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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. A person wants to visit the national parks in Ranthambhor, Gir and Bandipur located in three different states of India. To which one of the following states does he need not go in this connection?
    A)Kerala
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Karnataka
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is
    A)38.30%
    B)30.30%
    C)33.30%
    D)42.30%
    Answer: 33.30%
  • Q. The most abundant metal in the Earth’s Crust is
    A)Aluminium
    B)Zinc
    C)Copper
    D)Iron
    Answer: Aluminium
  • Q. If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
    A)40°
    B)30°
    C)35°
    D)45°
    Answer: 35°
  • Q. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
    A)The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
    B)A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
    C)The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
    D)The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert. 2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert. 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth’s surface?
    A)Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
    B)Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
    C)Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
    D)Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
    Answer: Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
  • Q. The radiant energy received by the Earth from the sun is
    A)Reflection
    B)Radiation
    C)Insolation
    D)Refraction
    Answer: Insolation
  • Q. Which state irrigation is done by Rihand Dam project?
    A)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
    B)Gujarat and Maharashtra
    C)Orissa and West Bengal
    D)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
  • Q. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.
    A)Mizoram
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Kerala
    D)Kamataka
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. Tummalapalle, where huge reserves of Uranium have mission in July, 2011, lies in the state of
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Jharkhand
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
    A)3rd January
    B)22nd December
    C)21st June
    D)23rd March
    Answer: 22nd December
  • Q. The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon’s velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
    A)Umbra
    B)Apehelion
    C)Apogee
    D)Perihelion
    Answer: Apogee
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
    A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
    B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
    C)Mumbai and Pune
    D)Guwahati and Shillong
    Answer: Mumbai and Pune
  • Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
    A)Mars
    B)Earth
    C)Jupiter
    D)Pluto
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. Which of the following statements is wrong?
    A)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a trough
    B)Roughly circular isobar system with a high pressure at the centre represents an anticyclone
    C)Roughly circular isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a cyclone
    D)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
    Answer: Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
  • Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
    A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
    B)The amount of moisture they carry
    C)The nearness to the sea
    D)The direction in which they blow
    Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
  • Q. Which of the following is a block mountain?
    A)Rockies
    B)Andes
    C)Alps
    D)Vosges
    Answer: Vosges
  • Q. The part of India receives maximum insolation.
    A)Western
    B)Northern
    C)Eastern
    D)Southern
    Answer: Southern
  • Q. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
    A)0° latitude - Equator
    B)0° longitude - Prime Meridian
    C)0° longitude - Equator
    D)23.5° North - Tropic of Cancer
    Answer: 0° longitude - Equator

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