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

Correct Answer

Bay

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. A group of populations of different species living in the same habitat and interacting with one another is called:
    A)Biological Community
    B)Ecological Community
    C)Zoological Community
    D)None of Above.
    Answer: Ecological Community
  • Q. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is
    A)Westward then poleward
    B)Eastward then poleward
    C)Eastward then towards the equator
    D)Westward then towards the equator
    Answer: Westward then poleward
  • Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km
  • Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ________
    A)The Great Himalayan Range
    B)The Siwalik Range
    C)The Lesser Himalayas
    D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
    Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
  • Q. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in
    A)Corn
    B)Peas
    C)Wheat
    D)Oats
    Answer: Peas
  • Q. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Krishna
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________
    A)Atmospheric refraction
    B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
    C)Motions of the earth
    D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
    Answer: Atmospheric refraction
  • Q. Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?
    A)Poor farm management and administration
    B)Large dependence on manual labour
    C)Poor storage facilities
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Hammada is the name given to ________.
    A)A stony desert
    B)An icy desert
    C)A sandy desert
    D)None of the above
    Answer: A stony desert
  • Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
    A)Shape of Earth
    B)Rotation
    C)Revolution
    D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
    Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
  • Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
    A)The north to the south
    B)The west coast to the east coast
    C)North-East India to the west coast
    D)North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
    Answer: North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
  • Q. Dr. Waldimir Koppen – the great climatologist of Austria suggested in his new scheme of climatic classification:
    A)Five major types of climate.
    B)Two major types of climate.
    C)Four major types of climate.
    D)Three major types of climate.
    Answer: Five major types of climate.
  • Q. What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?
    A)Valley deepening
    B)Valley widening
    C)River rejuvenating
    D)Meandering
    Answer: Valley deepening
  • Q. The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from
    A)Vijayawada to Villupuram
    B)Punjab to Haryana
    C)Mumbai to Goa
    D)Cochin to Kozhikode
    Answer: Vijayawada to Villupuram
  • Q. The longest dam in India is
    A)Hirakund Dam
    B)Bhakra Dam
    C)Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
    D)Kosi Dam
    Answer: Hirakund Dam
  • Q. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
    A)Chambal
    B)Yamuna
    C)Son
    D)Hugli
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. Which of the following gives the maximum Oxygen
    A)Grassland
    B)Green Forest
    C)Desert
    D)Phytoplankton
    Answer: Phytoplankton
  • Q. Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?
    A)Keoladeo National Park
    B)Sundarbans National Park
    C)Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
    D)Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
  • Q. One degree of the circumference of the earth measures(approx.) ________
    A)151 km
    B)100 km
    C)111 km
    D)175 km
    Answer: 111 km
  • Q. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’situated?
    A)Atlantic Ocean
    B)Pacific Ocean
    C)Indian Ocean
    D)Arctic Ocean
    Answer: Indian Ocean

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