GEOGRAPHY STUDY MATERIAL
Tel is the tributary of river.
Answer: Mahanadi
Jet streams are usually found in the
Answer: Tropopause
What is the general direction of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
Answer: East to West
Which of the following is the comon tree species in Nilgiris
Answer: Eucalyptus
Sirocco is a name used to mean____
Answer: a local wind
A narrow strip of the land that connects two larger land masses is called
Answer: Isthmus
Rain shadow effect is associated with
Answer: Orographic rainfall
Which of the following hill tract receives maximum rainfall?
Answer: Khasi
Warm current in the Pacific Ocean is called
Answer: Kuroshio current
The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of
Answer: area
Consider the following Indian Ports: which of the following is a correct sequence of them from north to south:
1. Haldia 2. Kandla 3. Kochin 4. Paradeep
Answer: 2-1-4-3
The western coats of India recieve vey high rainfall in summer mainly due to:
Answer: Western Ghats
Doldrums is a ____
Answer: Tropical wind belt
Which of the following is a primary rock?
Answer: Igneous
Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is___
Answer: Laterite soil
The temperate grassslands of South America are called_____
Answer: Pamas
The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of ____
Answer: Australia
Sardar Sarvovar Project is built across the river
Answer: Mahanadi
The climatic zones are classified on the basis of
Answer: rainfall
The strait which separates Australia and Tasmania is
Answer: bass
Choose the incorrect statement from the following with regard to marine fishing in India.
Answer: Fishing in East Coast is higher than the West Coast
Of the following, the yield per hectare of Sugarcane is highest in-
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Identify the d raught breed of India from the following:
Answer: Nagori
From the given states, identify the one in which the average size of land holding is large.
Answer: Nagaland
The part of India which benefited much from the initial phase of
green revolution was:
Answer: North and NorthWest
Among the following the region of very low sheep polatin in India is:
Answer: Ganga Plain
Command Area Development Programme (CADP) launched in India during 1975 mainly aimed at the development of:
Answer: Irrigation projects
The Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Trading is located at
Answer: Kochi
High grade Mica is known asAnswer: Honey Mica
Most of the Coal seams in India are located along the banks of the riverAnswer: Damodar
The largest Lignite reserve in India is located atAnswer: Neyveli in Tamil Nadu
Leading producer of lron ore in India is:
Answer: Odisha
_______is the first Coal forming stage
Answer: Peat
Major Iron ore reserves in India occur in the peninsular plateau within ______ of Dharwar and Cuddapa systems.
Answer: Crystalline schist
According to Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) estimate total Coal reserve of the country is aboutAnswer: 192,359 million tonnes
Indian Iron and Steel company was setup in the state ofAnswer: West Bengal
In which part of the Earth, earthquakes are frequently occuring?
Answer: Circum- Pacific Belt
Which of the following property of Iron and Steel is used in all durable goods like machines,automobiles, locomotives, tankers,
ships etc?
Answer: Elasticity
_________ is known as Manchester of North India.
Answer: Kanpur
Steel authority of India was established in the yearAnswer: 1973
______ is generally referred as dust storm in North India.
Answer: Tornado
In summer highest temperature recorded at Rajasthan in the month of June is about___
Answer: 54 Degree Celcius
Which one is connect. The Western disturbances comes from _____ to _____ month.
Answer: December to February
Which one is the Northern border of Malwa Plateau?
Answer: Aravalli
Of the following, in which period, large scale vulcanicity occurred in the Deccan Trap.
Answer: Cretaceous Period
Which one is correct. The Lowest rainfall in India is recorded atAnswer: Rajasthan
Identify the place which is located in the windward side of South West monsoonal rainfall.
Answer: Mumbai
Identify the incorrect statement from the following.
Answer: River Mahi is located to the West of Sabarmati
The Konkan Coast stretches from mouth of _____ to Goa.
Answer: Tapti
The largest fresh water fish producing State of India is:
Answer: west Bengal
Mundra Thermal Power Station is located in which state ?
Answer: Gujarat
……………. Power Plant located in Punjab
Answer: Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant
Korba Super Thermal Power Plant is located in which of the following state ?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
Kamalanga Thermal Power Plant in ……………………….
Answer: Odisha
Bokaro Thermal Power Station is located in which of the following District ?
Answer: Jharkhand
………………………… Thermal power plant is located in Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant
Kota super Thermal Power Plant is located in which state ?
Answer: Rajasthan
……………. is located in Haryana
Answer: Panipat Thermal Power Station
Indraprastha Thermal Power Plant is located in which state ?
Answer: New Delhi
Tuticorin Thermal Power Station located in …………………… state
Answer: Tamilnadu
How many City Corporations in Tamil Nadu?
Answer: 12
The Longest river in Tamil Nadu is___?
Answer: Kaveri
The Noyyal and the Amaravathi are Tributaries of?
Answer: Kaveri
Where is joint in Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats ?
Answer: Nilgiris Hills
One of the isolated hills located in Erode in___ ?
Answer: Chennimalai
Doddabetta (2637 Metres) is the highest peak of?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
The Highest hillls of Eastern Ghats in ___?
Answer: Shervarayan
Merina beach extends upto a distance of ____ what is the position of World?
