Geography Hydrosphere

Q. Niagara Falls are in ________

A
South Africa
B
Australia
C
U.K.
D
U.S.A.

Correct Answer

U.S.A.

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes? 1. They occur on March 21st and September 23rd 2. They depict equal days and equal nights on March 21st and September 23rd on all places of the earth 3. All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes.
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2 only
  • Q. The oil-gas fields Dighboi, Naharkatiya and Moran are located in:
    A)Maharastra
    B)Assam
    C)Gujarat
    D)Madhya Predesh
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Lava solidifies to form ________.
    A)Marble
    B)Pumice
    C)Basalt
    D)Sandstone
    Answer: Basalt
  • Q. Which is the home of “AIphonso” mango?
    A)Malda
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Banaras
    D)Vijayawada
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • Q. Which was the first scheme of “Biosphere Reserve Areas”?
    A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
    B)Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
    C)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
    D)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
    Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  • Q. Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East?
    A)Salt Lake City - San Francisco - Boston - Pittsburgh
    B)Salt Lake City - Pittsburgh - San Francisco - Boston
    C)San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
    D)San Pittsburgh - Salt Lake City - Boston
    Answer: San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
  • Q. On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?
    A)Climate is quite similar
    B)Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
    C)Culture of both places has many similarities
    D)The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
    Answer: Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
  • Q. Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in
    A)Asia
    B)Africa
    C)South America
    D)Europe
    Answer: Asia
  • Q. The Bhils and the Kols live
    A)In the North-East frontiers of India
    B)Along the Vindhya ranges
    C)In the Nilgiris
    D)All over India
    Answer: Along the Vindhya ranges
  • Q. Where is the volcanic Mt. St. Helens situated?
    A)Canada
    B)United States of America
    C)UK
    D)Australia
    Answer: United States of America
  • Q. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.
    A)Sial and Mantle
    B)Sial and Sima
    C)Sima and Mantle
    D)Mantle and Core
    Answer: Sima and Mantle
  • Q. What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?
    A)Geysers are found on volcanic mountains
    B)Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
    C)Water from the geyser may be cold
    D)Geysers are more common in cold countries
    Answer: Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
  • Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
    A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
    B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
    C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
    D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
    Answer: E
  • Q. Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada : 1. Jabalpur 2. Mandla 3. Amarkantak 4. Bharuch In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth?
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)3, 2, 1, 4
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)1, 4, 3, 2
    Answer: 3, 2, 1, 4
  • Q. Summers in Western Europe are warmer than those in Eastern Europe because of ________
    A)The lower mountains terrain
    B)The influence of the warm ocean current
    C)The influence of bright sunshine
    D)Peninsular nature of the continent
    Answer: The influence of the warm ocean current
  • Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
    A)Negroid
    B)Caucasoid
    C)Mongoloid
    D)None of these
    Answer: Negroid
  • Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
    A)Black
    B)Red
    C)Laterite
    D)Alluvial
    Answer: Laterite
  • Q. Global warming is expected to result in
    A)Change in coastal line
    B)Increase in sea level
    C)Change in crop pattern
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The outer Himalayas lie between
    A)the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
    B)the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
    C)the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
    D)Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
    Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
  • Q. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Antarctic ocean
    C)Arctic Ocean
    D)Atlantic ocean
    Answer: Arctic Ocean

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