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 source of Kaveri River lies in –
    A)Gavaligarh
    B)Sahyadri
    C)Brahmagiri hills
    D)Amarkantak
    Answer: Brahmagiri hills
  • Q. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)China
    C)Bhutan
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: China
  • Q. The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is ________
    A)Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
    B)Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia
    C)Asia, America, Europe, Africa, Australia
    D)Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia
    Answer: Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
  • Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
    A)The Atlantic Ocean
    B)The Arctic Ocean
    C)The Indian Ocean
    D)The Pacific Ocean
    Answer: The Arctic Ocean
  • Q. Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
    A)Mt. Kamet
    B)Annapurna
    C)Nanda Devi
    D)Kanchenjunga
    Answer: Annapurna
  • Q. Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
    A)They are hill stations
    B)Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
    C)They are prominent game sanctuaries
    D)Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
    Answer: Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
  • Q. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?
    A)They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
    B)They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
    C)They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
    D)They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
    Answer: They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
  • Q. What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?
    A)Troposphere
    B)Ionosphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
    A)Wind deposition
    B)Wind erosion
    C)Erosion by water
    D)Mechanical weathering
    Answer: Wind deposition
  • Q. The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is ________
    A)Average
    B)Scanty
    C)Less than average
    D)Heavy
    Answer: Heavy
  • Q. Mumbai High refers to the
    A)Slopes of Western Ghats
    B)Greater Mumbai area
    C)Highest place in Mumbai
    D)Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
    Answer: Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
  • Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
    A)New Zealand
    B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
    C)South-West Africa and South Chile
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. World’s leading producer of fertilizers is ________
    A)U.S.
    B)U.K.
    C)India
    D)Russia
    Answer: U.S.
  • Q. Which of the following is the deepest lake?
    A)Lake Superior
    B)Lake Victoria
    C)Caspian Sea
    D)Lake Baikal
    Answer: Lake Baikal
  • Q. Equator represents
    A)A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
    B)Line joining North and South poles
    C)Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
    D)Axis of rotation of Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
  • Q. In geography who propounded the theory of convectional current hypothesis?
    A)Arnaldo Faustini
    B)Arthur Holmes
    C)Carl Ritter
    D)Immanuel Kant
    Answer: Arthur Holmes
  • Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
    A)4.3 minutes
    B)43 minutes
    C)4.3 seconds
    D)4.3 years
    Answer: 4.3 years
  • Q. What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?
    A)78.03
    B)0.94
    C)0.03
    D)85.02
    Answer: 78.03
  • Q. In the Andaman Islands live the
    A)Gonda
    B)Todas
    C)Onge
    D)Lepcha
    Answer: Onge
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Islands Volcanoes
    A)Java - Merapi
    B)Sicily - Mount Pelee
    C)Hawaii - Stromboli
    D)West Indies - Mauna Loa
    Answer: Java - Merapi

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