More Questions on Geography
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Sharavati
D)Krishna
Answer: Sharavati
- Q. Which state irrigation is done by Rihand Dam project?
A)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
B)Gujarat and Maharashtra
C)Orissa and West Bengal
D)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Answer: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
- Q. Which one of the following is a Sedimentary Rock?
A)Basalt
B)Granite
C)Charnockite
D)Arkose
Answer: Arkose
- Q. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.
A)North-West Atlantic
B)North-West Pacific
C)South-East Pacific
D)North-East Atlantic
Answer: North-West Atlantic
- Q. Wind erosion is dominant in
A)Deserts
B)Tropical regions
C)Temperate regions
D)Mediterranean regions
Answer: Deserts
- Q. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is ________
A)2 sec
B)1 sec
C)1.3 sec
D)2.3 sec
Answer: 1.3 sec
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
A)Doldrums - The equator
B)New Moore Island - India
C)Hurricane - China Sea
D)Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
Answer: Hurricane - China Sea
- Q. Which of the following Indian state has the most no. of Scheduled Tribal population?
A)Bihar
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Tanks are manufactured at
A)Perambur
B)Kanpur
C)Chittaranjan
D)Avadi
Answer: Avadi
- Q. How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
A)111 km
B)321 km
C)211 km
D)91 km
Answer: 111 km
- Q. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserve of India?
A)Sundarban
B)Nilgiri
C)Nanda Devi
D)Gulf of mannar
Answer: Gulf of mannar
- Q. The Ruhr coal fields area of ________ is a major industrial area of the world.
A)Australia
B)USA
C)Erstwhile USSR
D)Germany
Answer: Germany
- Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
A)Permeable and non- permeable
B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
C)Non-permeable and permeable
D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. Botswana was formerly known as
A)Barbados
B)Bachuanaland
C)Bahamas
D)Cameroon
Answer: Bachuanaland
- Q. What causes earthquakes?
A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B)Occurrence of underground water
C)Volcanic eruptions
D)No definite cause has been found so far
Answer: Volcanic eruptions
- Q. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’?
A)Western Ghats
B)Western Himalayas
C)Eastern Himalayas
D)Eastern Ghats
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
A)El Nino and Southern Oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of Jet Streams
D)Greenhouse effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and Southern Oscillations
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