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 one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
    A)Krishna
    B)Cauvery
    C)Tungabhadra
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. Israel has common borders with ________
    A)Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
    B)Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
    C)Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
    D)Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
    Answer: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
  • Q. When the relative humidity is 50% and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass ________
    A)Decreases the relative humidity
    B)Raises the absolute humidity
    C)Produces no change in relative humidity
    D)Increases the relative humidity
    Answer: Decreases the relative humidity
  • Q. In India the problem of utilisation of agricultural wastes is in
    A)Conversion of starch into alcohol
    B)Conversion of cellulose into sugar
    C)Conversion of bran into molasses
    D)Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
    Answer: Conversion of cellulose into sugar
  • Q. Most of the Japanese industries are located on the ________
    A)Shikoko coast
    B)Hokkaido coast
    C)Honshu coast
    D)Kyushu coast
    Answer: Hokkaido coast
  • Q. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Meghalaya
  • Q. Agriculture involving both crops and livestock is known as
    A)Dry farming
    B)Dairy farming
    C)Mixed farming
    D)Truck farming
    Answer: Mixed farming
  • Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
    A)41 km
    B)22 km
    C)36 km
    D)53 km
    Answer: 22 km
  • Q. In the realm of coal production in the world, India ranks ________
    A)Third
    B)First
    C)Second
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Fourth
  • Q. The Milky way extends through a distance ________
    A)105 light years
    B)1 light year
    C)8 light years
    D)1010 light years
    Answer: 105 light years
  • Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
    A)Equal to acceleration on poles
    B)Less than acceleration on poles
    C)More than acceleration on poles
    D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
    Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
  • Q. Earthquakes occur frequently in ________
    A)Western coast of America
    B)Eastern coast of Asia
    C)Islands of South East Pacific Ocean
    D)All of the above areas
    Answer: All of the above areas
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a site for ‘in-situ’ method of conservation of flora?
    A)National Park
    B)Biosphere Reserve
    C)Botanical Garden
    D)Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Botanical Garden
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. 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
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Which of the following is a block mountain?
    A)Rockies
    B)Andes
    C)Alps
    D)Vosges
    Answer: Vosges
  • Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
    A)Uneven heating of the Earth
    B)Revolution of the Earth
    C)Rotation of the Earth
    D)All the above
    Answer: Rotation of the Earth
  • Q. Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content of
    A)Nitrogen
    B)Aluminium
    C)Calcium
    D)Phosphorus
    Answer: Calcium
  • Q. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is ________
    A)Perth, Aden, Paris, London
    B)Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London
    C)Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
    D)Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
    Answer: Perth, Aden, Paris, London
  • Q. Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?
    A)Lignite
    B)Anthracite
    C)Bituminous coal
    D)Peat
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in
    A)Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head
    B)Elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail
    C)Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
    D)Hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head
    Answer: Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail

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