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. Lowest temperature is recorded in
    A)Verkhoyansk
    B)USA
    C)Mexico
    D)Alaska
    Answer: Verkhoyansk
  • Q. Iron ore produced from the mines of Kudremukh is exported from which of the following?
    A)Mangalore
    B)Marmagao
    C)Kochin
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Mangalore
  • Q. Which is the smallest Country (in population)?
    A)Monaco
    B)Vatican city
    C)Nauru
    D)Palau
    Answer: Vatican city
  • Q. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at ________
    A)Varanasi
    B)Kapurthala
    C)Perambur
    D)Jamshedpur
    Answer: Varanasi
  • Q. Which one of the following is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
    A)Mediterranean Climate Region
    B)Tropical Grassland Region
    C)Hot Desert Climate Region
    D)Temperate Climate Region
    Answer: Mediterranean Climate Region
  • Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
    A)5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
    B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
    C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
    D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
    Answer: 5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
  • Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
    A)Ria
    B)Fjord
    C)Dalmatian
    D)Haff
    Answer: Ria
  • Q. The place of origin of an earthquake is called
    A)Epicentre
    B)Seismographic zone
    C)Perimeter
    D)Seismic focus
    Answer: Seismic focus
  • Q. Fogs formed along, the sea-coast are due to ________
    A)Convection
    B)Advection
    C)Radiaton
    D)Conduction
    Answer: Advection
  • Q. A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on ________
    A)The same day at 7:30 AM
    B)Tuesday at 8.35 PM
    C)The same day at 7.30 PM
    D)The same day at 10:00AM
    Answer: The same day at 10:00AM
  • Q. Eskimos belong to
    A)Negroid race
    B)Mongoloid race
    C)White race
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mongoloid race
  • Q. The 90º East Ridge lies in the ________ Ocean.
    A)Indian
    B)Pacific
    C)Atlantic
    D)Arctic
    Answer: Indian
  • Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
    A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
    B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
    C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
    D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
    Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
  • Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
    A)Heat is transferred vertically through the air
    B)Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
    C)Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
    D)Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
    Answer: Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
  • Q. Asteroids have their orbits between the planets ________
    A)Mars and Jupiter
    B)Mercury and Venus
    C)Earth and Mars
    D)Jupiter and Saturn
    Answer: Mars and Jupiter
  • Q. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
    A)22
    B)4
    C)10
    D)45
    Answer: 4
  • Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
    A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
    B)The Applachian region
    C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
    D)The California-Colorado belt
    Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
  • Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Which of the following is the major centre of production of railway wagons?
    A)Jamshedpur
    B)Asansol
    C)Chittaranjan
    D)Perambur
    Answer: Asansol
  • Q. In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to
    A)Burning of diesel
    B)Flow of water
    C)Burning of coal
    D)Production of steam
    Answer: Flow of water

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