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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 short cut sea route between the European and-Asian countries was provided by
    A)Panama Canal
    B)Cape of Good Hope route
    C)Seuz Canal
    D)North Atlantic route
    Answer: Seuz Canal
  • Q. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
    A)Potential resources
    B)Unnatural resources
    C)Actual resources
    D)Biotic resources
    Answer: Potential resources
  • Q. The most important item of export among marine products from India is ________
    A)Shrimp
    B)Crabs
    C)Lobsters
    D)None of these
    Answer: Shrimp
  • Q. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
    A)Europe
    B)Africa
    C)Asia
    D)North America
    Answer: Asia
  • Q. ________ is called the ‘low country’ of the earth.
    A)Italy
    B)Spain
    C)Holland (Netherlands)
    D)Hungary
    Answer: Holland (Netherlands)
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the given clouds from low to high altitudes?
    A)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cirrostratus
    B)Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
    C)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus
    D)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
    Answer: Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
  • Q. The full name of OTEC
    A)Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
    B)Offshore Thermal Energy Conservation
    C)Ocean Terminal Energy Conservation
    D)Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
    Answer: Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
  • Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
    A)Kerala
    B)Goa
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which is a famous bird sanctuary located in Haryana?
    A)Rajaji
    B)Sultanpur
    C)Bharatpur
    D)Sariska
    Answer: Sultanpur
  • Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
    A)Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
    B)Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
    C)Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
    D)Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
    Answer: Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
  • Q. “They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height,” The reference here is to
    A)Negroids
    B)Nordic Aryans
    C)Austrics
    D)Mongoloids
    Answer: Mongoloids
  • Q. The age of a tree can be estimated by
    A)The number and size of its branches
    B)Its height
    C)The girth of its trunk
    D)The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
    Answer: The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
  • Q. The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of ________.
    A)4.3 million sq km
    B)2.3 million sq km
    C)3.3 million sq km
    D)5.3 million sq km
    Answer: 3.3 million sq km
  • Q. BT seed is related to
    A)Cotton
    B)Rice
    C)Wheat
    D)Oilseed
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. The Salal Project is on the river
    A)Ravi
    B)Chenab
    C)Jhelum
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. How much part of Earth’s surface is desert?
    A)1/3rd
    B)10th
    C)5th
    D)6th
    Answer: 1/3rd
  • Q. What is the difference between the Indian Standard time and Greenwich Standard Time?
    A)5 Hour and 30 minutes
    B)5 Hour
    C)15 Hour and 30 minutes
    D)6 Hour and 30 minutes
    Answer: 5 Hour and 30 minutes
  • Q. The type of rainfall shown in figure is ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Orographic
    C)Convectional
    D)Relief
    Answer: Convectional
  • Q. Consider the following pairs- Tributary : Main River 1 Chambal : Yamuna 2 Son : Narmada 3 Manas : Brahmaputra Which of the following is correctly matched
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1, 3
    C)1 and 2
    D)Only 2
    Answer: 1, 3
  • Q. Isolines are lines Joining places having
    A)Equal salinity
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal diurnal range of temperature
    D)Equal cloud cover
    Answer: Equal salinity

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