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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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    A)The North Coast of Siberia
    B)The West Coast of Greenland
    C)The East Coast of Japan
    D)The West Coast of Africa
    Answer: The West Coast of Greenland
  • Q. Which of the following is a cold wind?
    A)Chinook
    B)Buran
    C)Foehn
    D)Sirocco
    Answer: Buran
  • Q. Contours are lines showing
    A)Places on earth at the same altitude
    B)Places on earth of equal rainfall
    C)Places of same temperature
    D)None of these
    Answer: Places on earth at the same altitude
  • Q. Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to
    A)North America
    B)Australia
    C)South America
    D)Central America
    Answer: North America
  • Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
    A)Winds change their directions
    B)It causes days and nights
    C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
    D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
    Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
  • Q. Palk Strait separates India from
    A)Andaman Island
    B)Pakistan
    C)China
    D)Sri Lanka
    Answer: Sri Lanka
  • Q. In the northern hemisphere, currents are deflected to their right due to ________
    A)Cyclonic storms
    B)Centrifugal force
    C)Coriolis force
    D)None of these
    Answer: Coriolis force
  • Q. Which of the following aquatic plant is effective in preventing the water-pollution caused by industrial waste?
    A)Parthenium
    B)Water Hyacinth
    C)Elephant Grass
    D)B and C
    Answer: Water Hyacinth
  • Q. The ocean currents allow the oceans to ________ year after year.
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    B)Become warmer
    C)Become colder
    D)Increase salinity
    Answer: Maintain the same temperature
  • Q. Between the valley of Narmada river in the north and the Tapti in the south lies:
    A)The Aravali Range
    B)The Satpura Range
    C)The Vindhya Range
    D)None of Above
    Answer: The Satpura Range
  • Q. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
    A)China
    B)Nepal
    C)Pakistan
    D)Bangladesh
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  • Q. The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage
    A)Between North and South America
    B)Round the stormy Cape Horn
    C)Round the Cape of Good Hope
    D)In the stormy Atlantic Ocean
    Answer: Round the stormy Cape Horn
  • 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
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  • Q. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
    A)35%
    B)45%
    C)65%
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  • Q. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
    A)River kayan - Borneo
    B)Hevea tree - Brazil
    C)Sumatra storm - Malaysia
    D)Dekke toba fish - Brazil
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    A)Canyon
    B)Hanging Valley
    C)Gorge
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    A)Torrential rain
    B)Drizzling
    C)Lightning and thunder
    D)Afternoon rain
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