More Questions on Geography
- Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
A)7.04 p.m.
B)4.56 p.m.
C)4.56 a.m.
D)7.04 a.m.
Answer: 7.04 a.m.
- Q. The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:
A)Thermoarea
B)Isoline
C)Insiline
D)Thermocline
Answer: Thermocline
- Q. Which of the following is a natural harbour?
A)Chennai
B)Visakhapatnam
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkata
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
A)Orchard lands
B)Grazing lands
C)Forest lands
D)Paddy lands
Answer: Orchard lands
- Q. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
B)In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
C)Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
D)Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
Answer: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of ________
A)Australia
B)India
C)China
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
A)Assam Valley
B)Indo-Gangetic Divide
C)Ganga Delta
D)Kerala Coastal Plain
Answer: Kerala Coastal Plain
- Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ________
A)The Great Himalayan Range
B)The Siwalik Range
C)The Lesser Himalayas
D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
- Q. Among the following States, ________ has the lowest birth rate in India.
A)Bihar
B)Kerala
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)West Bengal
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
A)Splitting of India from Antarctic
B)Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
C)Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
D)Breaking up of Pangaea
Answer: Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
- Q. The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
A)Tibet
B)Myanmar
C)Pakistan
D)China
Answer: Tibet
- Q. The headquarters of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is located in:
A)New york
B)Geneva
C)Mexico city
D)Paris (France)
Answer: Paris (France)
- Q. Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface: 1. Shimla 2. Gangtok 3. Mumbai 4. Delhi
A)3, 1, 4, 2
B)3, 4, 1, 2
C)4, 3, 2, 1
D)2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Ferrel’s Law is associated with the
A)Low pressure of winds
B)Velocity of winds
C)High pressure of winds
D)Direction of winds
Answer: Direction of winds
- Q. The Biosphere is a region of earth which supports life. It includes- 1. Hydrosphere 2. Lithosphere 3. Stratosphere 4. Troposphere
A)1 and 4
B)1 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Ear rot is a disease which Infects
A)Corn
B)Wheat
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Corn
- Q. The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon’s velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
A)Umbra
B)Apehelion
C)Apogee
D)Perihelion
Answer: Apogee
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth? 1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. 2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator. 3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset 4. Magnetic field of the earth.
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. A hurricane acquires its spin from the Coriolis effect. 2. The diameter of the hurricane decreases as it moves away from low latitudes. 3. The diameter of a hurricane is never below 150 km. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of
A)Odisha
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Jharkhand
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
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