More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Which one of the African countries is richer than others in gold and diamond?
    A)Botswana
    B)Zambia
    C)Zaire
    D)Angola
    Answer: Zaire
  • Q. Which of the following is not produced in the season of kharif?
    A)Jau and Mustard
    B)Millet and Rice
    C)Maize and Jowar
    D)Jowar and Rice
    Answer: Jau and Mustard
  • Q. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
    A)Mizoram
    B)Assam
    C)Karnataka
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
    A)Afforestation
    B)Artificial rain
    C)Construction of canals
    D)Construction of Dams
    Answer: Afforestation
  • Q. Talcher is important for which of the following?
    A)Atomic Reactor
    B)Cable Industry
    C)Hydro Power Generation
    D)Heavy Water Plant
    Answer: Heavy Water Plant
  • Q. The Ozone hole over Antarctica was discovered in
    A)1978
    B)1975
    C)1985
    D)1987
    Answer: 1985
  • Q. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
    A)Mercury and Mars
    B)Mercury and Venus
    C)Venus and Mars
    D)Venus and Neptune
    Answer: Mercury and Venus
  • Q. A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague
    A)2, 3, 4, 1
    B)1, 3, 4, 2
    C)4, 2, 1, 3
    D)3, 1, 2, 4
    Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
  • Q. The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice free throughout the year is
    A)Murmansk
    B)Leningrad
    C)Odessa
    D)Vladivostok
    Answer: Murmansk
  • Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
    A)Bituminous coal
    B)Coking coal
    C)Anthracite
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Coking coal
  • Q. The Scented Isle’ in the Mediterranean Sea is
    A)Sicily
    B)Sardinia
    C)Corsica
    D)Crete
    Answer: Corsica
  • Q. Earthquakes rarely occur in ________
    A)Mexico
    B)Alaska
    C)Brazil
    D)New Zealand
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
    A)Equal rainfall
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal pressure
    D)Equal height
    Answer: Equal height
  • Q. Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Bihar
    C)West Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Where is the old and over 2 km-long ‘Pamban Railway Bridge’, which attracts tourists from all over the country?
    A)Palk straits
    B)Nilgiris
    C)Krishna delta
    D)Malabar coast
    Answer: Palk straits
  • Q. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________
    A)Palk Strait
    B)Bering Strait
    C)Dover Strait
    D)Vermosa Strait
    Answer: Palk Strait
  • Q. The leading producer of sulphur is ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)Canada
    C)Spain
    D)Italy
    Answer: Spain
  • Q. Which of the following group of people changes their house types according to seasons?
    A)Kirghiz
    B)Pygmies
    C)Bantus
    D)Eskimos
    Answer: Kirghiz
  • Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Anti-cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Orographic

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