More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
B)Pune and Bengaluru
C)Sholapur and Hubli
D)Barsi and Guntur
Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
- Q. The Indus Valley Civilization was based on the racial stocks of
A)Negritos
B)Mediterraneans
C)Nordics
D)None of the above
Answer: Mediterraneans
- Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
- Q. Which of the following rocks is transformed into marble?
A)Peat
B)Granite
C)Limestone
D)Shale
Answer: Limestone
- Q. The instrument to measure the magnitude of Earthquake is called
A)Argograph
B)Ideograph
C)Pantograph
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.
A)I, II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of ________
A)Saturn
B)Uranus
C)Neptune
D)Mars
Answer: Mars
- Q. Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem?
A)Conditions of sunlight
B)Temperature variation
C)Wind
D)Availability of water
Answer: Wind
- Q. The largest desert in the world is the
A)Kalahari
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Thar
Answer: Sahara
- Q. The flash flood is related with which of the following?
A)Tsunami
B)Incessant storm
C)Cyclonic storm
D)Tornado
Answer: Cyclonic storm
- Q. The driest part of India is
A)Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
B)Darbhanga (Bihar)
C)Bhatinda (Punjab)
D)Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Answer: Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
- Q. Which of the following is meant by an archipelago?
A)Mountain
B)Lake
C)Island
D)Plateau
Answer: Island
- Q. Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
A)1 and 3
B)1and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
A)Surinam
B)Uruguay
C)Guyana
D)Ecuador
Answer: Surinam
- Q. Freely moving bodies are ________
A)Deflected upwards at the equator
B)Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
C)Deflected to the right in the southern hemisphere
D)Unaffected by the earth's movements
Answer: Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
- Q. Where is the Black Pogoda?
A)Madurai
B)Konark
C)Khajuraho
D)Egypt
Answer: Konark
- Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
A)Dune
B)Cliff
C)Cirque
D)Hamada
Answer: Dune
- Q. The home of spices is
A)France
B)Middle East
C)The USA
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. Spot the odd item.
A)Mt Vesuvius
B)Mt Fuji
C)Mt Godwin Austin
D)Mt Etna
Answer: Mt Godwin Austin
- Q. “Dark Continent” is
A)Australia
B)Africa
C)South America
D)Asia
Answer: Africa
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