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

Correct Answer

Australia

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Onshore breeze develops in
    A)Both A and B
    B)Day
    C)Night
    D)Season
    Answer: Day
  • Q. Where in India is mica mined?
    A)Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
    B)Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
    C)Gaya (Bihar)
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which of the following is caused by the combine deffects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun on sea levels?
    A)Tides
    B)Currents
    C)Runoff
    D)Waves
    Answer: Tides
  • Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. ________ and ________ are called the ‘Low countries’ of Europe.
    A)England and Ireland
    B)Spain and Portugal
    C)Holland and Belgium
    D)Denmark and Germany
    Answer: Holland and Belgium
  • Q. The border of Union Territory of Puducherry does not meet with
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Karnataka
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. What is meant by ‘brain drain’?
    A)The marriage of highly intellectual people so as to add more intelligent progency to the population
    B)Increase in the population of mentally retarded or brainless people
    C)The increasing medical facilities which have resulted in decrease in the number of mentally retarded people
    D)The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
    Answer: The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
  • Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
    A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
    B)Black soil found in the Deccan
    C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
    D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
    Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan
  • Q. The outermost layer of Sun is called ________
    A)Chromosphere
    B)Convection zone
    C)Photosphere
    D)Corona
    Answer: Corona
  • Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
    A)2
    B)4
    C)5
    D)3
    Answer: 5
  • Q. The term “Green Revolution” is used to show higher production of
    A)Per hectare agricultural output
    B)Grasslands
    C)Tree plantation
    D)Gardening in urban centres
    Answer: Per hectare agricultural output
  • Q. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as
    A)Genealogy
    B)Ecology
    C)Ethrology
    D)Iconology
    Answer: Ecology
  • Q. The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is ________
    A)4.3 light years
    B)4.9 × 1111 m
    C)95 × 1015 m
    D)4.2 light years
    Answer: 4.2 light years
  • Q. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
    A)Water hyacinth
    B)Parthenium
    C)Elephant grass
    D)Mogar grass
    Answer: Water hyacinth
  • Q. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are
    A)Bihar and West Bengal
    B)Bihar and Orissa
    C)Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
    D)Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
    Answer: Bihar and Orissa
  • Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
    A)15
    B)11
    C)10
    D)18
    Answer: 18
  • Q. Which of the following Indian state does not have any coastal border?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Goa
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2, 3, and 4
    D)1, 2, 3, and 4
    Answer: 2, 3, and 4
  • Q. Trincomalee is a port situated on the
    A)East coast, Andhra Pradesh
    B)East coast, Tamil Nadu
    C)East coast of Sri Lanka
    D)West coast of Sri Lanka
    Answer: East coast of Sri Lanka
  • Q. The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is ________
    A)Dravidian
    B)Austro-Asiatic
    C)Indo-Aryan
    D)None of these
    Answer: Indo-Aryan

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