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. The alignment of the lines of beginning and end is expressed by
    A)Record
    B)Dentate
    C)Feasibility
    D)Font
    Answer: Feasibility
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia?
    A)The Taiga region
    B)High Mountain region
    C)Polar Tundra
    D)Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region
    Answer: Polar Tundra
  • Q. Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Tapti
    C)Narmada
    D)Periyar
    Answer: Mahanadi
  • Q. India has longest international border with which country?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Bhutan
    C)Nepal
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________
    A)Sun comes between the earth and moon
    B)Moon comes between the sun and the earth
    C)Earth comes between the sun and the moon
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth comes between the sun and the moon
  • Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra 3. Godavari 4. Krishna Which of these rivers build a common delta?
    A)1 and 2
    B)1 and 4
    C)1 and 3
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is
    A)Moon
    B)An asteroid
    C)A comet
    D)Mars
    Answer: Moon
  • Q. Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Nasik
    C)Koraput
    D)Bangalore
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. The Moon is showing its same face to the Earth because
    A)Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
    B)It is not rotating about its own axis
    C)Its rotation and revolution are opposite
    D)Its rotation is faster than its revolution
    Answer: Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
  • Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km
  • Q. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only. 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: 1 only
  • Q. Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
    A)Tapti
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
    A)Bituminous coal
    B)Coking coal
    C)Anthracite
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Coking coal
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
    A)Sundarban in West Bengal
    B)Nandankanan in Orissa
    C)Kaziranga in Assam
    D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
    Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
  • Q. Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ________ in Italy.
    A)Turin
    B)Rome
    C)Venice
    D)Genoa
    Answer: Venice
  • Q. The Manchester of South India is
    A)Bengaluru
    B)Chennai
    C)Coimbatore
    D)Madurai
    Answer: Coimbatore
  • Q. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct? 1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun. 2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth. 3. It has no atmosphere. Select the correct answer.
    A)2 only
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)1 and 2 only
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
    A)Elusive
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Convectional
  • Q. Which one is not located on National Highway-2 (NH-2)?
    A)Mohania
    B)Aurangabad
    C)Sasaram
    D)Patna
    Answer: Sasaram
  • Q. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________
    A)River Zambezi
    B)River Niger
    C)River Congo
    D)River Nile
    Answer: River Zambezi

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