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Q. World’s largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________

A
Akron
B
Cleveland
C
Sharon
D
Wheeling

Correct Answer

Akron

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
    A)Venezuela
    B)Brazil
    C)U. S.A.
    D)Zambia
    Answer: Venezuela
  • Q. Trans-continental railways have played an Important role in
    A)Providing employment to people
    B)International trade
    C)Development of resources in the interior of continents
    D)Deportation of prisoners to the interior
    Answer: Development of resources in the interior of continents
  • Q. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________
    A)Mass
    B)Size
    C)Rotational speed
    D)Temperature
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Karroo’ of Southern Africa?
    A)Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
    B)Rift valley formed due to faulting
    C)Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
  • Q. The most important uranium mine of India is located at
    A)Vashi
    B)Manavalakurichi
    C)Gauribidanur
    D)Jadugoda
    Answer: Jadugoda
  • Q. Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?
    A)Chennai
    B)Kolkata
    C)Mumbai
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Chennai
  • Q. The busiest sea route is
    A)The North Atlantic Route
    B)The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
    C)The South Atlantic Route
    D)The Pacific Route
    Answer: The North Atlantic Route
  • Q. The largest ecosystem of earth is
    A)Lithosphere
    B)Biome
    C)Hydrosphere
    D)Biosphere
    Answer: Biosphere
  • Q. Which of the following is known as “the cold pole” of the world?
    A)Antarctica
    B)Laurentian region of Canada
    C)Verkhoyansk in Russia
    D)Greenland
    Answer: Verkhoyansk in Russia
  • Q. Which of the following countries shares the longest border with India?
    A)China
    B)Bangladesh
    C)Bhutan
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : I. ocean currents II. planetary winds III. tides IV. waves
    A)I and IV
    B)I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is ________
    A)Slate, Schist, Shale
    B)Slate, Shale, Schist
    C)Shale, Schist, Slate
    D)Shale, Slate, Schist
    Answer: Shale, Slate, Schist
  • Q. ________ canal lies on one of the world’s largest of trade routes connecting Europe and Far East.
    A)The Kiel
    B)The Panama
    C)The Suez
    D)The Goth
    Answer: The Suez
  • Q. What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?
    A)Pampas
    B)Veld
    C)Steppes
    D)Prairies
    Answer: Veld
  • Q. Norwesters are thunder storms which are prominent in ________.
    A)India and Bangladesh
    B)India and Bhutan
    C)Bhutan and Nepal
    D)Bangladesh and Myanmar
    Answer: India and Bangladesh
  • Q. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?
    A)Nicobar
    B)Elephanta
    C)Rameshwaram
    D)Salsette
    Answer: Rameshwaram
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. 2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?
    A)Rajaji National Park
    B)Bandhavgarh National Park
    C)Dandeli Sanctuary
    D)Indravati National Park
    Answer: Indravati National Park
  • Q. India’s three fourths of the total annual rainfall are received during:
    A)The Hot Weather Season
    B)South-west Monsoon Season
    C)North East Monsoon Season
    D)The Retreating of S.W. Monsoon Season
    Answer: South-west Monsoon Season
  • Q. An estuary is a place where
    A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
    B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
    C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
    D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
    Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

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