More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content: 1. Haemetite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
  • Q. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
    A)60°N
    B)45°N
    C)45°S
    D)60°S
    Answer: 60°S
  • Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
    A)Dune
    B)Cliff
    C)Cirque
    D)Hamada
    Answer: Dune
  • Q. Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
    B)Assam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal
    C)Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal
    D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
  • Q. Between the valley of Narmada river in the north and the Tapti in the south lies:
    A)The Aravali Range
    B)The Satpura Range
    C)The Vindhya Range
    D)None of Above
    Answer: The Satpura Range
  • Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
    A)Itanagar
    B)Kohima
    C)Jorhat
    D)Dibrugarh
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. The Naharkatiya oil field is located in:
    A)Assam
    B)Gujrat
    C)Bihar
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Which State in India is known as the ‘Granary of India’?
    A)Punjab
    B)Haryana
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
    A)Luni
    B)Sutlej
    C)Ravi
    D)Jhelum
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
    A)Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Dharwar region, Karnataka
    C)Aravalli range, Rajasthan
    D)Siwalik range, Punjab
    Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka
  • Q. What does the machine tool industry produce?
    A)It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
    B)It produces tools for the repair of machines
    C)It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
    D)None of these
    Answer: It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
  • Q. The approximate circumference of the Earth is
    A)25,000 km
    B)13,000 km
    C)20,000 km
    D)40,000 km
    Answer: 40,000 km
  • Q. The Nagarjunsagar Dam project is located on:
    A)Godavari
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Krishna River
    D)Kaveri
    Answer: Krishna River
  • Q. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
    A)boundary between India and Tibet
    B)Shimla as a tourist spot
    C)Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
    D)None of the above
    Answer: boundary between India and Tibet
  • 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 point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ________.
    A)Epicentre
    B)Tsunamis
    C)Focus
    D)Eye of the Earthquake
    Answer: Focus
  • Q. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs
    A)Heavily polluted rivers
    B)Temperate deciduous forests
    C)Tropical moist forests
    D)Deserts and savannas
    Answer: Tropical moist forests
  • Q. The longitudes of main land of India extends between ________.
    A)68°7' N and 97°25' N
    B)68°7' E and 97°25' E
    C)68°.7' W and 97°25' W
    D)68°7' S and 97°25' S
    Answer: 68°7' E and 97°25' E
  • Q. In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?
    A)Late expanding stage
    B)Early expanding stage
    C)High stationary
    D)Declining stage
    Answer: Late expanding stage
  • Q. Suez Canal joins ________
    A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
    C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
    Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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