More Questions on Geography
- Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
A)Heat is transferred vertically through the air
B)Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
C)Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
D)Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
Answer: Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
- Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
B)Half an hour behind A
C)Half an hour ahead of A
D)The same as that of A
Answer: The same as that of A
- Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
- Q. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
A)Constant
B)Decrease in
C)Increase in
D)Both increase and decrease in
Answer: Increase in
- Q. Which is India’s largest multipurpose river valley project?
A)Nagarjunasagar
B)Bhakra Nangal
C)Damodar Valley
D)Thungabhadra
Answer: Bhakra Nangal
- Q. Which of the following current is responsible for rise in temperature in westen Europe?
A)Canary Current
B)Labrador Current
C)Gulf stream
D)North Eqatorial
Answer: Gulf stream
- Q. ________ is not situated on the banks of the Ganga.
A)Allahabad
B)Agra
C)Kanpur
D)Varanasi
Answer: Agra
- Q. The Islands of Lakshadweep are
A)Of continental origin
B)Of volcanic origin
C)Of coral origin
D)Elevated portions of sub-marine mountains
Answer: Of coral origin
- Q. In which one of the following States, Mangla, Bhagyam and Aishwarya oil fields are located?
A)A.P.
B)Assam
C)Gujarat
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Many Savanna regions are unable to support good crops because ________
A)The climate is too hot for the crops to grow
B)They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
C)There are large number of animals in this region, which eat up the crops
D)They have poor lateritic soil
Answer: They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
- Q. When and where did the concept of the Earth Hour started?
A)April, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
B)June, 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand
C)May, 2009 in Colombo, Srilanka
D)March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia
Answer: March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia
- Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________
A)Mumbai is a coastal city
B)Mumbai is on the windward side
C)Pune is at a-greater elevation
D)Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai is on the windward side
- Q. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads: 1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttar Pradesh
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
- Q. How can the classification of climate based region be done
A)Rain
B)Distance from Equator
C)Height
D)Distance from sea
Answer: Distance from Equator
- Q. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as ________
A)Clayey soil
B)Loamy soil
C)Sandy soil
D)Desert soil
Answer: Loamy soil
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following ports from north to south? 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam
A)3-2-4-1
B)1-2-4-3
C)1-4-2-3
D)3-4-2-1
Answer: 3-4-2-1
- Q. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards ________.
A)Onshore Side
B)Windward Side
C)Seaward Side
D)Leeward Side
Answer: Leeward Side
- Q. What is the source of natural energy of the hot springs at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Thermal Energy
B)Geothermal Energy
C)Biomass Energy
D)Hydro Energy
Answer: Geothermal Energy
- Q. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a
A)Bay
B)Strait
C)Sound
D)Fjord
Answer: Bay
- 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
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