Geography Universe

Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?

A
Hicatus
B
Ptolemy
C
Eratosthenes
D
Herodotus

Correct Answer

Eratosthenes

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?
    A)Black Hole
    B)Pulsar
    C)Brittle Star
    D)Quasar
    Answer: Brittle Star
  • Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
    A)10,002 km
    B)500 km
    C)5001 km
    D)36,005 km
    Answer: 10,002 km
  • Q. The first river valley project started in India is
    A)Kosi Project
    B)Bhakra Nangal Project
    C)Damodar Valley Project
    D)Hirakud Project
    Answer: Damodar Valley Project
  • Q. The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________
    A)Mantle
    B)Crust
    C)Core
    D)Ocean floors
    Answer: Ocean floors
  • Q. The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
    A)North America and Africa
    B)Europe and Africa
    C)Asia and Oceania
    D)Europe and Oceania
    Answer: Europe and Oceania
  • Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
    A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
    B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
    C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
    D)Open cast mines
    Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
  • Q. The ‘Water table’ refers to ________
    A)The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks
    B)The lower limit of the zone of saturation
    C)The upper limit of the zone of saturation
    D)Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface
    Answer: The upper limit of the zone of saturation
  • Q. Which of the following cities/towns does not lie on the banks of the Ganga?
    A)Ghazipur
    B)Kanpur
    C)Fatehpur
    D)Farrukhabad
    Answer: Fatehpur
  • Q. Which of the following is known as ‘golden fiber’?
    A)Jute
    B)Silk
    C)Egyptian cotton
    D)Manila hemp
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. What is the percentage of Indian population engaged in agriculture?
    A)70
    B)60
    C)50
    D)80
    Answer: 60
  • Q. Assemblage or ideas, beliefs, skills, institutions is represented by
    A)Mode of life
    B)Civilization
    C)Culture
    D)None of these
    Answer: Culture
  • Q. Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of
    A)Mongoloid
    B)Australoid
    C)Negroid
    D)Cancosoid
    Answer: Mongoloid
  • Q. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________
    A)Fog
    B)Smog
    C)Frost
    D)Dew
    Answer: Smog
  • Q. The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
    A)Europe
    B)North America
    C)Germany
    D)Former USSR (now defunct)
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Which is the river known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
    A)Indus
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Tista
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Throughout the Ages the maximum number of streams of people came to India via
    A)The sea
    B)The western Himalayan passes
    C)Tibet
    D)The eastern Himalayan passes
    Answer: The western Himalayan passes
  • Q. What is the main cause of Tsunami?
    A)Earthquake on Sea Surface
    B)Volcano
    C)Cyclone
    D)Gravitation of Moon
    Answer: Earthquake on Sea Surface
  • Q. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Isolines are lines Joining places having
    A)Equal salinity
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal diurnal range of temperature
    D)Equal cloud cover
    Answer: Equal salinity
  • Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
    A)China and India
    B)Japan and U.S.A.
    C)Japan and China
    D)U.S.A. and U.K.
    Answer: China and India

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