More Questions on Geography
- Q. A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1′) of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals
A)4500 feet
B)7200 feet
C)6080 feet
D)6000 feet
Answer: 6080 feet
- Q. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
A)West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
C)Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
D)Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
- Q. Which of the following is the most important raw material for generation of power in India?
A)Uranium
B)Mineral Oil
C)Natural Gas
D)Coal
Answer: Coal
- Q. Which one of the following is igneous rock?
A)Marble
B)Limestone
C)Granite
D)Slate
Answer: Granite
- Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
A)Hicatus
B)Ptolemy
C)Eratosthenes
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. The land-locked country in South East Asia is
A)Laos
B)Thailand
C)Malayasia
D)Vietnam
Answer: Laos
- Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
A)II and V
B)I and II
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and V
Answer: II and V
- Q. In which of the following state, fertilizer complex “Paradip Phosphate Ltd” is located?
A)West Bengal
B)Jharkhand
C)Bihar
D)Orissa
Answer: Orissa
- Q. The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to
A)Western Ghats
B)Tropical location
C)Nearness to sea
D)Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The ‘Mahe region’ located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of ________
A)Lakshadweep
B)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C)Diu and Daman
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Pondicherry
- Q. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as
A)Thermocline
B)Epilimnion
C)Metalmnion
D)Hypolimnion
Answer: Hypolimnion
- 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
- Q. Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?
A)Assam
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Bihar
Answer: Assam
- Q. Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
A)Colombo
B)Singapore
C)Lagos
D)Jakarta
Answer: Singapore
- Q. When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?
A)Its temperature remains constant
B)Its temperature decreases
C)Its temperature increases
D)Its temperature first increases, then decreases
Answer: Its temperature increases
- Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
B)The amount of moisture they carry
C)The nearness to the sea
D)The direction in which they blow
Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
- Q. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of ________.
A)Foam
B)Aerosol
C)Solid sol
D)Gel
Answer: Aerosol
- Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
A)German silver
B)Brass
C)Bronze
D)Zinc
Answer: Bronze
- Q. Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and
A)Myanmar
B)Pakistan
C)Nepal
D)Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
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