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 are true regarding ionosphere? I. It is the uppermost layer of atmosphere II. The molecules and atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in this layer absorb a part of solar radiation and become ionized III. This layer is responsible for reflecting back the radio wave transmitted from the earth
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and II
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: II and III
  • 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 Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
    A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
    B)Pune and Bengaluru
    C)Sholapur and Hubli
    D)Barsi and Guntur
    Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
  • Q. The reason behind Earthquake is
    A)Tectonism
    B)Land cruises
    C)Rotation of Earth
    D)Denudation
    Answer: Tectonism
  • Q. The forces responsible for the movements of the earth’s crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
    A)Gravitational forces
    B)Terrestrial forces
    C)Tectonic forces
    D)Mountain building movements
    Answer: Tectonic forces
  • Q. Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean? I. It is the largest of all water bodies II. It is roughly triangular in shape III. The average depth is about 7300 m IV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean
    A)II and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which city is the headquarters of two Railway zones in India?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Hugli
    C)New Delhi
    D)Jabalpur
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. The Shifting cultivation is still prevalent in
    A)Manipur
    B)Mizoram
    C)Nagaland
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in
    A)Top soils
    B)Tropical rain forests
    C)Freshwater wetlands
    D)Oceans
    Answer: Tropical rain forests
  • Q. Primary Producers fall in two categories e.g.
    A)Xylotrops
    B)Indigotrops and Xylotrops
    C)Numerotrops
    D)Phototrophs and Chemotrophs
    Answer: Phototrophs and Chemotrophs
  • Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
    A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
    B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
    C)Does not divide the Bering strait
    D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
    Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
  • Q. India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
    A)All longitudes with their opposites form great circles
    B)Longitudes are not parallel lines
    C)The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
    D)The earth is not a perfect sphere
    Answer: The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
  • Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Pakistan
    C)Myanmar
    D)China
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. “Yellow Revolution” in India is related to
    A)Tea production
    B)Rice production
    C)Oilseed production
    D)Flower production
    Answer: Oilseed production
  • Q. The second most important agro based industry of India after textiles is:
    A)Processed Food Industry
    B)Dairy Industry
    C)Pulp Industry
    D)Sugar Industry
    Answer: Sugar Industry
  • Q. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as
    A)Aesthenosphere
    B)Lithosphere
    C)Mesosphere
    D)Barysphere
    Answer: Barysphere
  • Q. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
    A)Climate of the region
    B)Depth of the sea
    C)Availability of ports and harbours
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
    A)Water needs more energy to get warm
    B)Water is liquid
    C)Landmasses are solid
    D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
    Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
  • Q. Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?
    A)Mist
    B)Dew
    C)Fog
    D)Hail
    Answer: Hail
  • 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

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