More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true? 1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. 2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3. It is also known as 4 o’clock rain.
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Limestone, Coal, Chalk, Shale are the examples of:
A)Volcanic Rock
B)Sedimentary Rocks
C)Metamorphic Rock
D)Igneous Rock
Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
- Q. The Himalayan forests include
A)Alpine Vegetation
B)European Oak Forests
C)Coniferous Forests
D)All the three
Answer: All the three
- Q. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in
A)Dust particles in stratus clouds
B)Water vapour in Stratus Clouds
C)Ice crystals in Cirro-cumulus clouds
D)Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
Answer: Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
- Q. Black forest is found in
A)Czechoslovakia
B)France
C)Germany
D)Romania
Answer: Germany
- Q. Which of the following, Indonesian Territory became victim of terrible Earthquake in 2004?
A)Kalibangan
B)Irian Jaya
C)Sumatra
D)Java
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. Singhbhum where copper ore is mined is in
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Jharkhand
D)Odisha
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?
A)The western coasts of South America
B)South Africa
C)East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
D)Russia and Northern Europe
Answer: Russia and Northern Europe
- Q. Spot the odd item in the following
A)Mt Vesuvius
B)Mt Fuji
C)Mt Everest
D)Mt Pele
Answer: Mt Everest
- Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
A)North Sea canal
B)Erie canal
C)Kiel canal
D)Trent and Mersey canal
Answer: Erie canal
- Q. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is
A)Rectangular
B)Dendritic
C)Trellis
D)Radial
Answer: Trellis
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. The Islands of Lakshadweep are
A)Of continental origin
B)Of volcanic origin
C)Of coral origin
D)Elevated portions of sub-marine mountains
Answer: Of coral origin
- Q. Which of the following is/are the examples of the sedimentary rocks? 1. Limestone 2. Dolomite 3. Breccia 4. Coal
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arctic Ocean
C)Atlantic Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which of the following two states are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
A)Bihar and Assam
B)Kamataka and Kerala
C)Punjab and Haryana
D)Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
- Q. Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Goa
D)Visakhapatnam
Answer: Goa
- Q. Which of the following is characterized by excessive dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild life?
A)Tarai
B)Bhabar
C)Bhangar
D)Khadar
Answer: Tarai
- 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. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
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