Geography World Geography

Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the

A
Epicentre
B
Focus
C
Incentre
D
Circumcentre

Correct Answer

Epicentre

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Old river
    B)Youthful river
    C)Mature river
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Youthful river
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    A)Constant
    B)Decrease in
    C)Increase in
    D)Both increase and decrease in
    Answer: Increase in
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    A)Processed Food Industry
    B)Dairy Industry
    C)Pulp Industry
    D)Sugar Industry
    Answer: Sugar Industry
  • Q. The Gutenburg discontinuity separates ________.
    A)Outer mantle and inner mantle
    B)Sial and Sima
    C)Lithosphere and outer mantle
    D)Inner mantle and the core
    Answer: Inner mantle and the core
  • Q. Strait of Florida runs in between ________
    A)Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
    B)Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
    C)Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
    D)Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
    Answer: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
  • Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
    A)Aleutian Islands
    B)Society islands
    C)Hawaii
    D)All the above
    Answer: Aleutian Islands
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? National Park : State
    A)Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat
    B)Kanha National Park : Madhya Pradesh
    C)Sultanpur National Park : Haryana
    D)Bandipur National Park : Karnataka
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  • Q. Approximately what percentage of world’s cattle population is to be found in India?
    A)80%
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    C)18%
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  • Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
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    B)The British
    C)The Mughals
    D)The Chinese
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  • Q. Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere are important from the climatic point of view ? 1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon dioxide
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    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)Only 3
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    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
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    A)Great rivers
    B)Lakes
    C)Steep slopes
    D)Waterfalls
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    B)Cauvery
    C)Tungabhadra
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    A)Zambia
    B)Ethiopia
    C)Kenya
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  • Q. Comets moves around the
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
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    B)Nine Minutes
    C)10 Minutes
    D)15 Minutes
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  • Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
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    B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
    C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
    D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
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