More Questions on Geography

  • Q. A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of Electrons and Positive Ions is called
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Ionosphere
  • Q. Consider the following statements I. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest National Park of India. II. It was one of the nine Tiger Reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973. III. Initially it was named as ‘Haile National Park’. Which of the statements given above are correct?
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts? 1. Subpolar low 2. Equatorial low 3. Polar high 4. Subtropical high
    A)2, 4, 1, 3
    B)2, 3, 1, 4
    C)1, 4, 2, 3
    D)1, 3, 2, 4
    Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
  • Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
    A)Equal rainfall
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal pressure
    D)Equal height
    Answer: Equal height
  • Q. India’s first Atomic power plant is:
    A)Narora
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Tarapur
    D)Cossipore
    Answer: Tarapur
  • Q. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
    A)Netherlands
    B)Norway
    C)Canada
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
    A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
    B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
    C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
    D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
    Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
  • Q. Which one of the following is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
    A)Mediterranean Climate Region
    B)Tropical Grassland Region
    C)Hot Desert Climate Region
    D)Temperate Climate Region
    Answer: Mediterranean Climate Region
  • Q. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________
    A)Degradational weathering
    B)Biological weathering
    C)Chemical weathering
    D)Mechanical weathering
    Answer: Mechanical weathering
  • Q. Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Bihar
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. A rainshadow region gets
    A)Rainfall all through the year
    B)Large quantity of rainfall
    C)Rainfall six months in a year
    D)Scanty or no rainfall
    Answer: Scanty or no rainfall
  • Q. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
    A)Plateau
    B)Desert
    C)Mountains
    D)Ocean
    Answer: Desert
  • Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Punjab
    C)Haryana
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres?
    A)Central
    B)Northern
    C)Southern
    D)Western
    Answer: Northern
  • Q. Which of the following is not a plant product?
    A)Vanilla
    B)Camphor
    C)Aloe vera
    D)All are plant products
    Answer: All are plant products
  • Q. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
    A)Ozone
    B)Dust
    C)Water vapour
    D)Nitrogen
    Answer: Water vapour
  • Q. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?
    A)Delhi
    B)Lakshadweep
    C)Pondicherry
    D)Daman and Diu
    Answer: Lakshadweep
  • Q. The Trans-Siberian railway links
    A)Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
    B)The Baltic coast with the North Sea
    C)Leningrad with Oldiotsk
    D)Leningrad with Vladivostok
    Answer: Leningrad with Vladivostok
  • Q. ________ islands are the “cross roads of the Pacific”.
    A)Windward
    B)Fiji
    C)Falkland
    D)Hawaiian
    Answer: Hawaiian
  • Q. Which river has the largest drainage basin?
    A)Congo
    B)Nile
    C)Mississippi
    D)Amazon
    Answer: Amazon

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