More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following aquatic plant is effective in preventing the water-pollution caused by industrial waste?
A)Parthenium
B)Water Hyacinth
C)Elephant Grass
D)B and C
Answer: Water Hyacinth
- Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. Plants are associated with the social forestry programmes in India?
A)Eucalyptus
B)Teak
C)Neem
D)Banyan
Answer: Eucalyptus
- Q. Which is the largest reservoir of sweet water?
A)Lakes
B)Underground Water
C)Pond
D)Glacier
Answer: Glacier
- Q. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
A)Spot-heights
B)Hachures
C)Contours
D)Isomers
Answer: Contours
- Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
A)Katabatic wind
B)Anabatic wind
C)Khamsin
D)Harmattan
Answer: Katabatic wind
- Q. The Ozone hole is detected in the atmosphere, where is it located?
A)Above India
B)Above Arctic Ocean
C)Above Antarctica
D)Above Alaska
Answer: Above Antarctica
- Q. The sudden decline in atmospheric pressure indicates
A)Rain
B)Clear Weather
C)Storm
D)Cold Weather
Answer: Storm
- Q. In how many parts the shadow of Earth is divided during solar or lunar eclipse?
A)Four
B)Five
C)Two
D)Three
Answer: Three
- Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________
A)Mumbai is a coastal city
B)Mumbai is on the windward side
C)Pune is at a-greater elevation
D)Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai is on the windward side
- Q. The temperature at the core of the earth is about
A)200000º C
B)20000º C
C)5200º C
D)26000º C
Answer: 5200º C
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. Which of the following is called ‘Herring Pond’?
A)Dead Sea
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Black Sea
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. A hurricane acquires its spin from the Coriolis effect. 2. The diameter of the hurricane decreases as it moves away from low latitudes. 3. The diameter of a hurricane is never below 150 km. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the ________ glacier.
A)Biafo
B)Hispar
C)Siachen
D)Baltaro
Answer: Siachen
- Q. Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
A)Palani hills
B)Nilgiri hills
C)Cardamom hills
D)Annamalai hills
Answer: Nilgiri hills
- Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A)Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
B)Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent
C)Monsoons are local seasonal winds
D)Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies
Answer: Monsoons are local seasonal winds
- Q. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
A)Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
B)Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
C)Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
D)Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
Answer: Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
- Q. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
A)White Revolution
B)Green Revolution
C)Blue Revolution
D)Orange Revolution
Answer: Orange Revolution
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