Geography Hydrosphere

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

A
Windward
B
Fiji
C
Falkland
D
Hawaiian

Correct Answer

Hawaiian

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Nathu La a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the India border in
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Sikkim
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. Mongoloid races are characterised by
    A)Dolico cephalic head
    B)Prognathism
    C)Epicanthic fold
    D)None of these
    Answer: Epicanthic fold
  • Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
    A)Ajmer and Shillong
    B)Bengaluru and Chennai
    C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
    D)Nagpur and Kolkata
    Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
  • Q. The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in
    A)Indonesian Islands
    B)Amazon basin
    C)Congo basin
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Fold mountains are formed due to forces born out of
    A)Expansion
    B)Tension
    C)Compression
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Compression
  • Q. The country with the highest density of population in Europe is ________
    A)Belgium
    B)France
    C)Italy
    D)Netherlands
    Answer: Netherlands
  • Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. There is no Scheduled Tribe population in
    A)Punjab
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague
    A)2, 3, 4, 1
    B)1, 3, 4, 2
    C)4, 2, 1, 3
    D)3, 1, 2, 4
    Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
  • Q. Nappe is a kind of
    A)Erosional plain
    B)Fluvial feature
    C)Folded structure
    D)Deltaregion
    Answer: Folded structure
  • Q. Neyveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project.
    A)Thermal
    B)Hydro-electric
    C)Nuclear
    D)Non-conventional
    Answer: Thermal
  • Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
    A)Cauvery
    B)Ganga
    C)Krishna
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
    A)Equatorial
    B)Hot deserts
    C)Monsoon
    D)Mediterranean
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
    A)It receives only light falls of snow
    B)It is on the western side of the continent
    C)It 'is near the sea
    D)It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
    Answer: It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
  • Q. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus
    A)3 and 4 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1 and 4 only
    Answer: 2 and 3 only
  • Q. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
    A)Isobars
    B)Latitudes
    C)Longitudes
    D)Isotherms
    Answer: Latitudes
  • Q. What is the correct decreasing order of the share of different salts in sea water?
    A)Sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate, magnesium chloride
    B)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
    C)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate
    D)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate
    Answer: Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
  • Q. Gold is mined in:
    A)Orissa
    B)Karnatka
    C)Maharastra
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Karnatka
  • Q. Pygmies are people living in
    A)Kenya
    B)Congo forests
    C)Namibia
    D)Cape Province
    Answer: Congo forests
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    A)Reserved for hunting
    B)Reserved for local use
    C)Reserved for commercial exploitation
    D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
    Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation

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