More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
A)1-2-3-4
B)2-4-3-1
C)1-3-4-2
D)4-3-2-1
Answer: 1-2-3-4
- Q. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is
A)Westward then poleward
B)Eastward then poleward
C)Eastward then towards the equator
D)Westward then towards the equator
Answer: Westward then poleward
- Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
A)Arctic and Antarctica circle
B)In tropical areas
C)In temperate areas
D)Anywhere during solar eclipse
Answer: Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. “Mulching” is the term used for the process of
A)Transplanting of paddy seedlings
B)Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
C)Breaking down big pieces of soil into small ones
D)Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
Answer: Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
- Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
A)Quartzite
B)Shale
C)Slate
D)Marble
Answer: Quartzite
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
A)Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
C)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
D)Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
Answer: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
- Q. ________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or Earth down a slope.
A)Flood
B)Earthquake
C)Cyclone
D)Landslide
Answer: Landslide
- Q. What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere?
A)Four minutes difference
B)No difference
C)Four hours difference
D)There are no such cities
Answer: No difference
- Q. The boundary between India and China is known as
A)McMahan Line
B)Radcliffe Line
C)Durand Line
D)Maginot Line
Answer: McMahan Line
- Q. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
A)White Revolution
B)Green Revolution
C)Blue Revolution
D)Orange Revolution
Answer: Orange Revolution
- Q. Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
A)Madurai
B)Panchmarhi
C)Ootacamund
D)Araku Valley
Answer: Ootacamund
- Q. Which of the following is known as “the cold pole” of the world?
A)Antarctica
B)Laurentian region of Canada
C)Verkhoyansk in Russia
D)Greenland
Answer: Verkhoyansk in Russia
- Q. Low tides are
A)Moderate
B)Strong
C)Weak
D)Very Weak
Answer: Weak
- Q. The monsoon has well-developed cycle in ________
A)East United States
B)South and South East Asia
C)North Australia
D)Africa
Answer: South and South East Asia
- Q. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is
A)Maharashtra
B)Rajasthan
C)Kerala
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earth-quakes is called:
A)Wavograph
B)Barometer
C)Gyrometer
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. The original home of the gypsies was
A)India
B)Egypt
C)Russia
D)Persia
Answer: India
- Q. Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with:
A)Ganga
B)Damodar
C)Yamuna
D)Godavari
Answer: Yamuna
- Q. The “Horn of Africa” includes ________
A)Senegal, Guinea, Somalia
B)Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
C)Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa
D)Libya, Egypt, Sudan
Answer: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
- Q. Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
A)Frontal
B)Orographic
C)Convectional
D)None of these
Answer: Convectional
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