Geography Hydrosphere

Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Both 1 and 2
B
1 only
C
2 only
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer

2 only

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Pakistan
    C)Myanmar
    D)China
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. ________ river is sometimes referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”.
    A)Krishna
    B)Panner
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. India’s first Atomic power plant is:
    A)Narora
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Tarapur
    D)Cossipore
    Answer: Tarapur
  • Q. In which of the following states the first synagogue is built in India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Maharashtra
    C)West Bengal
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
    A)Turkey
    B)Jordan
    C)Syria
    D)Lebanon
    Answer: Lebanon
  • Q. The river Cauvery flows from ________
    A)Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
    B)Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
    C)Karnataka to Maharashtra
    D)Kerala to Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
  • Q. In which of the following region, it rains throughout the year?
    A)Tropical
    B)Mediterranean
    C)Equatorial
    D)Temperate
    Answer: Equatorial
  • Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
    A)5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
    B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
    Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
  • Q. Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
    A)Cuba
    B)Cyprus
    C)Sumatra
    D)Greenland
    Answer: Sumatra
  • Q. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
    A)North west
    B)North
    C)North east
    D)South east
    Answer: North west
  • Q. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of ________
    A)76 years
    B)24 years
    C)32 years
    D)84 years
    Answer: 76 years
  • Q. The Doctor is a wind which
    A)Is injurious to health
    B)Is enervating
    C)Withers plants
    D)Is conducive to health
    Answer: Is conducive to health
  • Q. Crude oil is generally found in
    A)Metamorphic rocks
    B)Igneous rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Sandy desert soils
    Answer: Sedimentary rocks
  • Q. Littoral forests occur
    A)Where the rainfall is heavy
    B)On hills
    C)Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
    D)At elevated places
    Answer: Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
  • Q. Dogger Bank, Rockfall Bank, Wales Bank and Sand Bank are located in
    A)North East Atlantic
    B)North West Atlantic
    C)North East Pacific
    D)North West Pacific
    Answer: North East Atlantic
  • Q. Which country falls in all three natural regions : Hot desert, Mediterranean and Cool temperate type of climate?
    A)Lebanon
    B)Chile
    C)Israel
    D)None of these
    Answer: Chile
  • Q. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
    A)At Tropic of Capricorn
    B)At Equator
    C)At Tropic of Cancer
    D)At Poles
    Answer: At Poles
  • Q. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?
    A)Gandak
    B)Kosi
    C)Ghaghara
    D)Son
    Answer: Son
  • Q. The light of Sun takes how much time to reach to Earth
    A)8 seconds
    B)8 hours 20 seconds
    C)8 minutes 20 seconds
    D)20 seconds
    Answer: 8 minutes 20 seconds
  • Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Sahara
    B)Gobi
    C)Kalahari
    D)Thar
    Answer: Kalahari

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