More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements concerning United Arab Emirates: 1. Oman is one of the seven Emirates which form the United Arab Emirates. 2. Dubai is the capital of United Arab Emirates. 3. Fishing and tourism are the key industries of United Arab Emirates. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 3 only
- Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
A)New Zealand
B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
C)South-West Africa and South Chile
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
A)Kolkata
B)Srinagar
C)Mumbai
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Srinagar
- Q. World’s principal producer of silver is
A)The USA
B)India
C)Mexico
D)Canada
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of
A)Coastal fisheries
B)Inland fisheries
C)Estuarine fisheries
D)Deep sea fisheries
Answer: Inland fisheries
- Q. In which of the following states the first synagogue is built in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Maharashtra
C)West Bengal
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Shifting cultivation is still prevalent in
A)Manipur
B)Mizoram
C)Nagaland
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The Cuddapah Ranges lie between
A)Palar and Cauvery
B)Godavari and Palkonda Range
C)Godavari and Jamshedpur
D)Satpura and Mohadeo-Maikal range
Answer: Godavari and Palkonda Range
- Q. Ten Degree Channel is between ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Dover and Calais
C)Alaska and Russia
D)North Korea and South Korea
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
- Q. Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called ________
A)Blizzards
B)Typhoons
C)Tornadoes
D)Polar winds
Answer: Blizzards
- Q. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is in
A)Bengaluru
B)Mumbai
C)Kolkata
D)Chennai
Answer: Bengaluru
- Q. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
A)South-West Monsoon
B)Easterly depression
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Thunderstorm
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Karroo’ of Southern Africa?
A)Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
B)Rift valley formed due to faulting
C)Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements
D)None of the above
Answer: Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
- Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
A)Sub polar low pressure belts
B)Equator
C)Horse latitudes
D)Poles
Answer: Equator
- Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
A)Jadugoda
B)Kolar
C)Raniganj
D)Veeranam
Answer: Kolar
- Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
A)Saffron
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Jute
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around 1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo 4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)1 and 4
B)4 only
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which city is called the ‘City of Perpetual Spring’?
A)Lisbon
B)Colombo
C)Quito
D)Berlin
Answer: Quito
- Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
A)Metamorphic
B)Granite
C)Igneous
D)Sedimentary
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
A)Equal to acceleration on poles
B)Less than acceleration on poles
C)More than acceleration on poles
D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
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