More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
A)Indonesia
B)Japan
C)West Indies
D)Philippines
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is
A)Kolkata
B)Visakhapatnam
C)Chennai
D)Paradeep
Answer: Visakhapatnam
- Q. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Punjab
D)Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The age of a tree can be estimated by
A)The number and size of its branches
B)Its height
C)The girth of its trunk
D)The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
Answer: The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
- Q. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is
A)Mississippi
B)Rio-Grande
C)Gila
D)Colorado
Answer: Rio-Grande
- Q. Consider the following statements about anticyclones: 1. The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure 2. The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere 3. It is accompanied by heavy rainfall 4. A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. Pampero is ________
A)A moisture laden wind which brings rainfall to the west coast of Panama
B)A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
C)A low pressure area in Equator 63° S
D)A high pressure area which develops first and then leads to the formation of an anticyclone
Answer: A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
- Q. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator
A)Is equal to that at the poles
B)Is less than that at the poles
C)Is greater than that at the poles
D)Does not depend on the Earth centripetal acceleration
Answer: Is less than that at the poles
- Q. China type of climate prevails in ________
A)Central China, North China and Southern Japan
B)China, Korea and Vietnam
C)Southern China, Vietnam and Laos
D)North China, Southern Russia and Japan
Answer: Central China, North China and Southern Japan
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
A)Polar Easterly
B)Westerly wind
C)Trade wind
D)Jet Stream
Answer: Trade wind
- Q. Which of the following countries is the richest coal producing nation in Europe?
A)Great Britain
B)France
C)Germany
D)Poland
Answer: Germany
- Q. In which river is “Grand canyon”?
A)Columbia
B)Mississippi
C)Colorado
D)Ohara
Answer: Colorado
- Q. Where is the oldest working ‘Refinery’?
A)Digboi
B)Bahamas
C)Basra
D)Texas
Answer: Digboi
- Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
A)Equal rainfall
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal pressure
D)Equal height
Answer: Equal height
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
A)Hollywood
B)Los Angeles
C)New Orleans
D)San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco
- Q. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
A)Krishna river
B)Mahanadi river
C)Damodar river
D)Cauvery river
Answer: Krishna river
- Q. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
A)Haldia
B)Kandla
C)Vishakhapatnam
D)Tuticorin
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
- Q. How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?
A)3
B)7
C)4
D)5
Answer: 7
- Q. ________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole
A)Albopictus
B)Acaulis
C)Matus
D)Aurora
Answer: Aurora
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