More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Waterfall : River 1 Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2 Jog Falls : Sharavati 3 Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 2 and 3 only
  • Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
    A)Black
    B)Red
    C)Laterite
    D)Alluvial
    Answer: Laterite
  • Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra 3. Godavari 4. Krishna Which of these rivers build a common delta?
    A)1 and 2
    B)1 and 4
    C)1 and 3
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. The first month of the ‘Saka era’ is ________
    A)Chaitra
    B)Vaishakha
    C)Phalguna
    D)Bhadon
    Answer: Chaitra
  • Q. Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?
    A)Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
    B)Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
    C)Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
    D)Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
    Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
  • Q. Which of the following statements is wrong?
    A)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a trough
    B)Roughly circular isobar system with a high pressure at the centre represents an anticyclone
    C)Roughly circular isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a cyclone
    D)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
    Answer: Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
  • Q. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
    A)Intense Land and Sea Breezes
    B)South-West Monsoons
    C)North-East Monsoons
    D)Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
    Answer: North-East Monsoons
  • Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
    A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
    B)It determines the Indian standard time
    C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
    D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
    Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
  • Q. The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at
    A)Naharkatiya
    B)Lunej
    C)Trombay
    D)Digboi
    Answer: Naharkatiya
  • Q. Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
    A)Feldspar
    B)Granite
    C)Quartz
    D)Slate
    Answer: Slate
  • Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
    A)Dune
    B)Cliff
    C)Cirque
    D)Hamada
    Answer: Dune
  • Q. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
    A)Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
    B)Hazaribagh and Singbhum of Bihar
    C)Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
    D)Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
    Answer: Hazaribagh and Singbhum of Bihar
  • Q. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
    A)Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic
    B)Hot and dry weather
    C)Very low velocity winds
    D)High temperature associated with high humidity
    Answer: High temperature associated with high humidity
  • Q. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
    A)During winter
    B)During autumn
    C)After summer
    D)During monsoon
    Answer: After summer
  • Q. Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing state in India?
    A)Kerala
    B)Odisha
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The word “tsunami”belongs to:
    A)English
    B)Chinese
    C)German
    D)Japanese
    Answer: Japanese
  • Q. What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
    A)Podzol
    B)Pedocal
    C)Pedalfer
    D)Laterite
    Answer: Pedocal
  • Q. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
    A)At Tropic of Capricorn
    B)At Equator
    C)At Tropic of Cancer
    D)At Poles
    Answer: At Poles
  • Q. India is divided into:
    A)Eight Postal Zones.
    B)Six Postal Zones.
    C)Seven Postal Zones.
    D)Nine Postal Zones.
    Answer: Nine Postal Zones.
  • Q. What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
    A)To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
    B)Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
    C)To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
    D)To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
    Answer: Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation

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