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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 sugar is obtained from grapes
    A)Glucose
    B)Lactose
    C)Maltose
    D)Sucrose
    Answer: Glucose
  • Q. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
    A)Syria
    B)Turkey
    C)Cyprus
    D)Yemen
    Answer: Cyprus
  • Q. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is ________
    A)Pantograph
    B)Hygrometer
    C)Hydrograph
    D)Barograph
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • 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. Oolong tea is ________
    A)A variety of tea cultivated in Taiwan
    B)A scented tea
    C)Tea cultivated in home gardens
    D)Green leaf tea of China
    Answer: A variety of tea cultivated in Taiwan
  • Q. The gas which is largely responsible for green house effect is:
    A)Methane
    B)Ozone
    C)Carbon dioxide
    D)Water Vapor
    Answer: Water Vapor
  • Q. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
    A)Delhi
    B)Pondicherry
    C)Lakshadweep
    D)Chandigarh
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
    A)Palani hills
    B)Nilgiri hills
    C)Cardamom hills
    D)Annamalai hills
    Answer: Nilgiri hills
  • Q. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
    A)Splitting of India from Antarctic
    B)Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
    C)Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
    D)Breaking up of Pangaea
    Answer: Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
  • Q. What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?
    A)Troposphere
    B)Ionosphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
    A)Excessive cultivation
    B)Deforestation
    C)Soil erosion
    D)Salinity and water logging
    Answer: Salinity and water logging
  • Q. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
    A)Single cropping
    B)Rotation of crops
    C)Rotation of fields
    D)Use of plenty of fertilizer
    Answer: Rotation of fields
  • Q. Which of the following organization composes Topographic Map of India
    A)Geological survey of India
    B)Geographical Survey of India
    C)Survey of India
    D)Archaeological survey of India
    Answer: Survey of India
  • Q. The main drawback of the railway network in India is
    A)Lack of coal
    B)Lack of rolling stock
    C)Existence of single track in many areas
    D)The presence of three types of gauges
    Answer: The presence of three types of gauges
  • Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
    A)New Zealand
    B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
    C)South-West Africa and South Chile
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Which of the following is known as “the cold pole” of the world?
    A)Antarctica
    B)Laurentian region of Canada
    C)Verkhoyansk in Russia
    D)Greenland
    Answer: Verkhoyansk in Russia
  • Q. ________ is not situated on the banks of the Ganga.
    A)Allahabad
    B)Agra
    C)Kanpur
    D)Varanasi
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. Gypsum is found in
    A)Assam
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Odisha
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Tapti
    C)Narmada
    D)Periyar
    Answer: Mahanadi
  • Q. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
    A)India
    B)Australia
    C)France
    D)USA
    Answer: USA

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