More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. 2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. 3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. 4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)2 and 5 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following state is not part of Narmada valley?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Temperate cyclones bring along with them ________
    A)Thunderstorms and torrential rainfall
    B)Pleasant weather
    C)Snowfall and hail
    D)Mild rainfall
    Answer: Mild rainfall
  • Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
    A)4.3 minutes
    B)43 minutes
    C)4.3 seconds
    D)4.3 years
    Answer: 4.3 years
  • Q. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
    A)south of the Capricorn
    B)north of Tropic of Cancer
    C)south of the Equator
    D)north of the Equator
    Answer: north of the Equator
  • Q. ________ canal lies on one of the world’s largest of trade routes connecting Europe and Far East.
    A)The Kiel
    B)The Panama
    C)The Suez
    D)The Goth
    Answer: The Suez
  • Q. In which of the following places, steel and iron industry was set up with the help of Germany?
    A)Rourkela
    B)Durgapur
    C)Bhilai
    D)Bhadravati
    Answer: Rourkela
  • Q. Which of the following places in India does not have a nuclear power plant?
    A)Silchar
    B)Narora
    C)Rawatbhata
    D)Tarapore
    Answer: Silchar
  • Q. Iron ore mines are located in
    A)Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh
    B)Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj
    C)Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh
    D)Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
    Answer: Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
  • Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
    A)They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
    B)They are meteors
    C)They are the debris which got separated from a comet
    D)They are a kind of a star
    Answer: They are a kind of a star
  • Q. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in:
    A)Vishakhapatnam
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Kolkata
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Vishakhapatnam
  • Q. Which of the following is caused by the combine deffects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun on sea levels?
    A)Tides
    B)Currents
    C)Runoff
    D)Waves
    Answer: Tides
  • Q. An important river of Indian desert is
    A)Krishna
    B)Luni
    C)Narmada
    D)Beas
    Answer: Luni
  • Q. Which of the following statements is true?
    A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
    B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
    C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
    D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
    Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
  • Q. Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?
    A)Glacier
    B)Flowing Water
    C)Wind
    D)None Of These
    Answer: Flowing Water
  • Q. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
    A)Block mountains
    B)Fold mountains
    C)Volcanic mountains
    D)None of these
    Answer: Fold mountains
  • Q. The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world’s greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________
    A)The East China Sea and the Bering Sea
    B)Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
    C)The North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
    D)The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
    Answer: The East China Sea and the Bering Sea
  • Q. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is ________
    A)1/6th
    B)1/10th
    C)1/9th
    D)1/5th
    Answer: 1/10th
  • Q. Where is Lakshadweep Island located?
    A)Arabian Sea
    B)Indian Ocean
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)None of these
    Answer: Arabian Sea
  • Q. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
    A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
    B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
    C)It is rich in humus
    D)It is derived from local rocks
    Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks

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