More Questions on Geography
- Q. Loess is ________ soil.
A)Volcanic
B)Wind-deposited
C)Water-deposited
D)Black cotton
Answer: Wind-deposited
- Q. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called ________
A)Lava
B)Basalt
C)Laccolith
D)Magma
Answer: Magma
- Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
A)Equal to acceleration on poles
B)Less than acceleration on poles
C)More than acceleration on poles
D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
- Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
A)12.00 A.M.
B)4.00 P.M.
C)8.00 A.M.
D)12.00 Noon
Answer: 8.00 A.M.
- Q. Genoa is leading seaport of:
A)Italy
B)Spain
C)Brazil
D)Canada
Answer: Italy
- Q. According to the latest figures, literacy in India is
A)67%
B)63%
C)65%
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
A)Mizoram
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Assam
- Q. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)2, 3, 4, 1
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the ________
A)Satpuras
B)Aravallis
C)Vindhyas
D)Kaimur range
Answer: Aravallis
- Q. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
A)Chennai
B)New Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkata
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
A)Cyclonic
B)Anti-cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Orographic
- Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
A)1-2-3-4
B)2-4-3-1
C)1-3-4-2
D)4-3-2-1
Answer: 1-2-3-4
- Q. Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
A)To prevent the surface from becoming hard
B)To prevent alkalinity of soil
C)To prevent acidity of soil
D)To fertilize the soil
Answer: To prevent the surface from becoming hard
- Q. A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as ________
A)Granular disintegration
B)Shattering
C)Block separation
D)Exfoliation
Answer: Exfoliation
- Q. Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
A)Cyril Radcliffe
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Canning
D)Stafford Cripps
Answer: Cyril Radcliffe
- Q. Lunar Sea refers to ________
A)A dark plain on the moon
B)A small sea on the moon
C)A sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
D)A light water body illuminated by the moon-light
Answer: A dark plain on the moon
- Q. To which kind of rock does marble belong?
A)Igneous rock
B)Metamorphic rock
C)Sedimentary rock
D)Volcanic rock
Answer: Metamorphic rock
- Q. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Survey of India
B)Geological Survey of India
C)Archaeological Survey of India
D)Geographical Survey of India
Answer: Survey of India
- Q. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Antarctic region
C)Arctic Ocean
D)Southern Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Antarctic region
- Q. Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________
A)River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
B)Sea animals are salt producing
C)The air around the sea is saltish
D)Sea beds have salt producing mines
Answer: River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
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