More Questions on Geography
- Q. Silk production in the world has declined because of
A)Growing competition from man-made fibres
B)Lack of demand
C)Lack of remunerative prices
D)Dearth of skilled labour
Answer: Growing competition from man-made fibres
- 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. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
- Q. The First port developed after independence was
A)Nhava Sheva
B)New Mangalore
C)Mumbai
D)Kandla
Answer: Kandla
- Q. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for
A)Diamond mines
B)Gold mines
C)Silver mines
D)Iron mines
Answer: Diamond mines
- Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
Answer: E
- Q. Which of the following predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of soil?
A)Underground water
B)Glacier
C)Seawave
D)Wind
Answer: Underground water
- Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
C)Latitude
D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
- Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Krishna
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Which of the following is the largest planet?
A)Saturn
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Uranus
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
A)Mid oceanic Rift Valley Zone
B)Mediterranean Zone
C)Circum Pacific Belt
D)African Rift Valley Zone
Answer: Circum Pacific Belt
- Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following is correct? Benguela current flows ________
A)Off Spanish and North African coast
B)Along Brazilian coast
C)Off Southwest African coast
D)Along West coast of United States
Answer: Off Southwest African coast
- Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
A)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
B)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
C)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
D)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
Answer: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
- Q. Monsoon wind is different from planetary winds because it
A)Crosses the Equator
B)Always brings rain
C)Blows in tropical regions
D)Is seasonal
Answer: Is seasonal
- Q. The innermost layer is the core with a radius of about ________ km.
A)9500
B)500
C)6500
D)3500
Answer: 3500
- Q. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
A)Spot-heights
B)Hachures
C)Contours
D)Isomers
Answer: Contours
- Q. In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. A temperature inversion is most likely to occur under which of the following conditions?
A)Calm, cloudy and humid night
B)Mountain top in late evening
C)Windy but cloudy night
D)Calm, clear and cool winter night
Answer: Calm, clear and cool winter night
- Q. Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
A)Maize
B)Millet
C)Tobacco
D)Groundnut
Answer: Millet
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