Geography Hydrosphere

Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is

A
Wind
B
Rivers
C
Land
D
Ash from volcanoes

Correct Answer

Rivers

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
    A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
    B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
    C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
    D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
    Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
  • Q. Lunar Sea refers to ________
    A)A dark plain on the moon
    B)A small sea on the moon
    C)A sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
    D)A light water body illuminated by the moon-light
    Answer: A dark plain on the moon
  • Q. The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
    A)Peru
    B)Brazil
    C)Ecuador
    D)Guyana
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. Earthquakes waves are of two types namely:
    A)Body Waves and Vertical Waves
    B)Body waves and surface waves
    C)Circular and Body Waves
    D)Circular and Vertical Waves
    Answer: Body waves and surface waves
  • Q. The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ________ to ________.
    A)Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Poles, Equator
    C)Equator, Poles
    D)Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
    Answer: Equator, Poles
  • Q. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
    A)National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
    B)The Geological Survey of India
    C)Surveyor General of India
    D)Indian Bureau of Mines
    Answer: The Geological Survey of India
  • Q. 1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora. 2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation. 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. The number of women per thousand men is called
    A)Relative density
    B)Men-women ratio
    C)Sex ratio
    D)Manage ratio
    Answer: Sex ratio
  • Q. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of ________
    A)Frontal precipitation
    B)Orographic precipitation
    C)Natural precipitation
    D)Convectional precipitation
    Answer: Orographic precipitation
  • Q. To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
    A)Afforestation
    B)Artificial rain
    C)Construction of canals
    D)Construction of Dams
    Answer: Afforestation
  • Q. The nations, separated by McMahon line are
    A)China and India
    B)Afghanistan and Pakistan
    C)Bangladesh and India
    D)Pakistan and India
    Answer: China and India
  • Q. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’ ?
    A)Haryana
    B)U.P.
    C)Punjab
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Roaring Forties’ are
    A)The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
    B)Waterfalls in Canada
    C)Cyclonic winds
    D)Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
    Answer: Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
  • Q. The capital of South Sudan is
    A)Khartoum
    B)Suva
    C)Juba
    D)Taichung
    Answer: Juba
  • Q. Which of the following sources has the largest share in power generation in India?
    A)Hydro power
    B)Atomic power
    C)Thermal power
    D)Wind power
    Answer: Thermal power
  • Q. Which of the following is not a multi-purpose project involving more than one State in India?
    A)Bhakra Nangal
    B)Nagarjunasagar
    C)Damodar Valley Corporation
    D)Chambal
    Answer: Nagarjunasagar
  • Q. A Hydro Power Project on Lake Loktak is situated in which state
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Manipur
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is
    A)Mineral oil
    B)Iron and steel
    C)Coal
    D)Metallic ores (other than iron ore)
    Answer: Coal
  • Q. The study of universe is called:
    A)Cosmology
    B)Astrology
    C)Astronomy
    D)Universology
    Answer: Cosmology

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