More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division
A)California Pacific
B)Iowa West North Central
C)Texas West South Central
D)New Jersey South Atlantic
Answer: New Jersey South Atlantic
- Q. Petrology is the study of
A)Rock
B)Land
C)Mineral
D)Soil
Answer: Rock
- Q. Lapse rate is related to the decrease of ________
A)Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
B)Wind velocity with an ascent of 300 feet
C)Humidity with an ascent of 450 feet
D)Pressure with an ascent of 500 feet
Answer: Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
- Q. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
A)North Pole
B)Greenland
C)Northern Canada
D)North Eastern Siberia
Answer: Northern Canada
- Q. In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain?
A)Poland
B)Spain
C)Netherlands
D)Italy
Answer: Poland
- Q. Monsoon effect is also experienced in ________
A)South Africa
B)East Africa
C)Nile Basin
D)West Africa
Answer: East Africa
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
A)Peru
B)Brazil
C)Ecuador
D)Guyana
Answer: Brazil
- Q. When the relative humidity is 50% and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass ________
A)Decreases the relative humidity
B)Raises the absolute humidity
C)Produces no change in relative humidity
D)Increases the relative humidity
Answer: Decreases the relative humidity
- Q. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
A)The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
B)A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
C)The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
D)The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
Answer: The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
- Q. Where are Rain forests found?
A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
B)Central India
C)Eastern Ghats
D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
- Q. Which of the following types of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?
A)Relief
B)Convectional
C)Cyclonic
D)Rainfall does not occur at these places
Answer: Cyclonic
- Q. Niagara Falls are in ________
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)U.K.
D)U.S.A.
Answer: U.S.A.
- Q. The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________.
A)64 million sq km
B)24 million sq km
C)44 million sq km
D)74 million sq km
Answer: 74 million sq km
- Q. The Panama Canal links ________
A)Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
C)Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
D)Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
- Q. From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
A)Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti
B)Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej
C)Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
D)Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti
Answer: Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
- Q. The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is
A)48 miles
B)27 miles
C)36 miles
D)57 miles
Answer: 27 miles
- Q. The largest delta of the World is
A)Ganga Delta
B)Nippon Delta
C)Sicily Delta
D)Caspian Delta
Answer: Ganga Delta
- Q. Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
A)Myanmar
B)Bangladesh
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. Anamalai Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Telangana
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
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