Geography Quiz - Part 4
1) The Synagogue of Mattancheri is located at...?
1) Gaza Strip, Israel
2) Hebron, Israel
3) Kerala
4) Maharashtra
2) The 'Tower of Silence' is located at...?
1) Allahabad
2) Rishikesh
3) Mumbai
4) Chittorgarh
3) Which one of the following places is famous for the Great Vishnu Temple?
1) Ankorvat, Cambodia
2) Bamiyan, Afghanistan
3) Borbudar, Indonesia
4) Panja Sahib, Pakistan
4) The DILWARA TEMPLES at Mount Abu are dedicated to...?
1) Adinath
2) Bahubali
3) Gautama Buddha
4) Mahavira
5) The biggest open-cast mine in India is found at...?
1) Singbhum
2) Ranchi
3) Malanjkand
4) Bhopal
6) The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at...?
1) Ranchi
2) Chennai
3) Hazaribagh
4) Ahmedabad
7) The East Coast of India is famous for the deposits of...?
1) Phosphorus
2) Bauxite
3) Iron
4) High-grade Coal
8) India's first sponge iron plant is located at...?
1) Kothagudem, Andhra Pradesh
2) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
3) Salem, Tamil Nadu
4) Bolangir, Orissa
9) "Bombay High" refers to...?
1) Offshore oil field
2) Onshore oil field
3) Offshore gas field
4) Onshore gas field
10) Which of the following states is famous for its "Ruby Mica" deposits?
1) Jharkhand
2) Chattisgarh
3) Orissa
4) Andhra Pradesh
11) Neyveli is famous for which deposits...?
1) Coal
2) Lignite
3) Magnetite
4) Ilmenite
12) The Deccan Traps show maximum thickness in the...?
1) North
2) East
3) South
4) West
13) Which of the following is an example of 'Horst' or "Block Mountains"?
1) Vindhyas
2) Nilgiris
3) Himalayas
4) Siwaliks
14) The 500 miles long Great Boundary Fault (GBF) is roughly parallel to the course of...?
1) River Godavari
2) River Ganges
3) River Chambal
4) River Gomti
15) In India, the broadest continental shelf is found in...?
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh
16) As per geologists, which of the following cities is NOT subsiding?
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Kolkata
4) Srinagar
17) India was separated from the Antartica complex about 140 million years (MY) ago. When did it join South Asia?
1) 120 MY ago
2) 80 MY ago
3) 60 MY ago
4) 45 MY ago
18) The Prince Edward Crozet Ridge is found in...?
1) Atlantic Ocean
2) Indian Ocean
3) Pacific Ocean
4) Bay of Bengal
19) How old was the earth when India was formed as a definite entity from the Gondwana complex?
1) 4000 M.Y. old
2) 3500 M.Y. old
3) 3000 M.Y. old
4) 2500 M.Y. old
20) Which of the following was formed as the 26th state of India?
1) Chhatisgarh
2) Uttaranchal
3) Jharkhand
4) Goa
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