More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following rivers is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
A)Mahanadi
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Cauvery
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth’s magnetism?
A)Core
B)Crust
C)Mantle
D)Lithosphere
Answer: Core
- Q. Arrange the following Himalayan peaks in order as they occur from west to east: I. Kanchenjunga II. Mt. Everest III. Nanda Devi IV. Dhaulagiri
A)III, II, I, IV
B)I, II, III, IV
C)I, II, IV, III
D)III, IV, II, I
Answer: III, IV, II, I
- Q. Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil ?
A)Iraq
B)Kuwait
C)Iran
D)Nigeria
Answer: Kuwait
- Q. Which planet is called Evening Star?
A)Venus
B)Mars
C)Mercury
D)Jupiter
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which states is the biggest producer of cashewnut?
A)Kerala
B)Mharashtra
C)Assam
D)Punjab
Answer: Mharashtra
- Q. From east to west, which one of the following sequences of cities of Canada is correct?
A)Quebec – Montreal - Toronto - Ottawa
B)Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
C)Montreal – Quebec - Ottawa -Toronto
D)Montreal - Quebec - Toronto – Ottawa
Answer: Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
- Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
A)Amine dug deep into the earth
B)Aquery
C)An open pit mine
D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
- Q. A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of Electrons and Positive Ions is called
A)Stratosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Mesosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. The Milky way extends through a distance ________
A)105 light years
B)1 light year
C)8 light years
D)1010 light years
Answer: 105 light years
- Q. Which one of the following is a breed of cattle famous for high milk yield as well as draught capacity?
A)Kankrej
B)Mewati
C)Tharparkar
D)Red Sindhi
Answer: Tharparkar
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- Q. Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
A)Chambal
B)Cauvery
C)Narmada
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Chambal
- Q. The ‘Climate’ is the average atmospheric conditions of an area over a considerable period of time. For proper conclusions, observations are needed for a minimum period of ________
A)31 years
B)5 years
C)10 years
D)35 years
Answer: 31 years
- Q. Which city is known as the Cotton Polis of India?
A)Kochi
B)Ahmedabad
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkta
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat ?
A)Porbandar
B)Jamnagar
C)Okha
D)Verval
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
A)Salt is exported from Kandla port
B)Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
C)Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
D)The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
Answer: Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
- Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
B)Half an hour behind A
C)Half an hour ahead of A
D)The same as that of A
Answer: The same as that of A
- Q. How can soil erosion be controlled on hill slopes?
A)Strip cropping
B)Forestation
C)Step farming
D)Linear contour ploughing
Answer: Linear contour ploughing
- Q. The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
A)Luni
B)Sutlej
C)Ravi
D)Jhelum
Answer: Sutlej
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