More Questions on Geography
- Q. Valparaiso is an important port of
A)Chile
B)Argentina
C)Uruguay
D)Paraguay
Answer: Chile
- Q. The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in
A)Myanmar
B)Tibet
C)Afghanistan
D)Cyprus
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?
A)Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa
B)Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt. Everest
C)Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt. Everest
D)Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi
Answer: Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi
- Q. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are
A)Isohyte
B)Isohel
C)Isobar
D)Isotherm
Answer: Isohel
- Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________
A)Meet the chronic power shortage
B)Preserve and maintain navigation
C)Supply drinking water
D)Bring additional areas into irrigation
Answer: Preserve and maintain navigation
- Q. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
A)Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
B)Lake Superior and Lake Huron
C)Lake Huron and Lake Erie
D)Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
Answer: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
- Q. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
A)Rapeseed
B)Groundnut
C)Mustard
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
A)36
B)17
C)27
D)47
Answer: 36
- Q. In which of the following wild life sanctuary of India, where project of conservation of Rhinos is underway?
A)Kaziranga
B)Bandipur
C)Periyar
D)Gir
Answer: Kaziranga
- Q. Which region gets first monsoon in summer?
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Himalayas
C)Western Ghats
D)Gangetic Plain
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
A)Delhi
B)Pondicherry
C)Lakshadweep
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________
A)Brightness of heavenly bodies
B)Density of stars
C)Astronomical distance
D)Orbital velocity of giant stars
Answer: Astronomical distance
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.
A)Finland
B)Switzerland
C)Canada
D)Sweden
Answer: Finland
- Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- Q. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
A)Poles
B)Equator
C)Greenwhich Line
D)Tropics
Answer: Equator
- Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
A)New Zealand
B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
C)South-West Africa and South Chile
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
A)Gas based
B)Coal based
C)Hydro-electric
D)Nuclear based
Answer: Nuclear based
- Q. Which is the brightest planet of the solar system?
A)Uranus
B)Jupiter
C)Mercury
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. Diamond mines are found in
A)Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
B)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
C)Mysore, Karnataka
D)Ajmer, Rajasthan
Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
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