More Questions on Geography
- Q. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
A)Indian Ocean
B)Antarctic ocean
C)Arctic Ocean
D)Atlantic ocean
Answer: Arctic Ocean
- Q. Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres?
A)Central
B)Northern
C)Southern
D)Western
Answer: Northern
- Q. Silk production in the world has declined because of
A)Growing competition from man-made fibres
B)Lack of demand
C)Lack of remunerative prices
D)Dearth of skilled labour
Answer: Growing competition from man-made fibres
- Q. What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 4, 3, 2
C)2, 4, 3, 1
D)2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
- Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
- Q. Where is the biggest reserve of mica?
A)In USA
B)In South Africa
C)In India
D)In Australia
Answer: In India
- Q. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at
A)Perambur
B)Varanasi
C)Chittaranjan
D)Kolkata
Answer: Perambur
- Q. The busiest sea route is
A)The North Atlantic Route
B)The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
C)The South Atlantic Route
D)The Pacific Route
Answer: The North Atlantic Route
- Q. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?
A)Equator
B)Prime Meridian
C)Poles
D)Nowhere
Answer: Equator
- Q. The column of atmosphere is divided into five different layers namely:
A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Lithosphere, Ionosphere, Pyrosphers
B)Troposphere, Lithosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
C)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Pyrosphers, Exosphere
D)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
- Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
A)Saffron
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Jute
Answer: Cotton
- Q. The “Horn of Africa” includes ________
A)Senegal, Guinea, Somalia
B)Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
C)Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa
D)Libya, Egypt, Sudan
Answer: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
- Q. The epicentre of an earthquake is the ________
A)Point of intersection of P and S wave fronts
B)Point where P-waves touch the surface
C)Nearest point to the surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface
D)Antipodal point
Answer: Nearest point to the surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface
- Q. Hammada is the name given to ________.
A)A stony desert
B)An icy desert
C)A sandy desert
D)None of the above
Answer: A stony desert
- Q. Which is the highest peak in India?
A)Nanda Devi
B)Kamet
C)Nandakot
D)K2 (GodwinAustin)
Answer: K2 (GodwinAustin)
- Q. Which one of the following countries is land locked?
A)Suriname
B)Bolivia
C)Peru
D)Uruguay
Answer: Bolivia
- Q. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
A)Plantation agriculture
B)Commercial agriculture
C)Extensive agriculture
D)Subsistence agriculture
Answer: Subsistence agriculture
- Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
A)I, II and III
B)I and III
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
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