More Questions on Geography
- 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
- Q. The Land of the Morning Calm’ is
A)Indonesia
B)Japan
C)Malaysia
D)Korea
Answer: Korea
- Q. Continents have drifted apart because of ________
A)Folding and faulting of rocks
B)Volcanic eruptions
C)Tectonic activities
D)All of the above
Answer: Tectonic activities
- Q. An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun’s ultraviolet rays is
A)Ozone
B)Oxygen
C)Nitrogen
D)Hydrogen
Answer: Ozone
- Q. Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?
A)Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia
B)East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical deserts
C)Amazon and Congo Basins, South-East Asia, European Russia
D)East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
Answer: East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
- Q. The World’s largest island is
A)New Guinea
B)Greenland
C)Iceland
D)Madagascar
Answer: Greenland
- Q. On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?
A)Climate is quite similar
B)Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
C)Culture of both places has many similarities
D)The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
Answer: Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
- Q. Which one of the following countries is land locked?
A)Suriname
B)Bolivia
C)Peru
D)Uruguay
Answer: Bolivia
- Q. From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
A)Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti
B)Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej
C)Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
D)Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti
Answer: Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
- Q. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A)Kerala
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Gujarat
Answer: Punjab
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. 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: 1 only
- Q. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
A)Marble
B)Graphite
C)Gneise
D)Slate
Answer: Slate
- Q. Baltoro glacier is located in
A)Shivalik
B)Karakoram mountain range
C)Pamir mountains
D)Alps
Answer: Karakoram mountain range
- Q. The ideal conditions for coral growth are: I. water temperature around 20°C II. tropical waters (between 30°N and 30°S) III. highly saline water IV. adequate oxygen
A)I, II and III
B)I, II and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of
A)Lack of vegetation free area
B)Lack of eroded material
C)The high gradient
D)Low velocity
Answer: The high gradient
- Q. Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Saraswati
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
A)Mistral
B)Chi nook
C)Foehn
D)Roaring Forties
Answer: Foehn
- Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
A)Red soil
B)Desert soil
C)Laterite soil
D)Regur soil
Answer: Regur soil
- Q. Wind erosion is common in
A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
B)Desert
C)Cold areas
D)Areas of heavy rainfall
Answer: Desert
- Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
A)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
B)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
C)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
D)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
Answer: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
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