More Questions on Geography
- Q. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Grasses are almost absent in ________
A)Tropical semi-evergreen forest
B)Tropical moist deciduous forest
C)Tropical dry evergreen forest
D)Tropical wet-evergreen forest
Answer: Tropical wet-evergreen forest
- Q. Which is the best variety of cotton in the world?
A)Egyptian
B)Sea Island
C)Upland American
D)Indian short fibres
Answer: Sea Island
- Q. The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on which river in Punjab?
A)Rihand
B)Sutlej
C)Son
D)Narmada
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiations from ________
A)Stratosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
A)Afforestation
B)Artificial rain
C)Construction of canals
D)Construction of Dams
Answer: Afforestation
- Q. The refineries Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
A)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
B)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
C)Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
D)Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- Q. The first steam boat was built by
A)James Watt
B)Stevenson
C)Newton
D)Robert Fulton
Answer: Robert Fulton
- 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. Which of the following factors are responsible for India’s failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades? I. Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies II. Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers III. Lack of marketing facilities
A)I and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: I and III
- Q. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
A)Chile
B)Alaska
C)Argentina
D)Tanzania
Answer: Tanzania
- Q. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of ________
A)76 years
B)24 years
C)32 years
D)84 years
Answer: 76 years
- Q. Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?
A)Loo
B)Western disturbances
C)Norwesters
D)Mango showers
Answer: Western disturbances
- Q. The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India is
A)Damodar Valley
B)Beas
C)Bhakra Nangal
D)Hirakud
Answer: Hirakud
- Q. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
A)86%
B)50%
C)70%
D)97%
Answer: 97%
- Q. The water body separating Andaman and Nicobar is known as:
A)10° channel
B)9° channel
C)8° channel
D)Indira Point
Answer: 10° channel
- Q. On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?
A)Climate is quite similar
B)Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
C)Culture of both places has many similarities
D)The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
Answer: Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
- Q. Which country started the cultivation of potatoes in Europe?
A)Dutch
B)German
C)Spanish
D)Portuguese
Answer: Spanish
- Q. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Western Ghats
B)Semi-arid areas of Gujarat
C)Eastern Ghats
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?
A)Jupiter
B)Saturn
C)Earth
D)Mars
Answer: Earth
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