More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The world’s largest river is
    A)Mississippi
    B)Amazon
    C)Nile
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Amazon
  • Q. Which of the following is meant by an archipelago?
    A)Mountain
    B)Lake
    C)Island
    D)Plateau
    Answer: Island
  • Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
    A)Global Mean Time
    B)General Meridian Time
    C)Greenwich Mean Time
    D)None of these
    Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
  • Q. The distance between Earth and Sun is maximum on?
    A)22 December
    B)21 June
    C)3 January
    D)4 July
    Answer: 4 July
  • Q. The HBJ pipe line serves the fertilizer plant(s) at
    A)Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh)
    B)Hazira (Gujarat)
    C)Bijaipur (Madhya Pradesh)
    D)All the three
    Answer: All the three
  • Q. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for
    A)Diamond mines
    B)Gold mines
    C)Silver mines
    D)Iron mines
    Answer: Diamond mines
  • Q. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because
    A)Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
    B)Of easterly trade winds
    C)Cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts
    D)The rate of evaportation is greater along the
    Answer: Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
  • Q. The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include ________
    A)Karakoram
    B)Siwalik
    C)Greater Himalayas
    D)Lesser Himalayas
    Answer: Karakoram
  • Q. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that ________
    A)The orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth
    B)Venus is much smaller than Jupiter
    C)Venus is much closer to the earth than Jupiter
    D)Venus reflects lesser amount of sunlight than Jupiter
    Answer: The orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth
  • Q. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct?
    A)Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
    B)Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
    C)Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
    D)There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
    Answer: Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
  • Q. The mountain which separates Asia and Europe is?
    A)Ural Mountain
    B)Allai Mountain Range
    C)Alps Mountain
    D)Rocky Mountain
    Answer: Ural Mountain
  • Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
    A)Monsoons
    B)Presence of Indian Ocean
    C)Nearness to equator
    D)Ocean currents
    Answer: Ocean currents
  • Q. Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? I. The major temperature contrasts on earth’s surface are between land masses and oceans II. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface III. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator IV. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter
    A)I and II
    B)I, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. A huge muss of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before It starts melting is called
    A)Iceberg
    B)Glacier
    C)Avalanche
    D)Snow cover
    Answer: Glacier
  • Q. Which of following city is situated in the farthest east?
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Lucknow
    C)Jabalpur
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched?
    A)Balimela Project - Odisha
    B)Koyana Project - Maharashtra
    C)Sharavathy Project - Karnataka
    D)Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
    Answer: Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
  • Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
    A)It is a big circle
    B)It is 180° Longitude
    C)It is a straight line
    D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
    Answer: It is 180° Longitude
  • Q. The urban population of the world is growing faster than Its rural population. This is mainly because of
    A)High death rate in rural areas
    B)High birth rate in towns
    C)Rural-urban migration
    D)Low death rate in towns
    Answer: Rural-urban migration
  • Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
    A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
    B)Black soil found in the Deccan
    C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
    D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
    Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan

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