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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

Correct Answer

The Suez

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following types of forest covers the maximum area in India?
    A)Tropical dry deciduous forest
    B)Tropical rain forest
    C)Tropical moist deciduous forest
    D)Tropical dry evergreen forest
    Answer: Tropical moist deciduous forest
  • Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
    A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
    B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
    C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
    D)Open cast mines
    Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
  • Q. Corsica Island is related to
    A)Napoleon Bonaparte
    B)Mussolini
    C)Hitler
    D)Churchill
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
    A)Solar year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Sidereal year
    D)Tropical year
    Answer: Sidereal year
  • Q. Death Valley is in
    A)Israel
    B)The USA
    C)Jordan
    D)Peru
    Answer: The USA
  • Q. The leading producer of wind-power in the world is:
    A)Brazil
    B)China
    C)Germany
    D)USA
    Answer: China
  • Q. The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
    A)Mid oceanic Rift Valley Zone
    B)Mediterranean Zone
    C)Circum Pacific Belt
    D)African Rift Valley Zone
    Answer: Circum Pacific Belt
  • Q. Soil is eroded heavily due to deforestation, it affects the flowing of surface water badly. Which of the following is badly affected by these causes
    A)Climate
    B)Human Resource
    C)Ecological System
    D)Local Plants
    Answer: Ecological System
  • Q. What is a cloudburst?
    A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
    B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
    C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
    D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
    Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
  • Q. Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?
    A)Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh only
    C)Karnataka only
    D)Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    Answer: Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
  • Q. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________
    A)Leaching
    B)Percolation
    C)Conduction
    D)Transpiration
    Answer: Leaching
  • Q. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto
    A)Assam Valley
    B)Mizo Hills
    C)Himachal Himalayas
    D)Maghalaya Hills
    Answer: Maghalaya Hills
  • Q. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
    A)India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
    B)The need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
    C)India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
    D)The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
    Answer: The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
  • Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
    A)Shipki La
    B)Nathu La
    C)Jelep La
    D)Sharabathanga
    Answer: Shipki La
  • Q. The headland in sea is called
    A)Isthmus
    B)Strait
    C)Peninsula
    D)Island
    Answer: Peninsula
  • Q. “Himadri” is the term by which the ________ are known.
    A)Middle Himalayas
    B)Western Ghats
    C)Siwalik Ranges
    D)Greater Himalayas
    Answer: Greater Himalayas
  • Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
    A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
    B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
    C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
    D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
    Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
  • Q. The Rift Valley is created
    A)Erosion of synclinal basin
    B)Between two anticlines
    C)Between two rifts
    D)Due to volcanic eruption
    Answer: Between two rifts
  • Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
    A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
    B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
    C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
    D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
    Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
  • Q. Where was India’s rocket launching station set up?
    A)Thumba
    B)Sriharikota
    C)Arvi
    D)Port Blair
    Answer: Thumba

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