Q. ________ islands are the “cross roads of the Pacific”.

Correct Answer

Hawaiian

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
    A)Diminishing Nature
    B)Irregular Nature
    C)Crescent or Growing Nature
    D)Cyclic Nature
    Answer: Diminishing Nature
  • Q. Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?
    A)Jupiter
    B)Saturn
    C)Earth
    D)Mars
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
    A)Kiel Canal
    B)Panama Canal
    C)Suez Canal
    D)Buckingham Canal
    Answer: Kiel Canal
  • Q. Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and
    A)Myanmar
    B)Pakistan
    C)Nepal
    D)Bangladesh
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. The ________ railway is the longest railway route in the world.
    A)Trans-Andes
    B)Trans-Siberian
    C)Canadian-Pacific
    D)Trans-Continental, Australia
    Answer: Trans-Siberian
  • Q. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
    A)Coffee
    B)Tobacco
    C)Cotton
    D)Bajara
    Answer: Bajara
  • Q. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
    A)Turkey
    B)Jordan
    C)Syria
    D)Lebanon
    Answer: Lebanon
  • Q. The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on
    A)Climate types
    B)Atmosphere
    C)Rainfall
    D)Annual range of temperature
    Answer: Climate types
  • Q. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
    A)Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
    B)Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
    D)Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
    Answer: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
  • Q. Which of the following is a natural harbour?
    A)Chennai
    B)Visakhapatnam
    C)Mumbai
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? 1. It is one of the former princely states. 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals. 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and M.P.
    A)1 and 2
    B)1 and 3
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?
    A)Benguela Current
    B)Canarie Current
    C)Humboldt Current
    D)Kuroshio Current
    Answer: Humboldt Current
  • Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
    A)Lakshadweep
    B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
    C)Rameshwaram
    D)Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Great Nicobar Island
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? I. Troposphere : weather phenomena II. Stratosphere : ozone layer III. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth’s surface IV. Mesosphere : Aurorae
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and IV
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
    A)33% of the total land area
    B)50% of the total land area
    C)40% of the total land area
    D)25% of the total land area
    Answer: 33% of the total land area
  • Q. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
    A)Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
    B)Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
    C)Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
    D)All are equally damaging
    Answer: Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
  • Q. Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature?
    A)Hot desert
    B)Mediterranean
    C)Equatorial
    D)Cold desert
    Answer: Hot desert
  • Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
    A)Poles to equator
    B)West to east
    C)East and west of the prime meridian
    D)Equator to poles
    Answer: Equator to poles
  • Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
    A)3 and 4
    B)2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)1 and 2
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4

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