Geography World Geography

Q. Which of the following manmade calamities is social calamity?

A
Home Cremation
B
Landslide
C
Interpenetration of Salt Water
D
Ozone Depletion

Correct Answer

Home Cremation

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The amount and intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined by the frequency of
    A)Cyclones
    B)Western disturbances
    C)Dust storms
    D)Tropical depressions
    Answer: Tropical depressions
  • Q. What is the International Date Line?
    A)Region within 5º of the Equator
    B)An imaginary line connecting places of the same altitude
    C)It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
    D)None of these
    Answer: It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
  • Q. Which is Raisina Hills?
    A)The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu
    B)Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
    C)The Hill feature in Srinagar otherwise known as Shnkara charya Bill
    D)The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was ereted
    Answer: Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
  • Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
    A)They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
    B)They are meteors
    C)They are the debris which got separated from a comet
    D)They are a kind of a star
    Answer: They are a kind of a star
  • Q. Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate
    A)The radius of the Earth
    B)The distance between the Sun and the Earth
    C)The depth of the ocean
    D)The radius of the Sun
    Answer: The radius of the Earth
  • Q. Which of the following is false?
    A)Line is mostly used in galvanising iron and steel goods
    B)Mica is usually found in metamorphic and igneous rocks
    C)Aluminium has the advantage over iron as it is resistant to corrosion
    D)Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
    Answer: Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
  • Q. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6.48 p.m., on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
    A)10.00 p.m
    B)8.24 p.m
    C)9. 12 p.m
    D)11.48 p.m
    Answer: 10.00 p.m
  • Q. Los Angeles is famous for ________
    A)Film studios
    B)Golden beaches
    C)Scenic beauty
    D)Rocket launching station
    Answer: Film studios
  • Q. The construction of Tehri dam is done across which river
    A)Bhagirathi
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Bhagirathi
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
    A)1, 3, 4, 2
    B)1, 4, 3, 2
    C)2, 4, 3, 1
    D)2, 3, 4, 1
    Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
  • Q. Pygmies are people living in
    A)Kenya
    B)Congo forests
    C)Namibia
    D)Cape Province
    Answer: Congo forests
  • Q. The Mediterranean type of climate is found in mid-latitudes on the
    A)Eastern side of the continents
    B)Western side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the eastern side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
    C)Eastern side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the western side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
    D)Western side of the continents
    Answer: Western side of the continents
  • Q. Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched?
    A)Balimela Project - Odisha
    B)Koyana Project - Maharashtra
    C)Sharavathy Project - Karnataka
    D)Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
    Answer: Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in ________
    A)U.K.
    B)Egypt
    C)India
    D)Mexico
    Answer: India
  • Q. The Density of population in India is defined as
    A)Number of persons inan area of one lakh km square
    B)Number of persons in an area of one mile square
    C)Number of persons in an area of one lakh mile square
    D)Number of persons in an area of one km square
    Answer: Number of persons in an area of one km square
  • Q. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed on which river
    A)Godavari
    B)Kaveri
    C)Krishna
    D)Indus
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. China type of climate prevails in ________
    A)Central China, North China and Southern Japan
    B)China, Korea and Vietnam
    C)Southern China, Vietnam and Laos
    D)North China, Southern Russia and Japan
    Answer: Central China, North China and Southern Japan
  • Q. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
    A)Eolian deposited
    B)Volcanic
    C)Glacial eroded
    D)Folded
    Answer: Volcanic
  • 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

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