Answer: 13: Second
Tamil Nadu is bounded by ___ in the east?
Answer: Bay of Bengal
Where is Green Valley of Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Kambam
What Climate of Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Tropical
Where is found Mangrove Forests in Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Vadaranyam
Tamil Nadu receives____ rainfall during South West monsoon?
Answer: Moderate
The Average humidity of the air is in the month of May in Tamil Nadu?
Answer: 68%
Tamil Nadu has ___ of its land cover in Forest?
Answer: 17.59 %
The vertical rays of the sun fall on Tamil Nadu___ in a year?
Answer: Twice
Where is rubber plantations are in Tamil Nadu?
Answer:
Kanyakumari
Tamil Nadu Districts can be grouped into___rainfall regions.
Answer: 5
The South West Monsoon gives rain in Tamil Nadu. Which District?
Answer: Kanyakumari
The largest swamp forest of Pitchavaram is located in the district of ___?
Answer: Cuddalore
Which Industry is most important in South-West Asia?
Answer: Petro-Chemical Industry
The longest inland waterways in the world is ______
Answer: Mississippi river system
Which of the following is called the Plateau Continent?
Answer: Africa
The ‘Hottentots’ are the ____
Answer: Negritoes of Eastern-Africa
By which theory does the population increase geometrically?
Answer: Malthusian Theory of Population
Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometers of area basis?
Answer: U.S.A
The Red Indians or American Indians belong to the ______
Answer: Mongolian race
The leading sulphur producing country in the world is _______
Answer: U.S.
Hunting Instrument Harpoon is used by ______
Answer: Eskimo
Optimum Population Theory is propounded by
Answer: Edwin Cannon
Fog is made from the droplets of water suspended in the ……. layer of atmosphere
Answer: Lower
………… is lying in level sheets and is used for layer type of clouds
Answer: Stratus
Clouds are the …………….. of small water droplets or tiny ice crystals
Answer: mass
Clouds of great vertical extents ………….. to ……………
Answer: 1500 m to 9000 m
In atmosphere at every 165m there is a drop of ……………………..
Answer: 1o C
The direction of wind is deviated from expected one due to which force ?
Answer: Coriolis Force
Tornado is also called as ………………………….
Answer: Twisters
High pressure sub-tropical calm belts ‘Horse Latitudes’ lie between
Answer: 30° and 38°
According to Farrel’s law which one is correct ?
Winds are deflected to the right in the Northern hemisphere
Winds are deflected to the left in the Southern hemisphere
Both 1 and 2
Both 1 and 3
Answer: Both 1 and 3
The Coriolis Force is absent along the ………………………
Answer: Equator
Malacca straits is placed between ……… and ………..
Answer: Malaysia and Indonesia
Dover Straitseparate the Great Britain from ………………………
Answer: France
Strait of MagellanConnects……………… and Pacific Ocean
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Berring Straitplaced between Russia and ……………..
Answer: USA
Palk Straitis placed between which countries
Answer: India and Sri Lanka
………. is placed between Greenland and Canada
Answer: Davis Strait
…………. is the continental boundary between Europe and Asia, and separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey
Answer: Bosphorus Strait
Florida Straitis placed between……………. and USA
Answer: Cuba
…………. separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta in Africa.
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
Drake Passage Separates………………….and Antarctica
Answer: South America
Britain of the East is nick name of which country ?
Answer: Japan
The City that Never Sleeps is Surname of …………………..
Answer: Cairo
…………… is the nickname of Chad
Answer: Dead Heart of Africa
Which city surname is Eye of Greece ?
Answer: Athens
Land of smiles is nickname of …………………..
Answer: Thailand
Malta is also known as …………………………
Answer: George cross island
Forbidden city is surname of which country ?
Answer: Lhasa
Africa in Miniature is nickname of ………………
Answer: Cameroon
………….. is surname of Oxford
Answer: City of dreaming spires
Costliest coast is nickname of ……………………
Answer: Coast Rica
The Longest Steel Arch bridge in the world is located in which country ?
Answer: China
…………. is the lowest airport in the world
Answer: Schipol International Airport, Amsterdam
Which is the Oldest university in the world ?
Answer: University of Karueein
The Largest Gulf in the world is ………………………
Answer: Gulf of Mexico
…………… is the largest Delta in the world
Answer: Sundaban’s Ganga Brahmaputra Delta
Which is the longest volcano in the world ?
Answer: Mauna Loa
Which of the following is the lightest metal ?
Answer: Microlattice
The Driest place in the Earth is ………………….
Answer: Dry Valley
The lightest gas is ……………………
Answer: Hydrogen
The largest park in the world is located in ………………..
Answer: Greenland
Cockpit of Europe is surname of …………….
Answer: Belgium
Which of the following is known as Emerald island ?
Answer: Ireland
Darwin nickname is ……….
Answer: Front door of Australia
Herring pond is nickname of which of the following ?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
…………….. is also known as Coffee port of the world
Answer: Shantos
Italy is called as …………
Answer: The Boot
Broadway is also known as Great white way is located in ………………….
Answer: Newyork
Korea surname is ………………………
Answer: Hermit kingdom
……… is also known as Friendly island
Answer: Tonga
City of Sky Scrappers is nickname of ………………
Answer: New York