More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in:
    A)Karnataka
    B)Assam
    C)Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
  • Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
    A)Mangalore
    B)Cochin
    C)Mumbai
    D)Surat
    Answer: Cochin
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
    A)3
    B)1
    C)2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
    A)Pole star
    B)Sun
    C)Alpha Centauri
    D)Chitra
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
    A)Glucose
    B)Lactose
    C)Maltose
    D)Sucrose
    Answer: Glucose
  • Q. The northern part of the west coast in India is known as
    A)Malabar coast
    B)Konkan coast
    C)Coromandel coast
    D)Godavari Coast
    Answer: Konkan coast
  • Q. Lac is secreted by
    A)Some animals
    B)Trees like rubber
    C)Certain kinds of birds
    D)A certain type of insect which feeds on the saps of trees such as Palas, Ber and Kusum
    Answer: A certain type of insect which feeds on the saps of trees such as Palas, Ber and Kusum
  • Q. Ferrel’s Law is associated with the
    A)Low pressure of winds
    B)Velocity of winds
    C)High pressure of winds
    D)Direction of winds
    Answer: Direction of winds
  • Q. Which one of the following is the southern-most city ?
    A)Raipur
    B)Bhopal
    C)Kolkata
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Raipur
  • Q. Which is the destination of the slurry brought by pipeline from Kudremukh?
    A)Mangalore
    B)Koyali
    C)Jagdishpur
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Mangalore
  • Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
    A)Southern island of New Zealand
    B)Southern part of India
    C)South America
    D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
    Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
  • Q. Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall ?
    A)Torrential rain
    B)Drizzling
    C)Lightning and thunder
    D)Afternoon rain
    Answer: Drizzling
  • Q. Belt of Doldrums exists in which of the following regions?
    A)Sub-Polar region
    B)Polar region
    C)Equatorial region
    D)Sub-Tropical region
    Answer: Equatorial region
  • Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
    A)1948
    B)1953
    C)1950
    D)1947
    Answer: 1953
  • Q. The Doctor is a wind which
    A)Is injurious to health
    B)Is enervating
    C)Withers plants
    D)Is conducive to health
    Answer: Is conducive to health
  • Q. If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
    A)Sunday
    B)Friday
    C)Saturday
    D)Monday
    Answer: Sunday
  • Q. Extensive mechanized wheat cultivation is carried out in
    A)Equatorial regions
    B)Tropical Savannas
    C)Temperate grasslands
    D)Mediterranean lands
    Answer: Temperate grasslands
  • Q. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
    A)Three
    B)One
    C)Two
    D)Four
    Answer: Three
  • Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
    A)Columbia
    B)Deccan
    C)Anatolia
    D)Tibet
    Answer: Tibet

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