More Questions on Geography
- Q. The highest plateau in the world is
A)Plateau of Iran
B)Plateau of Tibet
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Spanish Plateau
Answer: Plateau of Tibet
- Q. Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of ________.
A)Shale
B)Granite
C)Basalt
D)Dolerite
Answer: Shale
- Q. The world’s longest masonry dam is
A)Nagarjuna Sagar
B)Hirakud
C)Bhakra Nangal
D)Aswan
Answer: Nagarjuna Sagar
- Q. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
A)3rd January
B)22nd December
C)21st June
D)23rd March
Answer: 22nd December
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
C)Does not divide the Bering strait
D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
- Q. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.
A)North-West Atlantic
B)North-West Pacific
C)South-East Pacific
D)North-East Atlantic
Answer: North-West Atlantic
- Q. The northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are
A)Barail and Patkai hills
B)Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
C)Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
D)Khasi and Pegu Yoma
Answer: Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
- Q. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the
A)Troposphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Mesosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
A)Rapeseed
B)Groundnut
C)Mustard
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The monsoon climate is found in Northern Australia. 2. The China type climate is found in Argentina. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy?
A)Gujarat
B)Mizoram
C)West Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. The metallic minerals are
A)Coal, oil, natural gas
B)Asbestos, mica, graphite
C)Iron ore, copper, lead
D)Salt, potash, sulphur
Answer: Iron ore, copper, lead
- Q. The Gir Forest is noted for its
A)Tiger sanctuary
B)Lion Sanctuary
C)Deer park
D)Crocodile Park
Answer: Lion Sanctuary
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. In which of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power project is proposed to be set up?
A)West Bengal
B)Sikkim
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
A)Diminishing Nature
B)Irregular Nature
C)Crescent or Growing Nature
D)Cyclic Nature
Answer: Diminishing Nature
- Q. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
A)Gandak
B)Narmada
C)Tapti
D)Godavari
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada : 1. Jabalpur 2. Mandla 3. Amarkantak 4. Bharuch In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth?
A)2, 1, 4, 3
B)3, 2, 1, 4
C)4, 3, 2, 1
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 3, 2, 1, 4
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