More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil ?
A)Iraq
B)Kuwait
C)Iran
D)Nigeria
Answer: Kuwait
- 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. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
- Q. Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes?
A)Manipur
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Uttaranchal
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Select the following correct statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1. It enjoys equatorial climate 2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located 3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 only
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
A)Chinkara
B)Barasingha
C)Black Buck
D)Nilgai
Answer: Barasingha
- Q. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________
A)Solar radiation
B)Insolation
C)Solar heat
D)Thermal radiation
Answer: Solar radiation
- Q. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as
A)Hugli
B)Padma
C)Meghna
D)Swarn Ganga
Answer: Padma
- Q. The gas which is largely responsible for green house effect is:
A)Methane
B)Ozone
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Water Vapor
Answer: Water Vapor
- Q. India lies
A)On the Equator
B)Mainly in the northern hemisphere
C)Entirely in the northern hemisphere
D)More in the southern hemisphere
Answer: Entirely in the northern hemisphere
- Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Myanmar
- Q. Anticline is a type of which of the following?
A)Eroded Landmass
B)Riverine
C)Fold Structure
D)Delta
Answer: Fold Structure
- Q. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of
A)Chorochromatic map
B)Choropleth map
C)Isopleth map
D)Choroschematic map
Answer: Isopleth map
- Q. Seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice-versa is known as:
A)Transcoming
B)Transgoing
C)Transhumance
D)Transmountain
Answer: Transhumance
- Q. Which of the following has to be crossed over to reach Colombo from Kanyakumari?
A)Gulf of Mannar
B)Palk Strait
C)Gulf of Palk
D)Cook Strait
Answer: Gulf of Mannar
- Q. Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries: 1. USA 2. Sweden 3. Japan 4. Canada
A)1, 4, 2, 3
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)2, 4, 1, 3
D)2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
- Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
A)I and III
B)I only
C)II only
D)All three
Answer: I only
- Q. India broke away from Australia and Antarctica and started moving north in the period of ________
A)Jurassic
B)Permian
C)Triassic
D)Cretaceous
Answer: Cretaceous
- Q. Japan’s total land is about ________ that of India.
A)One-ninth
B)One-sixth
C)One-fifth
D)One-tenth
Answer: One-ninth
- Q. The temperature at which the air is saturated is known as
A)Condensation temperature
B)Saturation temperature
C)Critical temperature
D)Dew point
Answer: Dew point
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