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. The most valuable cash crop of Brazil is
    A)Cardamom
    B)Tea
    C)Coffee
    D)Spices
    Answer: Coffee
  • Q. Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?
    A)Cadmium
    B)Potassium
    C)Aluminium
    D)Uranium
    Answer: Uranium
  • Q. Pakistan’s nuclear power plant is located at ________
    A)Kahuta
    B)Islamabad
    C)Peshawar
    D)Karachi
    Answer: Kahuta
  • Q. Black Gold’ refers to
    A)Gold
    B)Coal
    C)Petroleum
    D)Diamond
    Answer: Petroleum
  • Q. Wood pulp comes from ________
    A)Mediterranean region
    B)Equatorial region
    C)Temperate region
    D)Coniferous forest region
    Answer: Coniferous forest region
  • Q. There is always shortage of electricity in India for a long time, because
    A)The objective of getting new capacity is not achieved
    B)There is fluctuation in hydro-power generation
    C)Demand for electricity is increasing while its generation and distribution has not been increased
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Demand for electricity is increasing while its generation and distribution has not been increased
  • Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
    A)Apigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Apihelion
    D)Perigee
    Answer: Perihelion
  • Q. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________
    A)Remains constant with height
    B)Increases with height
    C)Decreases with height
    D)First increases and then decreases with height
    Answer: Decreases with height
  • Q. The Indian sub-continent lies
    A)Wholly in the northern hemisphere
    B)Mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
    C)Mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
    D)Wholly in the southern hemisphere
    Answer: Wholly in the northern hemisphere
  • Q. In geography who propounded the theory of convectional current hypothesis?
    A)Arnaldo Faustini
    B)Arthur Holmes
    C)Carl Ritter
    D)Immanuel Kant
    Answer: Arthur Holmes
  • Q. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Lignite
    D)Bituminous
    Answer: Peat
  • Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
    A)Amine dug deep into the earth
    B)Aquery
    C)An open pit mine
    D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
    Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
  • Q. Badland topography is characteristic of
    A)Sundarban delta
    B)Chambal valley
    C)Coastal area
    D)Gulf of Kachchh
    Answer: Chambal valley
  • Q. The largest coal reserves of India are found in ________
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Jharkhand
  • Q. India has a land boundary of about ________ km.
    A)15200
    B)5200
    C)10200
    D)20200
    Answer: 15200
  • Q. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
    A)West Bengal
    B)Odisha
    C)Gujarat
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Odisha
  • Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
    A)15
    B)11
    C)10
    D)18
    Answer: 18
  • Q. The breaking up of the rocks at its place is known as
    A)Mass Destruction
    B)Erosion
    C)Weathering
    D)Degradation
    Answer: Weathering
  • Q. The country with the highest density is ________
    A)India
    B)China
    C)Bangladesh
    D)Singapore
    Answer: Singapore
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the non-conventional sources of energy in India?
    A)Thermal Energy
    B)Solar Energy
    C)Geo-Thermal Energy
    D)Tidal Power
    Answer: Thermal Energy

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