More Questions on Geography
- 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 city is known as the “Eternal City”?
A)Athens
B)London
C)Rome
D)Berlin
Answer: Rome
- Q. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because
A)the sea water is relatively more saline
B)there are few indentions suitable for fishing
C)of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
D)of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
Answer: of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
- Q. The following statements are made about ocean currents: 1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics 2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere 3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere Which of the above are correct?
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. Black Gold’ refers to
A)Gold
B)Coal
C)Petroleum
D)Diamond
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Which of the following non-conventional sources of energy holds out the maximum promise in India?
A)Tidal Energy
B)Solar Energy
C)Geothermal Energy
D)Wind Energy
Answer: Solar Energy
- Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
- Q. For the formation of rainfall which of the following is not essential?
A)Condensation
B)Dust particles in the atmosphere
C)Evaporation
D)Wind
Answer: Wind
- Q. Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?
A)The Brachycephals
B)The Proto-Australoids
C)The Mediterraneans
D)The Nordics
Answer: The Nordics
- Q. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
A)Pygmy
B)Bodo
C)Maasai
D)Eskimo
Answer: Maasai
- Q. The smallest amongst the following continents is ________.
A)North America
B)Africa
C)Antarctica
D)South America
Answer: Antarctica
- Q. Sal’ is a very important tree of ________
A)Thorn forest
B)Tropical dry deciduous forest
C)Tropical rain forest
D)Alpine forest
Answer: Tropical dry deciduous forest
- Q. Which one of the following is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a river?
A)Oxbow lake
B)Incised meander
C)Knick point
D)Rive terrace
Answer: Oxbow lake
- Q. The scale on which the intensity of an earth quake is measured is named after:
A)Curie
B)Newton
C)Einstein
D)Mercalli
Answer: Mercalli
- Q. Which of the following place is the most humid place of India?
A)Udhagamandalam
B)Mahabaleshwar
C)Cherrapunji
D)Mawsynram
Answer: Mawsynram
- Q. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed on which river
A)Godavari
B)Kaveri
C)Krishna
D)Indus
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
A)Constant
B)Decrease in
C)Increase in
D)Both increase and decrease in
Answer: Increase in
- Q. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Maldives
D)Myanmar
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun’s ultraviolet rays is
A)Ozone
B)Oxygen
C)Nitrogen
D)Hydrogen
Answer: Ozone
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