Geography World Geography

Q. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of

A
Mercury
B
Coal
C
Gold
D
Iron

Correct Answer

Gold

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The odd product out of the following is
    A)Caster seed
    B)Sesame
    C)Groundnut
    D)Mustard
    Answer: Caster seed
  • Q. Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south: I. Pir Panjal II. Karakoram III. Zanskar IV. Ladakh
    A)I, II, IV, III
    B)II, IV, III, I
    C)II, III, IV, I
    D)III, II, IV, I
    Answer: II, IV, III, I
  • Q. ________ river is sometimes referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”.
    A)Krishna
    B)Panner
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________
    A)Palk Strait
    B)Bering Strait
    C)Dover Strait
    D)Vermosa Strait
    Answer: Palk Strait
  • Q. Where do Birhors live?
    A)Nagaland
    B)Chhattishgrah
    C)Assam
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Chhattishgrah
  • Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
    A)Rubber
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Tea
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Delhi
    C)Kolkata
    D)Nagpur
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Which planet is known as sister of earth?
    A)Mercury
    B)Mars
    C)Venus
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Equator represents
    A)A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
    B)Line joining North and South poles
    C)Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
    D)Axis of rotation of Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
  • Q. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.
    A)Lunar mass
    B)Earth's mass
    C)Solar mass
    D)Neutron mass
    Answer: Solar mass
  • Q. Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?
    A)Orissa
    B)Gujarat
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of ________
    A)North America
    B)Scandinavia
    C)Russia
    D)Germany
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
    A)the Deccan plateau
    B)the Brahmaputra valley
    C)the Indo-Gangetic valley
    D)the Rann of Kutch
    Answer: the Deccan plateau
  • Q. Tungbhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint undertaking of:
    A)Kerala and Karnataka
    B)Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    C)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
    D)Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
  • Q. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus
    A)3 and 4 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1 and 4 only
    Answer: 2 and 3 only
  • Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
    A)Westerlies
    B)Monsoons
    C)Loo
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Westerlies
  • Q. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterised by ________
    A)Hot dry summer and mild wet winters
    B)Average rainfall of about 300 cm
    C)Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
    D)Hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
    Answer: Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
  • Q. Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
    A)It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
    B)It is the region in the atmosphere above tropopause
    C)It contains ozone layer which prevents ultraviolet radiations of sun from reaching to the earth
    D)It provides ideal flying conditions
    Answer: It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
  • Q. The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?
    A)India-Pakistan
    B)India-Nepal
    C)India-China
    D)China-Pakistan
    Answer: China-Pakistan
  • Q. Which group of following states shares the boundary with Nagaland?
    A)Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur
    B)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya
    C)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
    D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur

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