More Questions on Geography
- Q. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)21st March
B)21st June
C)22nd December
D)23rd March
Answer: 22nd December
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Sharavati
D)Krishna
Answer: Sharavati
- Q. The Jawar mines of Udaipur are famous for
A)Granite
B)Marble
C)Zinc
D)Bauxite
Answer: Zinc
- Q. Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1, 3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
A)Conurbation
B)Metropolis
C)Megalopolis
D)City sprawl
Answer: Conurbation
- Q. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
A)Karnataka
B)Rajasthan
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Assam
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. By what name is India’s eastern coast known?
A)Eastern Ghat Coast
B)Coromandel Coast
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Kolkata Chennai Coast
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. World Environmental day is celebrated on ________ every year.
A)01-10-2024
B)01-05-2001
C)05-06-2005
D)01-12-2025
Answer: 05-06-2005
- Q. A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1′) of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals
A)4500 feet
B)7200 feet
C)6080 feet
D)6000 feet
Answer: 6080 feet
- Q. Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September?
A)Punjab
B)Eastern Uttar Pradesh
C)Southern West Bengal
D)Western Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Western Uttar Pradesh
- Q. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated?
A)Uzbekistan
B)Kazakhstan
C)Turkmenistan
D)China
Answer: China
- Q. Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
B)Falkland Island
C)Long Island
D)Azores Island
Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
- Q. The deepest mine in Asia is
A)Suladesi mine
B)Jaduguda mine
C)Kolar Gold mine
D)West Irian mine
Answer: Kolar Gold mine
- Q. Antipodes are ________
A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
D)Lines joining places having the same depths
Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
- 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. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
A)Turkey
B)Jordan
C)Syria
D)Lebanon
Answer: Lebanon
- Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 3, and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Assam
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Folding is the result of
A)Orogenetic force
B)Epeirogenetic force
C)Coriolis force
D)Exogenetic force
Answer: Orogenetic force
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