More Questions on Geography
- Q. Westerlies in southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in northern hemisphere. Why? 1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere. 2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is fare correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________
A)Removing dead earthworms
B)Adding living earthworms
C)Adding dead earthworms
D)Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
Answer: Adding living earthworms
- Q. Which of the following projects is administered by more than one State?
A)Hirakud
B)Nagarjunasagar
C)Kosi
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Tungabhadra
- Q. Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in ________
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. The source of the Brahmaputra is
A)Somewhere near Tibet
B)Pindari glacier
C)A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
D)Punjab
Answer: A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
- Q. Which or the following is a rift valley?
A)The Rhine Valley
B)The Amazon Valley
C)The Thames Valley
D)The Mississippi Valley
Answer: The Rhine Valley
- Q. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature
A)Anywhere in the tropical zone
B)Over land bodies only
C)In a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
D)Over water bodies only
Answer: Over water bodies only
- Q. Which of the following is the brightest planet?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Venus
- Q. Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
A)Cyril Radcliffe
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Canning
D)Stafford Cripps
Answer: Cyril Radcliffe
- Q. The type of rain in humid equatorial climate is
A)Convectional
B)Cyclonic
C)Mountaineous
D)Fluctuating and Cyclonic
Answer: Convectional
- Q. The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse is
A)Penumbra
B)Halo
C)Umbra
D)Black Hole
Answer: Umbra
- Q. High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the ________
A)Equatorial region
B)Monsoon region
C)Mediterranean region
D)Savanna region
Answer: Equatorial region
- Q. Which of the following is the longest mountain range?
A)The Andes
B)The Himalayas
C)The Rockies
D)The Caucasus
Answer: The Andes
- Q. The Amazon forests are a type of?
A)Temerate Evergreen Forest
B)Tropical Forest
C)Temperate Forest
D)Tropical Seasonal Forest
Answer: Tropical Forest
- Q. Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?
A)Benguela Current
B)Canarie Current
C)Humboldt Current
D)Kuroshio Current
Answer: Humboldt Current
- Q. Strait of Florida runs in between ________
A)Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
B)Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
C)Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
D)Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
- Q. The Veld grassland of South Africa experiences ________
A)The Steppe climate
B)The Continental Savanna Climate
C)The Maritime Savanna Climate
D)The Tropical desert climate
Answer: The Steppe climate
- Q. The crust and the upper-most part of the mantle up to a depth of 200 km from the surface of the earth is called:
A)Cyrosphere
B)Pyrosphere
C)Osophere
D)Lithosphere
Answer: Lithosphere
- 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. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
A)Chennai
B)New Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
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