Q. A black hole is a ________

Correct Answer

Contracted star with intense gravitational pull

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What does acid rain contain which destroys plants?
    A)Carbon Monoxide
    B)Nitrate
    C)Ozone
    D)Sulphuric Acid
    Answer: Sulphuric Acid
  • Q. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
    A)Ozone
    B)Dust
    C)Water vapour
    D)Nitrogen
    Answer: Water vapour
  • Q. India’s first marine national park is located in:
    A)Arabian Sea
    B)The Gulf of Kutch
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)The Gulf of Khambhat
    Answer: The Gulf of Kutch
  • Q. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________
    A)Particles
    B)Short waves
    C)Long waves
    D)None of these
    Answer: Short waves
  • Q. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
    A)Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Dharwar region, Karnataka
    C)Aravalli range, Rajasthan
    D)Siwalik range, Punjab
    Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka
  • Q. The albedo of which one among the following is the highest?
    A)Melting snow
    B)Cirrus cloud
    C)Cumulonimbus cloud
    D)Sand
    Answer: Cirrus cloud
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the examples of the sedimentary rocks? 1. Limestone 2. Dolomite 3. Breccia 4. Coal
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
    A)Dibrugarh
    B)Kanpur
    C)Srinagar
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as
    A)Hugli
    B)Padma
    C)Meghna
    D)Swarn Ganga
    Answer: Padma
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
    A)3, 4, 1, 2
    B)4, 3, 1, 2
    C)3, 4, 2, 1
    D)4, 3, 2, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Wheat and rice in China are cultivated in
    A)The Lower Si Basin
    B)Lower Yangtse Basin
    C)Hwang Ho Basin
    D)South East Coast
    Answer: Lower Yangtse Basin
  • Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
    A)Angles from the poles
    B)Kilometers from the poles
    C)Kilometers from the equator
    D)Angles from the equator
    Answer: Angles from the equator
  • Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
    A)They are made of lava
    B)Their colour is black
    C)They can retain moisture
    D)They are found on plateau regions
    Answer: They can retain moisture
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
    A)Montreal
    B)London
    C)Italy
    D)Toronto
    Answer: Montreal
  • Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Sri Lanka
    C)Myanmar
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Myanmar
  • Q. The gas which is largely responsible for green house effect is:
    A)Methane
    B)Ozone
    C)Carbon dioxide
    D)Water Vapor
    Answer: Water Vapor
  • Q. The port commanding the largest hinterland in India is
    A)Kolkata
    B)Mumbai
    C)Kandla
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Which state has the largest area in India?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is
    A)48 miles
    B)27 miles
    C)36 miles
    D)57 miles
    Answer: 27 miles

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