More Questions on Geography
- Q. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of peninsular India mainly because ________
A)The sun's rays are almost vertical throughout the year
B)The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
C)The sky is generally cloudy
D)Strong winds flow throughout the year
Answer: The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
- Q. In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured?
A)Kilograms per square metre
B)Grams per square km
C)Grams per centimetre
D)Pounds per cubic mile
Answer: Kilograms per square metre
- Q. Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
A)The interior of a continent
B)An island
C)A tropical country
D)Temperate latitudes
Answer: An island
- Q. Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates?
A)North America
B)Europe
C)Australia
D)South America
Answer: Australia
- Q. Which is the largest producer of lignite in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?
A)Jupiter
B)Saturn
C)Earth
D)Mars
Answer: Earth
- Q. Where is Nagarhole National Park?
A)Orissa
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Karnataka
D)Assam
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
A)Glaciated valley
B)River valley
C)Rift valley system
D)A canyon
Answer: Rift valley system
- Q. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in
A)Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head
B)Elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail
C)Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
D)Hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head
Answer: Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
- Q. The local time at A is 4 pm, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°
A)Neither I nor II
B)Only I
C)Only II
D)Both I and II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. 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: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?
A)France, Italy and Ireland
B)Australia, Canada and Sweden
C)U.K., Sweden and Germany
D)Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
Answer: Australia, Canada and Sweden
- Q. The water content in the atmosphere ________
A)Decreases as temperature increases
B)Is independent of temperature
C)Increases as temperature increases
D)Either increases or decreases with temperature increase
Answer: Decreases as temperature increases
- Q. The biggest lake in India is ________
A)Wular Lake
B)Dal Lake
C)Chilka Lake
D)Sambhar Lake
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. Which is the highest peak in India?
A)Nanda Devi
B)Kamet
C)Nandakot
D)K2 (GodwinAustin)
Answer: K2 (GodwinAustin)
- Q. Namdapha is a national park in
A)Tripura
B)Mizoram
C)Manipur
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
A)Arctic and Antarctica circle
B)In tropical areas
C)In temperate areas
D)Anywhere during solar eclipse
Answer: Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their
A)Seasons day and night are opposite
B)Seasons are opposite
C)Day and night are opposite
D)Climates are opposite
Answer: Seasons day and night are opposite
- Q. In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
A)Lakshadweep
B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
C)Rameshwaram
D)Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
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