route
C)Seuz Canal
D)North Atlantic route
Answer: Seuz Canal
- Q. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
A)Three
B)One
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Three
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