Geography Universe

Q. Comets revolve around ________

A
Venus
B
Sun
C
Earth
D
No single heavenly body

Correct Answer

Sun

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory
    A)Nanada Devi
    B)Mount Everest
    C)Kanchenjunga
    D)Nanga parbat
    Answer: Kanchenjunga
  • Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
    A)Itanagar
    B)Kohima
    C)Jorhat
    D)Dibrugarh
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
    A)Crop rotation
    B)Contour ploughing
    C)Terracing
    D)Furrowing
    Answer: Crop rotation
  • Q. Consider the following percentages regarding the world’s water resources: 1. Oceans and lakes – 95% 2. Frozen as ice – 4% 3. For man’s use – 1% Which of the above are correct percentages?
    A)2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 and 2
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which gas is found in maximum quantity in lower atmosphere?
    A)Oxygen
    B)Hydrogen
    C)Carbon dioxide
    D)Nitrogen
    Answer: Nitrogen
  • Q. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
    A)Sea of Okhotsk
    B)White sea
    C)Sargasso sea
    D)Tasman sea
    Answer: Sargasso sea
  • Q. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
    A)Ghana
    B)Australia
    C)Cuba
    D)Philippines
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. What is the circumference of the Earth?
    A)25,000 km
    B)13,000 km
    C)20,000 km
    D)40,000 km
    Answer: 40,000 km
  • Q. The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of ________
    A)Saturn
    B)Uranus
    C)Neptune
    D)Mars
    Answer: Mars
  • 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. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
    A)Japan
    B)U.S. A.
    C)China
    D)India
    Answer: India
  • Q. Which of the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
    A)Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
    B)When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
    C)The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
    D)It has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
    Answer: The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
  • Q. Which of the following is not a result of underground water activity?
    A)Sink holes
    B)Stalactites
    C)Stalagmites
    D)Fiords
    Answer: Fiords
  • 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
  • Q. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
    A)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
    B)The monsoon fail to reach this area
    C)It is too hot
    D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
    Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
  • Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
    A)Amine dug deep into the earth
    B)Aquery
    C)An open pit mine
    D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
    Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
  • Q. The imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called
    A)Isohaline
    B)Isobar
    C)Isohyet
    D)Isotherm
    Answer: Isotherm
  • Q. Which one among the following statements regarding India’s coal is not correct?
    A)Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
    B)98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period
    C)Unknown amount of coal lies buried under the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan Trap
    D)Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
    Answer: Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
  • Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
    A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
    B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
    C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
    D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
    Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
    A)2 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only

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