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Q. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?

A
Climate of the region
B
Depth of the sea
C
Availability of ports and harbours
D
All the above

Correct Answer

All the above

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
    A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
    B)Falkland Island
    C)Long Island
    D)Azores Island
    Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
  • Q. Valparaiso is an important port of
    A)Chile
    B)Argentina
    C)Uruguay
    D)Paraguay
    Answer: Chile
  • Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Anti-cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Pakistan
    C)Myanmar
    D)China
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. The highest waterfall of the world is ________
    A)Salto Angel Falls
    B)Niagara Falls
    C)Boyoma Falls
    D)Khone Falls
    Answer: Salto Angel Falls
  • Q. The Sunderbans are found in
    A)Ganga Delta
    B)The Luni Basin
    C)Godavari Delta
    D)Mahanadi Delta
    Answer: Ganga Delta
  • Q. Many Savanna regions are unable to support good crops because ________
    A)The climate is too hot for the crops to grow
    B)They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
    C)There are large number of animals in this region, which eat up the crops
    D)They have poor lateritic soil
    Answer: They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
  • Q. Mixed farming means ________
    A)Producing crops
    B)Growing two crops at the same time
    C)Growing different crops in succession
    D)Using mixture of manures and fertilizer
    Answer: Growing two crops at the same time
  • Q. The layer of atmosphere which reflects radio waves is
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Ionosphere
    C)Troposphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Ionosphere
  • Q. Pedology is a science of the study of
    A)Earthquakes
    B)Rocks
    C)Soils
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Soils
  • Q. Which of the following country is not an exporter of tea?
    A)India
    B)Srilanka
    C)United Kingdom
    D)Kenya
    Answer: United Kingdom
  • Q. Barkhans are
    A)Erosional features associated with wind action
    B)Depositional features of wind action
    C)Erosional features associated with rivers
    D)Depositional features of glacial action
    Answer: Depositional features of wind action
  • Q. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloaster in Kolkata in
    A)1818
    B)1919
    C)1926
    D)1854
    Answer: 1818
  • Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
    A)Savannah
    B)Prairie
    C)Steppe
    D)Llanos
    Answer: Savannah
  • Q. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
    A)Sutlej
    B)Ganga
    C)Yamuna
    D)Ravi
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the
    A)Uneven heating of the Earth
    B)Rotation of the Earth
    C)Revolution of the Earth
    D)All the above
    Answer: Rotation of the Earth
  • Q. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because
    A)Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
    B)Of easterly trade winds
    C)Cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts
    D)The rate of evaportation is greater along the
    Answer: Of the effect of both the offshore easterly
  • Q. Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?
    A)Tropical forest
    B)Hot desert
    C)Cold desert
    D)Temperate grassland
    Answer: Tropical forest
  • Q. Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
    A)The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
    B)The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
    C)The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
    D)None of these
    Answer: The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth

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