More Questions on Geography
- Q. “They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height,” The reference here is to
A)Negroids
B)Nordic Aryans
C)Austrics
D)Mongoloids
Answer: Mongoloids
- Q. The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is
A)Same as that in igneous rocks
B)More than that associated with igneous rocks
C)Less than that associated with igneous rocks
D)Unknown
Answer: Less than that associated with igneous rocks
- Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
A)Jadugoda
B)Kolar
C)Raniganj
D)Veeranam
Answer: Kolar
- Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
A)Meteor
B)Meteorite
C)Asteroid
D)Comet
Answer: Meteor
- Q. The clouds extending from one side of horizon to other as 3 dark grey sheet having uniform base are called ________
A)Cirrus clouds
B)Stratus clouds
C)Cumulus clouds
D)Nimbus clouds
Answer: Stratus clouds
- Q. Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of ________.
A)Foam
B)Aerosol
C)Solid sol
D)Gel
Answer: Aerosol
- Q. Where is the MIG engine manufactured in India?
A)Ozar
B)Koraput
C)Bengaluru
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Koraput
- Q. Which of the following statements about forests is not correct?
A)Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
B)Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
C)Between 2000 m and 3000 m elevation on the Himalayas grow deodar, chinar and walnut
D)Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
Answer: Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
- Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
A)German silver
B)Brass
C)Bronze
D)Zinc
Answer: Bronze
- Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The largest producer of wood pulp is
A)Russia
B)India
C)Canada
D)USA
Answer: Canada
- Q. The length of India’s coastline is about ________
A)7000 km
B)5900 km
C)6100 km
D)7500 km
Answer: 7500 km
- Q. Which of the following are Metamorphic rocks?
A)Schist and Mafic
B)Gneiss and Mafic
C)Gneiss and Schist
D)Schist and Chalk
Answer: Gneiss and Schist
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?
A)Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
B)Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary
C)Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake
D)Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids
Answer: Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
- Q. The capital of South Sudan is
A)Khartoum
B)Suva
C)Juba
D)Taichung
Answer: Juba
- Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
A)Annual range of temperature
B)Average annual temperature
C)Mean temperature
D)Isothermic range of temperature
Answer: Annual range of temperature
- Q. Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months: 1. Allahabad 2. Kolkata 3. Delhi 4. Patna
A)1, 4, 3, 2
B)2, 4, 1, 3
C)3, 1, 4, 2
D)2, 4, 3, 1
Answer: 2, 4, 3, 1
- Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
A)Visakhapatnam
B)Bengaluru
C)Mumbai
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
A)Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
B)Dharwar region, Karnataka
C)Aravalli range, Rajasthan
D)Siwalik range, Punjab
Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka
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