More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following European countries borders Atlantic Ocean?
A)Finland
B)Portugal
C)Austria
D)Romania
Answer: Portugal
- Q. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90% of India’s annual coal production?
A)Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
D)West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- Q. Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of ________
A)Iron ore
B)Bauxite
C)Coal
D)Petroleum
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________
A)The shape of their orbits
B)Their composition
C)Their effect on the lives of man
D)The shape and length of their tails
Answer: Their composition
- Q. The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse is
A)Penumbra
B)Halo
C)Umbra
D)Black Hole
Answer: Umbra
- Q. Which of the following is a commercial source of energy?
A)Sun
B)Agricultural waste
C)Dried dung
D)Natural gas
Answer: Natural gas
- Q. The only cereal crop which originated in America is
A)Oats
B)Rye
C)Barley
D)Corn
Answer: Corn
- Q. Land of Fishermen’ refers to
A)Norway
B)Europe
C)Former USSR
D)Japan
Answer: Norway
- Q. Some large lakes in temperate latitudes have a moderating influence upon the climate of adjacent land surfaces. Such an influence may develop when ________
A)Prevailing out-blowing winds cross the lake in winter
B)The water is shallow
C)The lake is high above sea level
D)The lake is a basin of inland drainage
Answer: Prevailing out-blowing winds cross the lake in winter
- Q. Which among the following is the smallest state area wise?
A)Meghalaya
B)Nagaland
C)Mizoram
D)Manipur
Answer: Nagaland
- Q. Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive rocks. 2. Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks 3. Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks 4. Coal is a sedimentary rock
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 only
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Godavari
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Ganga
- Q. The Alamatti is on the river
A)Krishna
B)Godavari
C)Cauvery
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Krishna
- Q. At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________
A)The Tropic of Capricorn
B)The Arctic Circle
C)The Tropic of Cancer
D)The South Pole
Answer: The Tropic of Capricorn
- Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
A)Four
B)Two
C)Three
D)Five
Answer: Three
- Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
A)Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
B)Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
C)Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
D)None of these
Answer: Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
- Q. The latitudes of main land of India extends between
A)8°4' E and 37°6' E
B)8°4' N and 37°6' N
C)8°4' W and 37°6' W
D)8°4' S and 37°6' S
Answer: 8°4' N and 37°6' N
- Q. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
A)Bangladesh
B)China
C)Bhutan
D)Afghanistan
Answer: China
- Q. Which of the following river flows from the sediments in India?
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Yamuna
Answer: Ganga
- Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
A)Reserved for local use
B)Reserved for hunting
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
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