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

Correct Answer

Mediterranean Sea

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Pampero is ________
    A)A moisture laden wind which brings rainfall to the west coast of Panama
    B)A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
    C)A low pressure area in Equator 63° S
    D)A high pressure area which develops first and then leads to the formation of an anticyclone
    Answer: A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
    A)Assam Valley
    B)Indo-Gangetic Divide
    C)Ganga Delta
    D)Kerala Coastal Plain
    Answer: Kerala Coastal Plain
  • Q. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Punjab
    D)Jammu & Kashmir
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
    A)Sub polar low pressure belts
    B)Equator
    C)Horse latitudes
    D)Poles
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Smog is likely to occur ________
    A)On calm, clear and cool nights
    B)Around valleys
    C)Near lakes
    D)Near the industrial areas
    Answer: Near the industrial areas
  • Q. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following state
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Jammu & Kasmir
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. The term used for the zone at low pressure and light and variable winds in the oceanic equatorial regions is ________
    A)Horse-latitudes
    B)Depression
    C)Doldrums
    D)Inter-tropical convergence
    Answer: Depression
  • Q. Instrument for measuring rainfall is called
    A)Hyetometer
    B)Lucimeter
    C)Galactometer
    D)Hygrometer
    Answer: Hyetometer
  • Q. The river Damodar ends in
    A)The Bay of Bengal
    B)River Ganga
    C)River Hugli
    D)Salt Lake
    Answer: River Hugli
  • Q. India’s first Atomic power plant is:
    A)Narora
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Tarapur
    D)Cossipore
    Answer: Tarapur
  • Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
    A)Temperate cyclones
    B)Tropical cyclones
    C)Inter-tropical convergence
    D)Tropospheric instability
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. Which of the geological phenomena cause earthquakes? 1. Development of fault 2. Movement along a fault 3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption 4. Folding of rocks
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
    A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
    B)It determines the Indian standard time
    C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
    D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
    Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
  • Q. What does the machine tool industry produce?
    A)It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
    B)It produces tools for the repair of machines
    C)It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
    D)None of these
    Answer: It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
  • Q. What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
    A)22nd December
    B)21st June
    C)21st March
    D)23rd September
    Answer: 21st June
  • Q. Which one of the following countries is not land-locked?
    A)Nepal
    B)Afghanistan
    C)Myanmar
    D)Switzerland
    Answer: Myanmar
  • Q. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
    A)Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
    B)Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
    C)Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
    D)Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
    Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
  • Q. Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India
    A)Nepal
    B)Bangladesh
    C)Pakistan
    D)Bhutan
    Answer: Nepal
  • Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
    A)Columbia
    B)Deccan
    C)Anatolia
    D)Tibet
    Answer: Tibet
  • Q. The Great Circle routes join
    A)Perth to Tokyo and London to Quebec
    B)London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo
    C)Vancouver to Quebec and Perth to Melbourne
    D)Los Angeles to Perth and Tokyo to Bombay
    Answer: London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo

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