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Q. The largest desert in the world is the

A
Kalahari
B
Sahara
C
Gobi
D
Thar

Correct Answer

Sahara

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
    A)Greenland
    B)New Guinea
    C)Medagascar
    D)Iceland
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
    A)2
    B)4
    C)5
    D)3
    Answer: 5
  • Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
    A)Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
    B)Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
    C)Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
    D)None of these
    Answer: Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
  • Q. Cyclone is a system of wind blowing ________
    A)In a straight line from high to low pressure region
    B)Spirally outwards from a high pressure region
    C)Spirally towards low pressure region
    D)From Ball of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
    Answer: Spirally towards low pressure region
  • Q. Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of ________
    A)Western Europe
    B)Peru
    C)Japan
    D)Alaska
    Answer: Peru
  • Q. “Loktak” is a
    A)River
    B)Valley
    C)Lake
    D)Mountain range
    Answer: Lake
  • Q. Chemical weathering is a name given to
    A)Removal of soil by chemical action
    B)Disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
    C)Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
    D)Artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use
    Answer: Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
  • Q. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
    A)West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu
    B)Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
    C)Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
    D)Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
    Answer: Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
  • Q. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
    A)8
    B)3
    C)4
    D)5
    Answer: 5
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Thermosphere
    C)Troposphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Thermosphere
  • Q. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of ________
    A)Frontal precipitation
    B)Orographic precipitation
    C)Natural precipitation
    D)Convectional precipitation
    Answer: Orographic precipitation
  • Q. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
    A)Infertile land
    B)Lack of minerals
    C)Unsuitable climatic conditions
    D)Mountainous topography
    Answer: Unsuitable climatic conditions
  • Q. Which one of the following is not conducive to the formation of deltas?
    A)Absence of large lakes along the course of the river
    B)Currents and Tides
    C)Calm winds
    D)Sheltered coastline
    Answer: Currents and Tides
  • Q. Which of the following is known as the “red planet”?
    A)Mars
    B)Mercury
    C)Jupiter
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Mars
  • Q. The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as ________
    A)Stratopause
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Tropopause
    Answer: Tropopause
  • Q. Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?
    A)Psychrometer
    B)Hydrometer
    C)Hygrometer
    D)Anemometer
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. The features produced by glacial deposition are: 1. outwash plains 2. drumlins 3. eskers 4. levees
    A)2, 3, 2004
    B)1, 2, 2003
    C)1, 3, 2004
    D)1, 2, 3, 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 2003
  • Q. Which of the following resource is abiotic and renewable?
    A)Water
    B)Iron Ore
    C)Livestock
    D)Forest
    Answer: Water
  • Q. 17th Parallel separates ________
    A)North and South Vietnam
    B)North and South America
    C)North and South Korea
    D)North and South Yemen
    Answer: North and South Vietnam

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