More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for present crisis in the jute industry in India? I. The decline in overseas market II. Inadequately supply of raw jute III. Stiff competition from synthetic packing materials
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)II and III
Answer: I and II
- Q. The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of ________
A)Moscow
B)Ottawa
C)Mexico city
D)Verkhoyansk
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________
A)Mantle
B)Crust
C)Core
D)Ocean floors
Answer: Ocean floors
- Q. What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
A)1
B)2
C)7
D)15
Answer: 2
- Q. Suez Canal links
A)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea and Caribbean Sea
C)Black Sea and Baltic Sea
D)Arabian Sea and Red Sea
Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz. 2. The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar. 3. The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite. Select the correct answer using the code given below
A)1 and 2 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3 only
D)2 and 3 only
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
B)Falkland Island
C)Long Island
D)Azores Island
Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
- Q. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
A)Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
B)Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
C)Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
D)Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
- Q. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
A)4 p.m. on Sunday
B)4 a.m. on Tuesday
C)4 p.m. on Tuesday
D)12 Noon on Tuesday
Answer: 12 Noon on Tuesday
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
A)I and II
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Lignite is a type of:
A)Coal
B)Iron
C)Steel
D)Gold
Answer: Coal
- Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
A)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
D)Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
- Q. The first steam boat was built by
A)James Watt
B)Stevenson
C)Newton
D)Robert Fulton
Answer: Robert Fulton
- Q. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
A)Kakinanda-Pondicherry
B)Bangalore-Varanasi
C)Chennai-Varanasi
D)Pondicherry-Varanasi
Answer: Kakinanda-Pondicherry
- Q. Wind power is employed prominently in ________
A)Saudi Arabia
B)France
C)Holland
D)Canada
Answer: Holland
- Q. Choose the correct statement about Sedimentary rocks ________
A)The structure of these rocks is contingent on heat and pressure
B)These rocks cannot be formed under water
C)These rocks are crystalline
D)These rocks have been deposited in layers
Answer: These rocks have been deposited in layers
- Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
A)Iceland
B)New Zealand
C)Japan
D)Russia
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Burkina Faso is the new name of ________ Republic.
A)Kenya
B)Chad
C)Cameroon
D)Upper Volta
Answer: Upper Volta
- Q. The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is
A)Doda Betta
B)Kalsubai
C)Salher
D)Pushpagiri
Answer: Doda Betta
- Q. What is the interval between a high tide and low tide at a given place?
A)15 hours 30 minutes
B)12 hours
C)12 hours 26 minutes
D)24 hours
Answer: 12 hours 26 minutes
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