More Questions on Geography
- Q. The highest navigable lake in the world is
A)Superior
B)Huron
C)Titicaca
D)Tanganyika
Answer: Titicaca
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by which of the following?
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geology
C)Seismology
D)Pantograph
Answer: Seismology
- Q. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
A)Lava plateau
B)Acid lava cone
C)Shield volcano
D)Composite
Answer: Composite
- Q. Singhbhum is famous for ________
A)Copper
B)Coal
C)Iron
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. The subject that deals with the regional distribution of human races and their history is called
A)Cartography
B)Biogeography
C)Ethnography
D)Paleontology
Answer: Ethnography
- Q. Which of the following combinations of riven and cities situated on their banks is wrong?
A)Badrinath - Alaknanda
B)Lucknow - Gomati
C)Ayodhya - Saryu
D)Vijayawada - Narmada
Answer: Vijayawada - Narmada
- Q. Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are
A)Fish varieties
B)Major species of Tropical Forests
C)Cattle breeds
D)Pacific Islands
Answer: Fish varieties
- Q. Which of the following Peninsular Indian river does not meet the Arabian Sea
A)Narmada
B)Periyar
C)Cauvery
D)Tapti
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. The Western Ghats are also known as:
A)Greater Mountain range
B)The Sahyadris
C)Sivalik Range
D)Satpuda Range
Answer: The Sahyadris
- Q. What is the usual altitude of the plains?
A)Less than 600 metres above sea level
B)Sea level
C)Less than 500 metres above sea level
D)Less than 800 metres above sea level
Answer: Less than 500 metres above sea level
- Q. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
A)Taungya system
B)Social forestry
C)Jhum
D)Agro forestry
Answer: Taungya system
- 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. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a trough
B)Roughly circular isobar system with a high pressure at the centre represents an anticyclone
C)Roughly circular isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a cyclone
D)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
Answer: Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
- Q. Which of the following statements is correct ? 1. All meridians are of the same length 2. All latitudes are of the same length 3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian 4. The Equator is the longest latitude
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1 and 4
- Q. The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.
A)43132
B)1/3
C)1.6
D)None of the above
Answer: 1/3
- Q. The Himalayan Range is very rich in species diversity. Which one among the following is the most appropriate reason -for this phenomenon?
A)Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region
B)It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth
C)It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
D)It has less human interference
Answer: It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
- Q. Mount Kailas is in
A)Sikkim
B)Nepal
C)Tibet
D)Bhutan
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Which of the following is known as the ‘Pearl City’?
A)Kochi
B)Kandla
C)Tuticorin
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. “They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height,” The reference here is to
A)Negroids
B)Nordic Aryans
C)Austrics
D)Mongoloids
Answer: Mongoloids
- Q. The heat from Sun to Earth is called as
A)Emitted Heat
B)Temperature Radiation
C)Insolation
D)Solar Radiation
Answer: Solar Radiation
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