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Q. The outermost layer of Sun is called ________

A
Chromosphere
B
Convection zone
C
Photosphere
D
Corona

Correct Answer

Corona

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
    A)Plate Tectonics
    B)Geodesy
    C)Geology
    D)Seismology
    Answer: Seismology
  • Q. Where is Nagarhole National Park?
    A)Orissa
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Karnataka
    D)Assam
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Jharkhand does not share boundary with ________
    A)Chhattisgarh
    B)West Bengal
    C)Orissa
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The area of the Earth’s total surface is of the order of ________.
    A)400 million square kilometres
    B)510 million square kilometres
    C)450 million square kilometres
    D)350 million square kilometres
    Answer: 510 million square kilometres
  • Q. What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast in between India and Pakistan?
    A)Gulf of Khambhat
    B)Gulf of Cambay
    C)Sir Creek
    D)Mouth of Indus
    Answer: Sir Creek
  • Q. Asia accounts for nearly ________ percent of world population.
    A)59
    B)40
    C)45
    D)70
    Answer: 59
  • Q. Wood pulp comes from ________
    A)Mediterranean region
    B)Equatorial region
    C)Temperate region
    D)Coniferous forest region
    Answer: Coniferous forest region
  • 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. Another name of Green Revolution in India is
    A)Agricultural Revolution
    B)Seed, Fertilizer and Irrigation Revolution
    C)Food Security Revolution
    D)Multicrop Revolution
    Answer: Seed, Fertilizer and Irrigation Revolution
  • Q. Shield volcanoes refer to ________
    A)Ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials
    B)Explosive lava eruptions
    C)Repeated lava flows
    D)Individual lava flows
    Answer: Repeated lava flows
  • Q. ________ is famous for its rubber production.
    A)Malaysia
    B)Nigeria
    C)Ghana
    D)Germany
    Answer: Malaysia
  • Q. In which one of the following is Malta located?
    A)Black Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?
    A)Snowfall
    B)Wind
    C)Glaciers
    D)Running water
    Answer: Glaciers
  • Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
    A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
    B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
    C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
    D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
    Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
  • Q. When the relative humidity is 50% and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass ________
    A)Decreases the relative humidity
    B)Raises the absolute humidity
    C)Produces no change in relative humidity
    D)Increases the relative humidity
    Answer: Decreases the relative humidity
  • Q. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
    A)Ozone
    B)Dust
    C)Water vapour
    D)Nitrogen
    Answer: Water vapour
  • Q. Dry winds (Harmattan) blows in Sahara Desert from
    A)West to East
    B)South to North
    C)East to West
    D)North to South
    Answer: East to West
  • Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
    A)International controls on traffic
    B)Presence of water falls and rapids
    C)Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
    D)Fluctuating volume of traffic
    Answer: Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
  • Q. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in ________
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Antarctic region
    C)Arctic Ocean
    D)Southern Atlantic Ocean
    Answer: Antarctic region
  • Q. Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in
    A)Sikkim
    B)Bhutan
    C)Nepal
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Nepal

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