More Questions on Geography
- Q. When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
A)Sink to the bottom
B)Form a layer on top
C)Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
D)Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
Answer: Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
- Q. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Survey of India
B)Geological Survey of India
C)Archaeological Survey of India
D)Geographical Survey of India
Answer: Survey of India
- Q. The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states?
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Choose the correct statement about Sedimentary rocks ________
A)The structure of these rocks is contingent on heat and pressure
B)These rocks cannot be formed under water
C)These rocks are crystalline
D)These rocks have been deposited in layers
Answer: These rocks have been deposited in layers
- Q. Temperature generally decreases towards the poles because ________
A)Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy as readily as warm surfaces
B)Air movement is generally towards the. equator
C)Cold polar air masses prevent surface heating of the land
D)Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
- Q. Which is the best irrigated State in India?
A)Punjab
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Punjab
- Q. Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is
A)A hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
B)An irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
C)A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
D)A defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
Answer: A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
- Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
A)Venezuela
B)Brazil
C)U. S.A.
D)Zambia
Answer: Venezuela
- Q. Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
A)Mt. Kamet
B)Annapurna
C)Nanda Devi
D)Kanchenjunga
Answer: Annapurna
- Q. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________
A)Degradational weathering
B)Biological weathering
C)Chemical weathering
D)Mechanical weathering
Answer: Mechanical weathering
- Q. Spring tides occur when ________
A)The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
B)The moon is nearest to the earth
C)The moon is farthest from the earth
D)The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
Answer: The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
- Q. Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral reefs ?
A)Moderate saline water
B)Sediment free water
C)Fresh water
D)Disturbed water and currents
Answer: Fresh water
- Q. Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?
A)Psychrometer
B)Hydrometer
C)Hygrometer
D)Anemometer
Answer: Hygrometer
- Q. Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
A)Tropic of Capricorn
B)Equator
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Prime Meridian
Answer: Equator
- Q. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
A)Iranian desert
B)Patagonian desert
C)Taklamakan desert
D)Turkmen desert
Answer: Patagonian desert
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
- Q. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
A)Beas
B)Ravi
C)Tapti
D)Don
Answer: Beas
- Q. Which one of the following characteristics is not associated with the tropical cyclones?
A)As the cold front passes, the weather changes very rapidly
B)Before the cyclone arrives the air becomes very still and temperature and humidity are high
C)As the front of the vertex arrives, gusty winds develop and thick clouds appear
D)Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives
Answer: Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives
- Q. There is no Scheduled Caste population in
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Nagaland
D)Manipur
Answer: Nagaland
- Q. The Bedouins are inhabitants of ________.
A)The Arabian Desert
B)Australia
C)Northern Canada
D)Central Asia
Answer: The Arabian Desert
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