Geography Hydrosphere

Q. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a

A
Bay
B
Strait
C
Sound
D
Fjord

Correct Answer

Bay

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Where is world’s deepest trench “Mariana Trench” located?
    A)In Arctic Ocean
    B)In Indian Ocean
    C)In Atlantic Ocean
    D)In Pacific Ocean
    Answer: In Pacific Ocean
  • Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
    A)Shillong
    B)Chennai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Thiruvananthapuram
    Answer: Shillong
  • Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Punjab
    C)Haryana
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. India is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies:
    A)4% of world area
    B)7% of world area
    C)5% of world area
    D)2.4% of world area
    Answer: 2.4% of world area
  • Q. The diesel locomotive works engaged in producing diesel locos is located in:
    A)Durgapur
    B)Varanasi
    C)Vizag
    D)Tuticorin
    Answer: Varanasi
  • Q. The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in
    A)France
    B)Austria
    C)Switzerland
    D)Sweden
    Answer: Switzerland
  • Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
    A)Greenland
    B)New Guinea
    C)Medagascar
    D)Iceland
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. The Paddy fields of India are located in the areas of annual rainfall
    A)100 cm
    B)120 cm
    C)140 cm
    D)80 cm
    Answer: 100 cm
  • Q. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
    A)Mercury
    B)Jupiter
    C)Venus
    D)Mars
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. In which of the following region, it rains throughout the year?
    A)Tropical
    B)Mediterranean
    C)Equatorial
    D)Temperate
    Answer: Equatorial
  • Q. How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?
    A)4 minutes
    B)10 minutes
    C)14 minutes
    D)30 minutes
    Answer: 4 minutes
  • Q. Which of the following is not commercial source of energy?
    A)Natural Gas
    B)Coal
    C)Petroleum
    D)Firewood
    Answer: Firewood
  • Q. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east ________
    A)It loses half a day
    B)It loses one day
    C)It gains one day
    D)It gains half a day
    Answer: It gains one day
  • Q. Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
    A)Orographic
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)All of these
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
    A)Maharashtra and Karnataka
    B)Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal and Jharkhand
    D)Haryana and Punjab
    Answer: West Bengal and Jharkhand
  • Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
    A)Sandstone
    B)Shale
    C)Basalt
    D)Limestone
    Answer: Limestone
  • Q. Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called
    A)Isohalines
    B)Isotherms
    C)Isobars
    D)Isohyets
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    A)Temerate Evergreen Forest
    B)Tropical Forest
    C)Temperate Forest
    D)Tropical Seasonal Forest
    Answer: Tropical Forest
  • Q. Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ________ in former Soviet Union.
    A)Copper
    B)Coal
    C)Manganese
    D)Iron ore
    Answer: Iron ore
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    A)Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
    B)Myanmar, Laos and Thailand
    C)Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq
    D)Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
    Answer: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran

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