diff --git a/SPARQLWrapper/Wrapper.py b/SPARQLWrapper/Wrapper.py
index 977380a..7dad29e 100644
--- a/SPARQLWrapper/Wrapper.py
+++ b/SPARQLWrapper/Wrapper.py
@@ -957,6 +957,11 @@ def query(self) -> "QueryResult":
         :return: query result
         :rtype: :class:`QueryResult` instance
         """
+        
+        # Solving issue-190
+        unsupportedReturnTypesForSelectQueries = [RDF, RDFXML, XML]
+        if self.queryType == SELECT and self.returnFormat in [RDF, RDFXML, XML]:
+            raise ValueError(self.returnFormat.upper() + " is not a valid return format for SELECT queries. Supported formats include: %s" % ", ".join([i for i in _allowedFormats if i not in unsupportedReturnTypesForSelectQueries]))
         return QueryResult(self._query())
 
     def queryAndConvert(self) -> "QueryResult.ConvertResult":