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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

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    B)Food crops
    C)Fodder crops
    D)Plantation crops
    Answer: Fibre crops
  • Q. HBJ pipe line is being laid for a distance of 1730 km in order to
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    B)Provide cooking gas for villages
    C)Provide employment for rural population
    D)Serve the power requirements of many states
    Answer: Provide feedstock for six large fertilisers
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    A)Vidarbha
    B)Telangana
    C)Marwar
    D)Marathwada
    Answer: Marwar
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    A)Earth's Crust
    B)Plant and Insect
    C)Earth's Interior
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth's Crust
  • Q. Which is the largest country of the Africa?
    A)Algeria
    B)South Africa
    C)Sudan
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Algeria
  • Q. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
    A)Chambal
    B)Yamuna
    C)Son
    D)Hugli
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. Which of the following state has become India’s first carbon free state?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ________
    A)Sea-floor expansion
    B)Volcanic activity
    C)Wave action
    D)Reef formation
    Answer: Reef formation
  • Q. Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.
    A)Hemp
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Flax
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. An estuary is a place where
    A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
    B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
    C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
    D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
    Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
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    A)Jabalpur
    B)Ajmer
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Gaya
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  • Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
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    B)100 cm
    C)125 cm
    D)140 cm
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  • Q. “Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in
    A)Philippines
    B)Caribbean Islands
    C)Australia
    D)Indonesia
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    A)Erosion
    B)Weathering
    C)Attrition
    D)Abrasion
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    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Karnataka
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    A)Perigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Aphelion
    D)Apogee
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  • Q. Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
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    B)Eratosthenes
    C)Aristotle
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    B)There is a thick undergrowth of bushes
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