More Questions on Geography
- Q. Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of ________
A)Pampas
B)Campos
C)Llanos
D)Prairies
Answer: Pampas
- Q. The phenomenon known as the “Midnight Sun” is caused by
A)Inclination of the Earth's axis
B)The rotation of the Earth on its axis
C)Sun spots
D)Nuclear explosions
Answer: Inclination of the Earth's axis
- Q. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ________
A)Meiji
B)Mulatto
C)Mestizo
D)Mau Mau
Answer: Mestizo
- Q. Which is the biggest coffee producing country in the world?
A)Peru
B)India
C)Brazil
D)Argentina
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of mango?
A)Indonesia
B)India
C)China
D)Malaysia
Answer: India
- Q. The World’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________
A)Temperate waters of tropical seas
B)Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
C)Equatorial water
D)Warm water of seas in southern hemisphere
Answer: Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
- Q. Which of the following Peninsular Indian river does not meet the Arabian Sea
A)Narmada
B)Periyar
C)Cauvery
D)Tapti
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called ________
A)Exfoliation
B)Block disintegration
C)Dellation
D)Granular disintegration
Answer: Exfoliation
- Q. Soil factors are also known as
A)Ecological factors
B)Biological factors
C)Geo Morphological factors
D)Edaphic factors
Answer: Edaphic factors
- Q. The Appalachian highland of North America are economically important mainly because of ________
A)Large number of both summer and winter tourist centres
B)Ready source of timber and water power
C)Natural passes facilitating easy movement
D)Rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries
Answer: Rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries
- Q. The line at which a day is lost or gained is called:
A)Line of Control day and night
B)International Gain line
C)International loss line
D)International Date line
Answer: International Date line
- Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
A)Itanagar
B)Kohima
C)Jorhat
D)Dibrugarh
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. The world’s major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is
A)The coastal region of Norway
B)The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
C)The Dogger Bank in the North Sea
D)Fisheries off the coast of Peru
Answer: The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
- Q. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil – Jammu & Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La – Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh – Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La – Sikkim
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is ________
A)1/6th
B)1/10th
C)1/9th
D)1/5th
Answer: 1/10th
- Q. The largest solar power plant in India is located at
A)Madhapur
B)Nagercoil
C)Jaisalmer
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
A)8 : 30 p.m.
B)11 : 30 p.m.
C)11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
D)8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Answer: 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
- Q. The second largest river basin in India is of the river ________
A)Krishna
B)Brahmaputra
C)Narmada
D)Godavari
Answer: Godavari
- Q. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their
A)Seasons day and night are opposite
B)Seasons are opposite
C)Day and night are opposite
D)Climates are opposite
Answer: Seasons day and night are opposite
- Q. The production of natural rubber is dominated by ________
A)Central Africa
B)South America
C)South-east Asia
D)Mediterranean region
Answer: South-east Asia
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