More Questions on Geography
- Q. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
A)Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
B)Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
C)Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
D)Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
Answer: Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
- Q. Dykes are especially constructed in ________
A)France
B)Norway
C)Holland
D)United Kingdom
Answer: Norway
- Q. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
A)Kakinanda-Pondicherry
B)Bangalore-Varanasi
C)Chennai-Varanasi
D)Pondicherry-Varanasi
Answer: Kakinanda-Pondicherry
- Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A)Shikoku
B)Hokkaido
C)Honshu
D)Kyushu
Answer: Honshu
- Q. What are the imaginary lines touching both the poles of Earth called?
A)Isobars
B)Latitudes
C)Longitudes
D)Isotherms
Answer: Longitudes
- Q. Ozone layers absorb
A)All radiations from the sun
B)Infrared rays
C)Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
D)Cosmic rays
Answer: Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
- Q. Scunthorpe and Frodingham are:
A)industrial centres of Britain
B)The main mining centres of Britain
C)Agriculture centres of Britain
D)None of these
Answer: The main mining centres of Britain
- Q. Which river is called ‘The Sorrow of Bengal’?
A)Hooghly
B)Sone
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Damodar
- Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?
A)Tuticorin
B)Neyveli
C)Ennore
D)Mettur
Answer: Mettur
- Q. In terms of area, which of the following Indian state has the largest forest cover?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Chattisgarh
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In the Himalayas the melting or the snow is more on the
A)Eastern slopes
B)Southern slopes
C)Northern slopes
D)Western slopes
Answer: Southern slopes
- Q. Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:
A)The Krishna Valley Project
B)The Narmada Valley Project
C)The Damodar Valley Project
D)The Mahanadi Project
Answer: The Damodar Valley Project
- Q. “Mumbai High” is related to
A)Tomb
B)Iron
C)Petroleum
D)Jute
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
A)Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
B)Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
C)Bihar and Orissa
D)West Bengal and Assam
Answer: Bihar and Orissa
- Q. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
A)Khamsin
B)Sirocco
C)Mistral
D)Chinook
Answer: Mistral
- Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
A)Meteor
B)Meteorite
C)Asteroid
D)Comet
Answer: Meteor
- Q. Which state in India has the largest cover area of forest?
A)Kerala
B)Uttarakhand
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? Hurricanes ________
A)Develop over warm ocean areas
B)Form at the equator
C)Are not as large as tornadoes
D)Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces
Answer: Develop over warm ocean areas
- Q. Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
A)Frontal
B)Orographic
C)Convectional
D)None of these
Answer: Convectional
- Q. “Mulching” is the term used for the process of
A)Transplanting of paddy seedlings
B)Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
C)Breaking down big pieces of soil into small ones
D)Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
Answer: Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
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