More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
A)Flow through shallow valleys
B)Seasonal flow
C)Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
D)Little erosional activity
Answer: Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
- Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
A)Mumbai
B)Guwahati
C)Jamnagar
D)Chennai
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Islands Volcanoes
A)Java - Merapi
B)Sicily - Mount Pelee
C)Hawaii - Stromboli
D)West Indies - Mauna Loa
Answer: Java - Merapi
- Q. Where are rare plantless forest found?
A)Chaparral
B)Alpine
C)Tundra
D)Taiga
Answer: Tundra
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
A)It is a mode of water conservation
B)It is helpful in raising water level
C)It increases the harms of flow
D)It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demands of water
Answer: It increases the harms of flow
- Q. Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur?
A)The air must be cooled below its dew point
B)The air must be warm
C)The air must be saturated
D)The air must contain hygroscopic particles
Answer: The air must be warm
- Q. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as ________
A)Clayey soil
B)Loamy soil
C)Sandy soil
D)Desert soil
Answer: Loamy soil
- Q. Indravati Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Telangana
C)Rajasthan
D)West Bengal
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- Q. Diu is an Island
A)Besides Gujarat
B)Besides Daman
C)Besides Goa
D)Besides Maharashtra
Answer: Besides Gujarat
- Q. How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)1
Answer: 3
- Q. The weather office predicts “depression” over a certain area. It means
A)Heavy weather causing a feeling of depression
B)Cloudy skies
C)Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
D)Low atmospheric pressure over a large area
Answer: Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
- Q. Where is Kandla Port located in?
A)Gulf of Khambhat
B)Gulf of Kutch
C)Kori Creek
D)None of the above
Answer: Gulf of Kutch
- Q. The ports which function as the collection centres where the goods are brought from different countries to be sent to others besides their own country are called ________
A)Entreport ports
B)Out ports
C)Packet stations
D)Port of call
Answer: Entreport ports
- Q. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics: 1. Richness in nutrients 2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton 3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south?
A)Kandla - Haldia - Kochi - Paradeep
B)Haldia - Kandla - Paradeep - Kochi
C)Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi
D)Kochi - Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep
Answer: Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi
- Q. What causes earthquakes?
A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B)Occurrence of underground water
C)Volcanic eruptions
D)No definite cause has been found so far
Answer: Volcanic eruptions
- Q. Adam’s bridge connects ________
A)Israel and Jerusalem
B)Amman and Damascus
C)Dhanushkodi (Rameshwaram) and Talaimannar
D)Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Answer: Dhanushkodi (Rameshwaram) and Talaimannar
- Q. Increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere causes ________
A)Uniform earth temperature
B)Rise in earth temperature
C)Fall in earth temperature
D)Increase in Ultraviolet rays
Answer: Rise in earth temperature
- Q. Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates?
A)North America
B)Europe
C)Australia
D)South America
Answer: Australia
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