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. Which of the following represents the process of chemical weathering?
    A)Hydration and Hydrolysis
    B)Thermal expansion and contraction
    C)Mass exfoliation
    D)Frost action and crystal growth
    Answer: Hydration and Hydrolysis
  • Q. Wind erosion is dominant in
    A)Deserts
    B)Tropical regions
    C)Temperate regions
    D)Mediterranean regions
    Answer: Deserts
  • Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
    A)3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Which of the following trees is not a soft wood variety?
    A)Pine
    B)Fir
    C)Mahogany
    D)Spruce
    Answer: Mahogany
  • Q. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are connected by ________ canal
    A)Kiel
    B)Suez
    C)Panama
    D)Soo
    Answer: Panama
  • Q. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?
    A)Black Hole
    B)Pulsar
    C)Brittle Star
    D)Quasar
    Answer: Brittle Star
  • Q. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
    A)Haryana
    B)Gujarat
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Winter temperature ranging from -29° C to -40° C, summer temperature about 10° C, total annual precipitation about 25 cm. and low humidity. These characterise the climate.
    A)Mountain
    B)Taiga
    C)Tundra
    D)West European
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. The original home of the gypsies was
    A)India
    B)Egypt
    C)Russia
    D)Persia
    Answer: India
  • Q. Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Assam
    C)Gujarat
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is
    A)Japan
    B)Thailand
    C)The United States of America
    D)China
    Answer: Thailand
  • Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
    A)Hawaiian Islands
    B)Japan
    C)Philippines
    D)Singapore
    Answer: Hawaiian Islands
  • Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Western Himalayas
    C)Eastern Himalayas
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ________
    A)12° C
    B)21° C
    C)18° C
    D)15° C
    Answer: 15° C
  • Q. How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?
    A)4 minutes
    B)10 minutes
    C)14 minutes
    D)30 minutes
    Answer: 4 minutes
  • Q. Among the following States, ________ has the lowest birth rate in India.
    A)Bihar
    B)Kerala
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.
    A)Niger
    B)Congo
    C)Amazon
    D)Nile
    Answer: Congo
  • Q. The phenomenon of ‘trade winds’ takes place due to
    A)Radiation
    B)Conduction of heat
    C)Convection of heat
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Convection of heat
  • Q. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Odisha
    C)Punjab
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America’ but politically a part of Europe?
    A)Green Land
    B)Iceland
    C)Canary Islands
    D)Cuba
    Answer: Green Land

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