More Questions on Geography
- Q. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
A)Uttarakhand
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. Which of the following is a chemical weathering process ?
A)Oxidation
B)Frost Action
C)Hydraulic Action
D)Thermal Expansion
Answer: Oxidation
- Q. Which of the following statements is not true of Trade Winds?
A)They are constant in strength and direction
B)They blow from the Horse Latitudes to the Doldrums
C)They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere
D)They sometimes contain intense depressions
Answer: They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere
- Q. Perspiration is maximum when temperature is ________
A)High and air is dry
B)Low and air is dry
C)Low and air is humid
D)High and air is humid
Answer: High and air is humid
- Q. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called ________
A)Jet stream
B)A cyclone
C)An anticyclone
D)A tsunami
Answer: Jet stream
- Q. The edible oil commonly used in India for preparation of toilet soap is
A)Soyabean oil
B)Linseed oil
C)Mustard oil
D)Coconut oil
Answer: Coconut oil
- Q. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping?
A)Son
B)Damodar
C)Mahanadi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Monazite is an ore of
A)Thorium
B)Copper
C)Iron
D)Titanium
Answer: Thorium
- Q. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
A)Khamsin
B)Sirocco
C)Mistral
D)Chinook
Answer: Mistral
- Q. A few showers of rain during the months of December and January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
A)Cause fall in temperature
B)Make the plant strong
C)Protect the crops from frost
D)Provide moisture for the germination of seeds
Answer: Protect the crops from frost
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?
A)Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
B)Assam: Miri
C)Nagaland : Konyak
D)Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Answer: Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
- Q. River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it ________
A)Forms number of dangerous waterfalls
B)Gets flooded often causing havoc
C)Causes maximum soil erosion
D)Is not a perennial river
Answer: Gets flooded often causing havoc
- Q. The route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
A)North Pacific route
B)Panama route
C)Cape route
D)South Atlantic route
Answer: Cape route
- Q. Chipko Andolan is related to whom?
A)Agro-Science
B)Wild Life Conservation
C)Conservation of Forests
D)Deforestation
Answer: Conservation of Forests
- Q. Mount Kailas is in
A)Sikkim
B)Nepal
C)Tibet
D)Bhutan
Answer: Tibet
- Q. India conducted its first nuclear explosion at
A)Koyana
B)Apsara
C)Pokharan
D)Kalpakkam
Answer: Pokharan
- Q. The mangrove forests are present in
A)The Western Ghats
B)The Eastern Ghats
C)The Sunderbans
D)The Aravallis
Answer: The Sunderbans
- Q. The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as ________
A)Fiord coast
B)Dalmation coast
C)Ria coast
D)Haff coast
Answer: Dalmation coast
- Q. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?
A)The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet
B)All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
C)The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
D)All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
Answer: All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
- Q. As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as
A)Rounds
B)Crooks
C)Flections
D)Meanders
Answer: Meanders
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