More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is/are matched correctly? 1. Earthquake’s origin – seismic focus 2. Epicentre – point on earth’s surface directly above seismic focus 3. S waves – similar to sound waves 4. Richter scale – severity of earthquake
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which planet is called Evening Star?
A)Venus
B)Mars
C)Mercury
D)Jupiter
Answer: Venus
- Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is
A)38th parallel
B)17th parallel
C)23rd parallel
D)Oder-Neisse Line
Answer: 38th parallel
- Q. Rail coach factory is located in:
A)Varanasi
B)Durgapur
C)Vizag
D)Kapurthala (Punjab)
Answer: Kapurthala (Punjab)
- Q. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________
A)Panama canal
B)Cape route
C)North Atlantic route
D)Suez canal
Answer: North Atlantic route
- Q. Which kind of forest is found in Silent Valley of Kerala?
A)Tropical Rain Forest
B)Mangrove Forest
C)Deciduous Forest
D)Littoral and Swamp Forest
Answer: Tropical Rain Forest
- Q. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
A)Damodar
B)Gomati
C)Chambal
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. Where are Khasi and Garo tribes mainly found in
A)Mizoram
B)Meghalaya
C)Nagaland
D)Manipur
Answer: Meghalaya
- Q. Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?
A)Masai
B)Pygmies
C)Kazaks
D)Lapps
Answer: Pygmies
- Q. The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called
A)Currents
B)Breakers
C)Tsunamis
D)Drift
Answer: Tsunamis
- Q. Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie – places famous for gold mines are located in:
A)England
B)Australia
C)USA
D)South Africa
Answer: Australia
- Q. The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at
A)Roorkee
B)Jamshedpur
C)Dhanbad
D)Ranchi
Answer: Jamshedpur
- Q. The Earth is tilted on its axis
A)21. 5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the given clouds from low to high altitudes?
A)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cirrostratus
B)Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
C)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus
D)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
Answer: Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
- Q. The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
A)Aravallis
B)Western Ghats
C)Himalayas
D)Andes
Answer: Himalayas
- Q. Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?
A)Khartoum
B)Nairobi
C)Addis Ababa
D)Kinhasa
Answer: Khartoum
- Q. Kullu valley is located among which of the following mountain ranges?
A)Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
B)Ladakh and Pir Panjal
C)Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik
D)Ranjoti and Nanga Parvat
Answer: Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
- Q. What is the name of India’s Southern Tip?
A)Indira Point
B)Kanyakumari
C)Point Calimere
D)Kovalam
Answer: Indira Point
- Q. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India’s Chromite?
A)Manipur
B)Cuttack
C)Singhbhum
D)Hubli
Answer: Cuttack
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