More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
    A)Mount Rinjani
    B)Mount Sinabung
    C)Mount Merapi
    D)Mount Agung
    Answer: Mount Sinabung
  • Q. The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at
    A)Ramagundam
    B)Nizam Sagar
    C)Shivasamudram
    D)Mettur
    Answer: Shivasamudram
  • Q. The best quality coal is
    A)Bituminous
    B)Lignite
    C)Peat
    D)Anthracite
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. The youngest rivers in India originate from
    A)Himalayas
    B)Eastern Ghats
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Deccan Plateau
    Answer: Himalayas
  • Q. The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to ________ type.
    A)Mediterranean
    B)Monsoon
    C)Temperate
    D)Laurentian
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. The Indian river of the Indus Basin are
    A)Betwa, Sone and Kosi
    B)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
    C)Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
    D)Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
    Answer: Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
  • Q. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
    A)Netherlands
    B)Norway
    C)Canada
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ________.
    A)Plateaus
    B)Moraines
    C)Deltas
    D)Grooves
    Answer: Moraines
  • Q. Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river
    A)Rhine
    B)Volga
    C)Rhone
    D)Danube
    Answer: Danube
  • Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
    A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
    B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
    C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
    D)Different phases of the moon
    Answer: Different phases of the moon
  • Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
    A)Negroid
    B)Caucasoid
    C)Mongoloid
    D)None of these
    Answer: Negroid
  • 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. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
    A)Sphere
    B)Flat
    C)Circle
    D)Oblate spheroid
    Answer: Oblate spheroid
  • Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
    A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
    B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
    C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
    D)The earth absorbs heat
    Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
  • Q. Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada : 1. Jabalpur 2. Mandla 3. Amarkantak 4. Bharuch In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth?
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)3, 2, 1, 4
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)1, 4, 3, 2
    Answer: 3, 2, 1, 4
  • Q. How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?
    A)3
    B)7
    C)4
    D)5
    Answer: 7
  • Q. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was formerly called as
    A)Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
    B)Salim AliBird Sanctuary
    C)Khijadia Bird Sanctuary
    D)Mayani Bird Sanctuary
    Answer: Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
  • Q. Which of the following rock has formed the Earth’s crust?
    A)Sedimentary
    B)Igneous
    C)Metamorphic
    D)Carbonate
    Answer: Igneous
  • Q. Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated?
    A)Amsterdam - River Amsel
    B)Budapest - River Danube
    C)Baghad - River Tigris
    D)Alexandria - River Niger
    Answer: Alexandria - River Niger
  • Q. Name the longest lake in India
    A)Kolleru Lake
    B)Pangong lake
    C)Pulicat Lake
    D)Vembanad Lake
    Answer: Vembanad Lake

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