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Q. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________

A
Mediterranean Sea
B
Baltic Sea
C
Black Sea
D
Red Sea

Correct Answer

Mediterranean Sea

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
    A)Earth's Crust
    B)Plant and Insect
    C)Earth's Interior
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth's Crust
  • Q. The crude Birth Rate is defined as:
    A)No. of births per 50 thousand populations
    B)No. of births per 10 thousand populations
    C)No. of births per 20 thousand populations
    D)No. of births per thousand populations
    Answer: No. of births per thousand populations
  • Q. In which part of India is Dogri spoken?
    A)Jammu and Kashmir
    B)West Bengal
    C)Assam
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. Where do all meteorological incidents occur?
    A)Ionosphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Troposphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Which of the following is untraditional sources of Energy?
    A)Petroleum
    B)Coal
    C)Fuel
    D)Biogas
    Answer: Biogas
  • 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. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
    A)41 km
    B)22 km
    C)36 km
    D)53 km
    Answer: 22 km
  • Q. The Density of population in India is defined as
    A)Number of persons inan area of one lakh km square
    B)Number of persons in an area of one mile square
    C)Number of persons in an area of one lakh mile square
    D)Number of persons in an area of one km square
    Answer: Number of persons in an area of one km square
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    A)China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet
    B)Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
    C)Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato
    D)West-European region - Corn and Wheat
    Answer: Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
  • Q. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
    A)The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
    B)A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
    C)The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
    D)The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
  • Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
    A)Troposphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Tropopause
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
    A)Canada
    B)Pampas
    C)Downs
    D)All the above
    Answer: Downs
  • Q. The Ganges in Bangladesh is known as the
    A)Padma
    B)Farakka
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Sonar
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  • Q. The Richter scale is used to measure which of the following?
    A)Magnitude of Earthquake
    B)Humidity of Air
    C)Velocity of Air
    D)Density of Liquid
    Answer: Magnitude of Earthquake
  • Q. The formation of Extrusive rocks takes place ________
    A)By deposition of magma at a great depth
    B)By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
    C)Due to excessive pressure at great depths
    D)At an intermediate depth by transformation
    Answer: By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
  • Q. Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral reefs ?
    A)Moderate saline water
    B)Sediment free water
    C)Fresh water
    D)Disturbed water and currents
    Answer: Fresh water
  • Q. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in ________
    A)The Deccan plateau
    B)The Shillong plateau
    C)The Siwaliks
    D)Southern India
    Answer: The Shillong plateau
  • Q. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel
    A)4, 3, 2, 1
    B)2, 3, 4, 1
    C)1, 2, 3, 4
    D)1, 4, 3, 2
    Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Q. The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are ________
    A)Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
    B)Wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
    C)Barley, wheat and coarse cereals
    D)Coarse cereals, paddy and wheat
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  • Q. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which state?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Jharkhand
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