More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. Atmospheric humidity is measured by ________
A)Lysimeter
B)Psychrometer
C)Anemometer
D)Hydrometer
Answer: Psychrometer
- Q. Which of the rock formations in India is the richest in fossil content?
A)Gondwana
B)Rift Valley
C)Delta
D)None of Above
Answer: Gondwana
- Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
B)The Applachian region
C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
D)The California-Colorado belt
Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. Which is the longest current known as “Black Current” due to its black colour?
A)California Current
B)Gulf Stream
C)Kuroshio
D)Antarctica Current
Answer: Kuroshio
- Q. On moving from a pole to the equator we find that the population of plants and animals ________
A)Remains unchanged
B)Decreases
C)Increases
D)Does not show any consistent behavior
Answer: Increases
- Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Oilseeds
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Pulses
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? 1. It is one of the former princely states. 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals. 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and M.P.
A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Maldives
D)Myanmar
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Which of the following connects the ocean floor level with the continental level ?
A)Epicontinental sea
B)Continental slope
C)Continental shelf
D)Sea shelf
Answer: Continental slope
- Q. Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
A)Jharkand
B)Assam
C)Tripura
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Jharkand
- Q. The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long.
A)157km
B)137km
C)147km
D)167km
Answer: 137km
- Q. The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of ________.
A)4.3 million sq km
B)2.3 million sq km
C)3.3 million sq km
D)5.3 million sq km
Answer: 3.3 million sq km
- Q. The Highest peak of the Karakoram Range is:
A)Dhawalagiri
B)Kanchanjhangha
C)Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )
D)Anay Mudi
Answer: Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )
- Q. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is
A)Limpopo
B)Orange
C)Zambezi
D)Nile
Answer: Orange
- Q. Merino sheep rearing is the predominant pastoral activity in ________
A)Denmark
B)Australia
C)Argentina
D)Sweden
Answer: Australia
- Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)Verkhoyansk
B)USA
C)Mexico
D)Alaska
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Tropical cyclones have circular isobars. 2. Tropical cyclones originate entirely within the tropical air mass. 3. The intensity and magnitude of hurricanes generally exceed those of typhoons. 4. Tropical cyclones are more destructive than the western disturbances. Select the correct answer by using the following codes
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1 only
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
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