Geography World Geography

Q. What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season?

A
Lumbering
B
Hunting
C
Fishing
D
Animal Grazing

Correct Answer

Hunting

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called
    A)Continental rise
    B)Continental shelf
    C)Abyssal plains
    D)Submarine ridges
    Answer: Continental shelf
  • Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
    A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
    B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
    C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
    D)Above all
    Answer: Above all
  • Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
    A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
    B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
    C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
    D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
    Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
  • Q. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
    A)Ankleshwar
    B)Bombay High
    C)Digboi
    D)Naharkatiya
    Answer: Digboi
  • Q. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________
    A)India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity
    B)India is a busy centre situated between the two places
    C)It provides the shortest route
    D)None of these
    Answer: India is a busy centre situated between the two places
  • Q. Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet?
    A)Rudraprayag
    B)Karnprayag
    C)Devprayag
    D)Gangotri
    Answer: Devprayag
  • Q. River Luni drains into
    A)Godavari delta
    B)Kerala Coast
    C)Ganga delta
    D)Rann of Kachchh
    Answer: Rann of Kachchh
  • Q. Where are most or the Earth’s active volcanoes concentrated at present?
    A)Pacific Ocean
    B)South America
    C)Africa
    D)Europe
    Answer: Pacific Ocean
  • Q. Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are ________
    A)Brahmaputra
    B)Indus
    C)Sutlej
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
    A)50
    B)48
    C)84
    D)60
    Answer: 84
  • Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
    A)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
    B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
    C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
    D)Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
    Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
  • Q. The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ________.
    A)Plateaus
    B)Moraines
    C)Deltas
    D)Grooves
    Answer: Moraines
  • Q. Which of the following river does not relate with Punjab?
    A)Beas
    B)Sutlej
    C)Ravi
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is
    A)280000 km
    B)380000 km
    C)180000 km
    D)50000 km
    Answer: 380000 km
  • Q. The Lakshadweep are an example of
    A)Coral Islands
    B)Islands resulting from submarine earthquakes
    C)Volcanic Islands
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Coral Islands
  • Q. The factors which determine the climate of a place are: 1. Soil 2. Latitude 3. Altitude 4. Vegetation
    A)2 and 3 only
    B)2 only
    C)1 and 2 only
    D)3 and 4 only
    Answer: 2 and 3 only
  • Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
    A)Greenland
    B)New Guinea
    C)Medagascar
    D)Iceland
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
    A)Rain
    B)Sunshine
    C)Flowering time
    D)Clouds
    Answer: Sunshine
  • Q. Surat is located on the bank of which river?
    A)Mahi
    B)Narmada
    C)Sharawati
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Water exists in how much part of the world?
    A)0.25
    B)0.7
    C)0.8
    D)0.55
    Answer: 0.7

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