More Questions on Geography
- Q. The ‘Grand Trunk Road’ connects ________
A)Kolkata and Amritsar
B)Kolkata and Mumbai
C)Delhi and Chennai
D)Tirupati and Ludhiana
Answer: Kolkata and Amritsar
- Q. Snow line is ________
A)The altitude above which snow never melts
B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
- Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, over long distances the most economical mode is
A)By road tankers
B)By pipelines
C)By rail tankers
D)By river barges
Answer: By pipelines
- Q. Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________
A)3600 km
B)6 km
C)1000 km
D)36,000 km
Answer: 36,000 km
- Q. The amount and intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined by the frequency of
A)Cyclones
B)Western disturbances
C)Dust storms
D)Tropical depressions
Answer: Tropical depressions
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geodesy
C)Geology
D)Seismology
Answer: Seismology
- Q. The majority of the coal reserves found in India are of
A)Quaternary formation
B)Tertiary formation
C)Gondwana formation
D)Jurassic formation
Answer: Gondwana formation
- Q. In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?
A)Tobacco
B)Tea
C)Jute
D)Cotton
Answer: Tea
- Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
A)12
B)15
C)22
D)9
Answer: 22
- Q. The nations, separated by McMahon line are
A)China and India
B)Afghanistan and Pakistan
C)Bangladesh and India
D)Pakistan and India
Answer: China and India
- Q. Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called ________
A)Canyons
B)Gorges
C)Wadi
D)Barchans
Answer: Wadi
- Q. Ten Degree Channel is between ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Dover and Calais
C)Alaska and Russia
D)North Korea and South Korea
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
- Q. The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to ________ type.
A)Mediterranean
B)Monsoon
C)Temperate
D)Laurentian
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
A)Westerlies
B)Monsoons
C)Loo
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Westerlies
- Q. Kolkata Port is an example of which type of port?
A)Riverine
B)Naval
C)Oil
D)Natural
Answer: Riverine
- Q. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
A)Chambal
B)Tapti
C)Mahi
D)Narmada
Answer: Narmada
- Q. The best quality coal is
A)Bituminous
B)Lignite
C)Peat
D)Anthracite
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. Kullu valley is located among which of the following mountain ranges?
A)Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
B)Ladakh and Pir Panjal
C)Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik
D)Ranjoti and Nanga Parvat
Answer: Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
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