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Q. Which is the world’s largest river?

A
The Brahmaputra
B
The Nile
C
The Amazon
D
The Mississippi and Missouri

Correct Answer

The Amazon

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Gobi
    B)Atacama
    C)Kalahari
    D)Sahara
    Answer: Atacama
  • Q. Eskimos belong to
    A)Negroid race
    B)Mongoloid race
    C)White race
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mongoloid race
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    A)Brazil
    B)China
    C)Germany
    D)USA
    Answer: China
  • Q. The another name of acid or alkaline soil is
    A)Kallar
    B)Regur
    C)Bangar
    D)Khadar
    Answer: Kallar
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    A)Deccan Plateau
    B)Malwa Plateau
    C)Chhotanagpur Plateau
    D)Mysuru Plateau
    Answer: Chhotanagpur Plateau
  • Q. Which of the following characterises the desert forests?
    A)Canopy leaves
    B)Pointed leaves
    C)Dense leaves
    D)Broad leaves
    Answer: Pointed leaves
  • Q. Westerlies in southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in northern hemisphere. Why? 1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere. 2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is fare correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
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  • Q. Which of the following industries uses mica?
    A)Steel industry
    B)Glass and Pottery industry
    C)Electrical industry
    D)Textile industry
    Answer: Electrical industry
  • Q. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
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    B)The Antumbra
    C)The Umbra
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    Answer: The Umbra
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    A)Ozar
    B)Koraput
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Koraput
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    A)Badodara and Jhansi
    B)Nasik and Gwalior
    C)Pune and Bhopal
    D)Jaipur and Kanpur
    Answer: Nasik and Gwalior
  • Q. A person wants to visit the national parks in Ranthambhor, Gir and Bandipur located in three different states of India. To which one of the following states does he need not go in this connection?
    A)Kerala
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Karnataka
    D)Gujarat
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  • Q. What is the study of Moon called?
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    B)Selenology
    C)Cosmology
    D)Planetology
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  • Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
    A)4, 3, 2, 1
    B)1, 2, 4, 3
    C)3, 4, 1, 2
    D)1, 2, 3, 4
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  • Q. Equator is
    A)The girdle around the Saturn
    B)Line which connects north and south poles
    C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
    D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
  • Q. The navigable European rivers are
    A)Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
    B)Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence
    C)Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine
    D)Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang
    Answer: Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
  • Q. The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that
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    B)It flows through the most industrialised part of Europe
    C)It follows a rift valley
    D)It falls in the North Sea
    Answer: Its course is never frozen
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    Answer: Red Landscape
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    B)Lake Victoria
    C)Lake Superior
    D)Black Sea
    Answer: Caspian Sea
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    Answer: New York/New Jersey

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