Geography World Geography

Q. “Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in

A
Philippines
B
Caribbean Islands
C
Australia
D
Indonesia

Correct Answer

Australia

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is mainly responsible for the lack of female population in India?
    A)Social Factors
    B)Political Factors
    C)Economic Factors
    D)Superstitions
    Answer: Social Factors
  • Q. The index which refers to moisture deficit or surplus in an area is called:
    A)Moisture Number
    B)Moisture Index
    C)Humidity
    D)Dew Point
    Answer: Moisture Index
  • Q. Which is the largest forest covering 25% of world’s land?
    A)Monsoon forest
    B)Tropical rain forest
    C)Taiga forest of Siberia
    D)Temperate forest of Europe
    Answer: Taiga forest of Siberia
  • Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
    A)Determination of latitudes
    B)Change of seasons
    C)Length of days and nights
    D)Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
  • Q. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an ________ lake.
    A)Lagoon
    B)Ox-bow
    C)Oasis
    D)Tectonic
    Answer: Ox-bow
  • Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
    A)Condensation
    B)Insolation
    C)Radiation
    D)Convection
    Answer: Insolation
  • Q. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
    A)Red
    B)Regur
    C)Alluvial
    D)Clayey
    Answer: Regur
  • Q. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
    A)Honshu
    B)Sumatra
    C)Madagascar
    D)Cuba
    Answer: Madagascar
  • 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. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
    A)Europe
    B)Africa
    C)Asia
    D)North America
    Answer: Asia
  • Q. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above
    A)Poles
    B)Tropic of Capricorn
    C)Tropic of Cancer
    D)Equator
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
    A)Kosi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Narmada
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. The most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in ________
    A)Hot and dry regions
    B)Cold and dry regions
    C)Cold and humid regions
    D)Hot and humid regions
    Answer: Hot and humid regions
  • Q. When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as
    A)Relative humidity
    B)Absolute humidity
    C)Specific humidity
    D)Ratio humidity
    Answer: Relative humidity
  • Q. What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
    A)1
    B)2
    C)7
    D)15
    Answer: 2
  • Q. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Krishna
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
    A)Chinkara
    B)Barasingha
    C)Black Buck
    D)Nilgai
    Answer: Barasingha
  • Q. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
    A)Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
    B)Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
    C)Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
    D)River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
    Answer: Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes

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