More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
A)22
B)4
C)10
D)45
Answer: 4
- Q. The trans-continental railway in South America links
A)San Diego and Buenos Aires
B)Moscow and Vladivostok
C)Sao Paulo and Trinidad
D)Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
Answer: Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the northern mountains are of great importance to India
A)They provide water to the plains
B)They protect the country from invasion
C)They influence the climate
D)They possess valuable vegetation and animal life
Answer: They protect the country from invasion
- Q. The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which
A)Represents the highest amount of snowfall received
B)Is the highest limit of perpetual snow .
C)Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
D)Represents the lowest amount of snowfall received
Answer: Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
- Q. Which of the following is a type of farming that involves both the growing of crops as well as raising of livestock?
A)Dairy Farming
B)Intensive Farming
C)Mixed Farming
D)Dry Farming
Answer: Mixed Farming
- Q. The boundary between Earth’s Crust and Mantle is ________.
A)Conrad discontinuity
B)Moho discontinuity
C)Lehman discontinuity
D)Gutenberg discontinuity
Answer: Moho discontinuity
- Q. In which of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power project is proposed to be set up?
A)West Bengal
B)Sikkim
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
A)West Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Gujarat
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
A)Punjab
B)Kerala coast
C)Central India
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is
A)Mineral oil
B)Iron and steel
C)Coal
D)Metallic ores (other than iron ore)
Answer: Coal
- Q. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
A)36
B)17
C)27
D)47
Answer: 36
- Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
A)Savannah
B)Prairie
C)Steppe
D)Llanos
Answer: Savannah
- Q. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
A)86%
B)50%
C)70%
D)97%
Answer: 97%
- Q. Albedo is defined as ________
A)Celestial bodies in earth's atmosphere which add to the greenhouse effect
B)UV radiations sent out by the SUN
C)A substance contained in the upper atmospheric layers of the earth, which is responsible for the reflection of/a part of solar radiations
D)The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
Answer: The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
- Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
A)Deep
B)U-Shaped
C)V-Shaped
D)Not so deep
Answer: U-Shaped
- Q. Kolkata Port is an example of which type of port?
A)Riverine
B)Naval
C)Oil
D)Natural
Answer: Riverine
- Q. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
A)6000 km
B)1000 km
C)5000 km
D)7000 km
Answer: 7000 km
- Q. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
A)Ravi
B)Mahanadi
C)Brahmaputra
D)Chenab
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The Famous Kruger National Park is located in
A)Sudan
B)Saudi Arabia
C)South Africa
D)Tanzania
Answer: South Africa
- Q. Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
A)Gujarat
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala
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