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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 among the following districts is not situated in the terai of Uttar pradesh?
    A)Lakhimpur
    B)Pilibhit
    C)Bahraich
    D)Hardoi
    Answer: Hardoi
  • Q. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
    B)Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
    C)Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
    D)Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya
    Answer: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
  • Q. In which state, female literacy rate is the highest?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Maharashtra
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The climate of a place is decided by ________
    A)Latitude
    B)Proximity to the sea
    C)Altitude
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which of the following is a hardwood tree?
    A)Spruce
    B)Shisham
    C)Pine
    D)Deodar
    Answer: Shisham
  • Q. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because
    A)the sea water is relatively more saline
    B)there are few indentions suitable for fishing
    C)of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
    D)of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
    Answer: of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
  • Q. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
    A)Narmada
    B)Ganga
    C)Cauvery
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. Hanging Valley is very common in
    A)Glaciated areas
    B)High mountains
    C)Sub-Arctic region
    D)Coastal belt
    Answer: Glaciated areas
  • Q. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of
    A)Tehri Dam
    B)Damodar Valley Project
    C)Chambal Project
    D)Kosi Project
    Answer: Chambal Project
  • Q. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
    A)Shipki La
    B)Nathu La
    C)Jelep La
    D)Sharabathanga
    Answer: Shipki La
  • Q. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would likely to be ________
    A)Annular
    B)Total
    C)Partial
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annular
  • Q. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as
    A)Ionosphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Exosphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Exosphere
  • Q. If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use
    A)Magellan Straits
    B)Florida Straits
    C)Dardanelles
    D)Bosporus
    Answer: Magellan Straits
  • Q. How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?
    A)3
    B)7
    C)4
    D)5
    Answer: 7
  • Q. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
    A)Snowstorm
    B)Hail
    C)Snowfall
    D)Sleet
    Answer: Sleet
  • Q. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
    A)Constant
    B)Decrease in
    C)Increase in
    D)Both increase and decrease in
    Answer: Increase in
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    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 2003
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?
    A)Aleutian Trench - New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench
    B)Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench - New Hebrides Trench
    C)New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench - Aleutian Trench
    D)New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
    Answer: New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
  • Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Bihar
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
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    A)1 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3

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