Geography Hydrosphere

Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is

A
Wind
B
Rivers
C
Land
D
Ash from volcanoes

Correct Answer

Rivers

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The first oil well in the world was drilled at
    A)Pensylvania
    B)Assam
    C)Japan
    D)Former USSR
    Answer: Pensylvania
  • Q. Which of the following gives the maximum Oxygen
    A)Grassland
    B)Green Forest
    C)Desert
    D)Phytoplankton
    Answer: Phytoplankton
  • Q. Zaid crops are
    A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
    B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
    C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
    D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
    Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
  • Q. Where is Lakshadweep Island located?
    A)Arabian Sea
    B)Indian Ocean
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)None of these
    Answer: Arabian Sea
  • Q. What is the reason of duration of cold wave in America?
    A)Political Administration
    B)Bio-diversity and Habitat
    C)Climate and Energy
    D)Polar Vortex
    Answer: Polar Vortex
  • Q. Where is Anaimudi peak located?
    A)Nilgiri mountain range
    B)Sahyadri
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)Palani range
    Answer: Sahyadri
  • Q. Which of the following is the brightest planet?
    A)Mars
    B)Mercury
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)China
    C)Great Britain
    D)Russia
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.
    A)I, II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
    A)Mustard
    B)Wheat
    C)Maize
    D)Grain
    Answer: Maize
  • Q. Indian Standard Meridian passes through the states of UP, MP ________
    A)Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
    B)AP and Karnataka
    C)AP and Tamil Nadu
    D)Orissa and AP
    Answer: Orissa and AP
  • Q. Folding is the result of
    A)Orogenetic force
    B)Epeirogenetic force
    C)Coriolis force
    D)Exogenetic force
    Answer: Orogenetic force
  • Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
    A)Amine dug deep into the earth
    B)Aquery
    C)An open pit mine
    D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
    Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
  • Q. Brazil has become the world’s largest producer of coffee mainly because ________
    A)The "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile
    B)The Brazilian plateau is well drained land
    C)The climatic conditions are suitable
    D)The coffee plant is native of Brazil
    Answer: The "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1, 3 and 4
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called ________
    A)Jet stream
    B)A cyclone
    C)An anticyclone
    D)A tsunami
    Answer: Jet stream
  • Q. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as
    A)Genealogy
    B)Ecology
    C)Ethrology
    D)Iconology
    Answer: Ecology
  • Q. Berlin is situated on the river canal
    A)Spree
    B)Danube
    C)Elbe
    D)Nile
    Answer: Spree
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
    A)Honshu
    B)Sumatra
    C)Madagascar
    D)Cuba
    Answer: Madagascar
  • Q. Freely moving bodies are ________
    A)Deflected upwards at the equator
    B)Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
    C)Deflected to the right in the southern hemisphere
    D)Unaffected by the earth's movements
    Answer: Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere

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