More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Equator does not pass through which of the following?
A)Indonesia
B)Kenya
C)Mexico
D)Brazil
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Which of the following has to be crossed over to reach Colombo from Kanyakumari?
A)Gulf of Mannar
B)Palk Strait
C)Gulf of Palk
D)Cook Strait
Answer: Gulf of Mannar
- Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
- Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
A)Vegetable compost
B)Gypsum
C)Lime
D)Calcium superphosphate
Answer: Lime
- Q. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Rajasthan
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- Q. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- Q. Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?
A)Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
D)Maharashtra, Karnataka
Answer: Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Q. The Vernal equinox occurs on:
A)April 1
B)January 29
C)March 21
D)May 25
Answer: March 21
- Q. Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
A)Sandford Fleming
B)Enrico Fermi
C)Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D)Benoit Fourneyron
Answer: Sandford Fleming
- Q. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an
A)3-year cycle
B)11-year cycle
C)25-year cycle
D)15-year cycle
Answer: 11-year cycle
- Q. The main mineral constituents of the continental mass water ________ and alumina.
A)Water
B)Iron Oxide
C)Silica
D)Oxygen
Answer: Silica
- Q. Mayurakshi Project is an undertaking of the Government of
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)West Bengal
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
- Q. Which river is known as “Open Sewer” in India?
A)Narmada
B)Ganga
C)Yamuna
D)Godayari
Answer: Yamuna
- Q. Factory farming is the characteristic of
A)Eastern Europe
B)North-western North America
C)North-western Europe
D)South-east Asia
Answer: North-western Europe
- Q. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________
A)Leaching
B)Percolation
C)Conduction
D)Transpiration
Answer: Leaching
- Q. Extensive mechanized wheat cultivation is carried out in
A)Equatorial regions
B)Tropical Savannas
C)Temperate grasslands
D)Mediterranean lands
Answer: Temperate grasslands
- Q. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates? 1. The Alps 2. The Himalayas 3. The Rockies 4. The Caucases mountains
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
A)Water hyacinth
B)Parthenium
C)Elephant grass
D)Mogar grass
Answer: Water hyacinth
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