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. Commercial sources of energy purely consist of
    A)Power, coal, animal dung and firewood
    B)Power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium
    C)Coal, oil, firewood, vegetable waste and agricultural waste
    D)Coal, gas, oil and firewood
    Answer: Power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium
  • Q. Where are the coaches of trains manufactured in India?
    A)Hyderabad and Perambur
    B)Jamshedpur and Perambur
    C)Kapurthala and Perambur
    D)Varanasi and Perambur
    Answer: Kapurthala and Perambur
  • Q. Which of the following is known as Sahyadri Mountain
    A)Shivalik ranges
    B)Eastern Ghats
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Vindhya range
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Shivasamudram falls is situated on the bank of which river
    A)Cauvery
    B)Krishna
    C)Godavari
    D)Mahanadi
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. The width or the broad gauge track in Indian railway is
    A)1.98 m
    B)1.676 m
    C)1.114 m
    D)2.55 m
    Answer: 1.676 m
  • Q. The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as ________
    A)Relative humidity
    B)Absolute humidity
    C)Dew point
    D)Condensation point
    Answer: Absolute humidity
  • Q. The Sea water is more salty than rain water because
    A)Rivers pours salt from the soil into sea
    B)Sea creatures salt
    C)Air around sea is salty
    D)There are salt mines in sea surface
    Answer: Rivers pours salt from the soil into sea
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Troposphere varies in its thickness between equator and poles. 2. Stratosphere does not experience Normal Lapse Rate. 3. Ozone layer occurs in the Mesosphere. 4. Ionosphere lies between Stratosphere and Mesosphere Which of these statements are correct?
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
    A)1-2-3-4
    B)2-4-3-1
    C)1-3-4-2
    D)4-3-2-1
    Answer: 1-2-3-4
  • Q. Which of the following river does not relate with Punjab?
    A)Beas
    B)Sutlej
    C)Ravi
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    C)Gujarat
    D)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The busiest sea route is
    A)The North Atlantic Route
    B)The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
    C)The South Atlantic Route
    D)The Pacific Route
    Answer: The North Atlantic Route
  • Q. Choose the incorrect statement ________
    A)Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
    B)Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
    C)The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
    D)With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 1°C
    Answer: Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?
    A)Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling
    B)Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar
    C)Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
    D)Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal
    Answer: Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
  • Q. The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have
    A)Oil Refineries
    B)Aluminium Industries
    C)Thermal Power Plants
    D)Nuclear Power Plants
    Answer: Aluminium Industries
  • Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
    A)1 and 2
    B)Only 1
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 3, and 4
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and III
    C)II and IV
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: II, III and IV
  • Q. Project Tiger in India was started in:
    A)The year 1980
    B)The year 1985
    C)The year 1982
    D)The year 1973
    Answer: The year 1973
  • Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
    A)Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
    B)Economy that solely depends upon animals
    C)Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
    D)Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
    Answer: Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
  • Q. Which of the following environment supports the growth of Mangrove Swamp?
    A)Equatorial
    B)Tidal flat
    C)Monsoon
    D)Mixed
    Answer: Tidal flat

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