Q. A strait is

Correct Answer

A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
    A)West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu
    B)Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
    C)Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
    D)Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
    Answer: Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
  • Q. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
    A)Coastal Kerala
    B)Krishna-Godavari delta
    C)Brahmaputra valley
    D)Littoral Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Brahmaputra valley
  • Q. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea?
    A)Italy
    B)Malta
    C)Libya
    D)Bulgaria
    Answer: Bulgaria
  • Q. Many Savanna regions are unable to support good crops because ________
    A)The climate is too hot for the crops to grow
    B)They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
    C)There are large number of animals in this region, which eat up the crops
    D)They have poor lateritic soil
    Answer: They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow
  • Q. Addis Ababa is the capital of
    A)Zambia
    B)Ethiopia
    C)Kenya
    D)Nigeria
    Answer: Ethiopia
  • Q. Consider the following statements I. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest National Park of India. II. It was one of the nine Tiger Reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973. III. Initially it was named as ‘Haile National Park’. Which of the statements given above are correct?
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Arrange the following rivers from South to North: 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi
    A)2, 4, 3, 1
    B)1, 3, 2, 4
    C)3, 4, 1, 2
    D)1, 2, 3, 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Q. ________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.
    A)Temperature
    B)Flora & Fauna
    C)Time
    D)Parent rock
    Answer: Flora & Fauna
  • Q. Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?
    A)Energy resources
    B)Natural growth rate of population
    C)Food supplies
    D)Modem means of transport and communication
    Answer: Modem means of transport and communication
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?
    A)Black soils
    B)Laterite soils
    C)Red soils
    D)Alluvial soils
    Answer: Laterite soils
  • Q. Which of the following has to be crossed over to reach Colombo from Kanyakumari?
    A)Gulf of Mannar
    B)Palk Strait
    C)Gulf of Palk
    D)Cook Strait
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
    A)Vishakhapatnam
    B)Chennai
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Bhubhaneshwar
    Answer: Hyderabad
  • Q. Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
    A)Gwalior
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Jhansi
    Answer: Jhansi
  • Q. A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as ________
    A)Granular disintegration
    B)Shattering
    C)Block separation
    D)Exfoliation
    Answer: Exfoliation
  • Q. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the
    A)Tundra
    B)Coniferous forests
    C)Temperate deciduous forests
    D)Temperate grasslands
    Answer: Coniferous forests
  • Q. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
    A)Surat
    B)Mumbai
    C)Coimbatore
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the ________
    A)Equatorial region
    B)Monsoon region
    C)Mediterranean region
    D)Savanna region
    Answer: Equatorial region
  • Q. Deliquescence rises in
    A)Cold, Dry and Still Condition
    B)Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
    C)Cold, Moist and Airy Condition
    D)Warm, Dry and Airy Condition
    Answer: Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
  • Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?
    A)Switzerland and Italy
    B)Australia and New Zealand
    C)India and China
    D)Canada and USA
    Answer: Canada and USA

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