More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
A)Vatican
B)Papua New Guinea
C)Cuba
D)Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
- Q. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
A)At a very low height from sea level
B)At a great height from sea level
C)At a medium height from sea level
D)There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
Answer: At a very low height from sea level
- Q. Which of the following countries is known as the ‘Sugar bowl of the World’ ?
A)Brazil
B)India
C)Cuba
D)U.S.A.
Answer: Cuba
- Q. Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to
A)Control the level of water
B)Collect taxes
C)Ensure safety
D)Load or unload freight
Answer: Control the level of water
- Q. Where is Jawaharlal Nehru Port?
A)Mumbai
B)Paradip
C)Kochin
D)Kolkata
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
- Q. Arrange the following gases of the atmosphere in increasing order by volume: I. Nitrogen II. Oxygen III. Carbon dioxide IV. Argon
A)III, IV, II, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)I, II, IV, III
D)IV, III, II, I
Answer: III, IV, II, I
- Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
A)Savannah
B)Prairie
C)Steppe
D)Llanos
Answer: Savannah
- Q. Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.
A)Hemp
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Flax
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
A)Kosi Project
B)Bhakra Nangal Project
C)Damodar Valley Project
D)None of these
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
A)Dibrugarh
B)Kanpur
C)Srinagar
D)Lucknow
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. The theory of continental drift is supported by: I. similarities between the coastline of South America and Africa II. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and Australia III. evidence of fossils IV. survival of marsupials in Australia
A)II, III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East?
A)Salt Lake City - San Francisco - Boston - Pittsburgh
B)Salt Lake City - Pittsburgh - San Francisco - Boston
C)San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
D)San Pittsburgh - Salt Lake City - Boston
Answer: San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
- Q. Colorado in U.S.A is famous for this landform ________
A)Great Valleys
B)Grand Canyon
C)Grand Crators
D)Great Basins
Answer: Grand Canyon
- Q. The highest waterfall of the world is ________
A)Salto Angel Falls
B)Niagara Falls
C)Boyoma Falls
D)Khone Falls
Answer: Salto Angel Falls
- Q. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: 1. Hot and humid climate 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres 4. Annual range of temperature 15° C to 30° C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?
A)Pepper
B)Mustard
C)Cotton
D)Virginia tobacco
Answer: Pepper
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?
A)Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
B)South Andaman and Little Andaman
C)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
D)Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
- Q. Batholiths and Laccoliths are formations of ________
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Sedimentary rocks
C)Igneous rocks
D)Polymetamorphosed rocks
Answer: Igneous rocks
- Q. In the history of India population, which duration period is referred to as ‘A great leap forward’?
A)1951 - 1961
B)1921 - 1931
C)1941 - 1951
D)1971 - 1981
Answer: 1951 - 1961
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