More Questions on Geography
- Q. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is ________
A)Cherapunji
B)Allahabad
C)Chennai
D)Kolkata
Answer: Chennai
- Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
A)Reserved for local use
B)Reserved for hunting
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
- Q. What is the main cause of Tsunami?
A)Earthquake on Sea Surface
B)Volcano
C)Cyclone
D)Gravitation of Moon
Answer: Earthquake on Sea Surface
- Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
A)Ria
B)Fjord
C)Dalmatian
D)Haff
Answer: Ria
- Q. Instrument for measuring rainfall is called
A)Hyetometer
B)Lucimeter
C)Galactometer
D)Hygrometer
Answer: Hyetometer
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks II. The best quality of coal is lignite III. The largest and oldest coalfield in India is known as the ‘Ruhr of India’. IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the Ruhr of India.
A)I, III and IV
B)I and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following forest is resistant to cyclones?
A)Evergreen forest
B)Alpine Forest
C)Mangrove Forest
D)Monsoon forest
Answer: Mangrove Forest
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
A)North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
B)Oyashio and California currents
C)Alaska and Kuroshio currents
D)North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Answer: Oyashio and California currents
- Q. A large number of species are found within a small unit of area of ________
A)Deciduous monsoon forests
B)Mangrove coastal forests
C)Coniferous temperate forests
D)Wet evergreen equatorial forests
Answer: Wet evergreen equatorial forests
- Q. The capital of the Ontario province of Canada situated on the Lake Ontario is the port city of
A)Chile
B)Montreal
C)Uruguay
D)Paraguay
Answer: Uruguay
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
A)Sundarban in West Bengal
B)Nandankanan in Orissa
C)Kaziranga in Assam
D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
- Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Radiation
D)Convection
Answer: Insolation
- Q. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
A)Shole
B)Slate
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Slate
- Q. The large States of India in the order of area are
A)Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
C)Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
D)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Q. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
A)Hooghly
B)Teesta
C)Brahmaputra
D)Sone
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
A)Retreating monsoon
B)Cold weather
C)Hot weather
D)North-eastern monsoon
Answer: North-eastern monsoon
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
A)Coniferous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Tropical deciduous
D)Mangrove
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?
A)Aleutian Trench - New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench
B)Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench - New Hebrides Trench
C)New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench - Aleutian Trench
D)New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
Answer: New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
- Q. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?
A)Sugarcane
B)Barley
C)Maize
D)Wheat
Answer: Sugarcane
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