Geography World Geography

Q. Cork is chiefly produced in ________

A
Cadiz (Spain)
B
Baku (Russia
C
Havana (Cuba)
D
Leeds (England)

Correct Answer

Cadiz (Spain)

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?
    A)Rill
    B)Splash
    C)Sheet
    D)Gully
    Answer: Gully
  • Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
    A)Annual range of temperature
    B)Average annual temperature
    C)Mean temperature
    D)Isothermic range of temperature
    Answer: Annual range of temperature
  • Q. Pits, formed by the deflating action of wind are called
    A)Blowouts
    B)Playa
    C)Yardang
    D)Sand dune
    Answer: Blowouts
  • 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. Mount Gamkonora, highest peak of Halmahera Island, was burst in 2007. In which country is it located?
    A)Russia
    B)Japan
    C)Indonesia
    D)France
    Answer: Indonesia
  • Q. Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?
    A)Masai
    B)Pygmies
    C)Kazaks
    D)Lapps
    Answer: Pygmies
  • Q. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
    A)Khamsin
    B)Sirocco
    C)Mistral
    D)Chinook
    Answer: Mistral
  • Q. The word “Isoneph” represents the lines of equal
    A)Rain
    B)Cloudiness
    C)Salinity
    D)Pressure
    Answer: Cloudiness
  • Q. What is “Supernova”?
    A)Meteor
    B)Comet
    C)Asteroid
    D)Black Hole
    Answer: Black Hole
  • Q. Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
    A)They are hill stations
    B)Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
    C)They are prominent game sanctuaries
    D)Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
    Answer: Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
  • Q. The instrument used for finding out wind-direction is ________
    A)Wind gauze
    B)Anemometer
    C)Wind vane
    D)Hygrometer
    Answer: Wind vane
  • Q. Kuki is related to which state
    A)Manipur
    B)Nagaland
    C)Meghalaya
    D)Tripura
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. The majority of the coal reserves found in India are of
    A)Quaternary formation
    B)Tertiary formation
    C)Gondwana formation
    D)Jurassic formation
    Answer: Gondwana formation
  • Q. Which of the following statements about forests is not correct?
    A)Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
    B)Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
    C)Between 2000 m and 3000 m elevation on the Himalayas grow deodar, chinar and walnut
    D)Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
    Answer: Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
  • Q. Which of the following types of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?
    A)Relief
    B)Convectional
    C)Cyclonic
    D)Rainfall does not occur at these places
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
    A)10,002 km
    B)500 km
    C)5001 km
    D)36,005 km
    Answer: 10,002 km
  • Q. Which of the following does not characterless ‘selva’?
    A)Climbers hang from the roof formed by the foliage
    B)Evergreen forest
    C)They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
    D)Commercial utilisation of these forests is difficult
    Answer: They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
  • Q. Of the total water on the Earth, fresh water reserve a constitute approximately
    A)10%
    B)70%
    C)3%
    D)9%
    Answer: 3%
  • Q. Ladang refers to
    A)Subsistence type of agriculture
    B)Shifting cultivation
    C)Plantation agriculture
    D)Dry farming
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is ________
    A)Pantograph
    B)Hygrometer
    C)Hydrograph
    D)Barograph
    Answer: Hygrometer

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