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Q. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________

A
Panama canal
B
Cape route
C
North Atlantic route
D
Suez canal

Correct Answer

North Atlantic route

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. In which state, the Koyna Hydro-Power Project is located?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Bihar
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Where is the Port City of Cork located?
    A)Greece
    B)Italy
    C)France
    D)Ireland
    Answer: Ireland
  • Q. The highest percentage decadal growth rate of population as per 2011 Census was registered by:
    A)Haryana
    B)Maharastra
    C)Punjab
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Meghalaya
  • Q. As per the data released in July 2011, Sex Ratio in Rural Areas is less than urban areas
    A)Three Times
    B)Five Times
    C)Four Times
    D)Two Times
    Answer: Four Times
  • Q. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because ________
    A)Cherapunji is located on the windward side
    B)The former is nearer to the sea
    C)The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
    D)Convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
    Answer: The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
  • Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
    A)7.04 p.m.
    B)4.56 p.m.
    C)4.56 a.m.
    D)7.04 a.m.
    Answer: 7.04 a.m.
  • Q. The oldest oil-field in India is in
    A)Neyveli
    B)Haldia
    C)Bombay High
    D)Digboi
    Answer: Digboi
  • Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
    A)Rice
    B)Cotton
    C)Coffee
    D)Tea
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. After which one of the following tribes of India has a supercontinent of ancient geological history of the world been named?
    A)Bhils
    B)Santhals
    C)Khonds
    D)Gonds
    Answer: Gonds
  • Q. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
    A)NH10
    B)NH4
    C)NH44
    D)NH5
    Answer: NH44
  • Q. Hampi is in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Sri Lanka
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
    A)They perform very little erosion activity
    B)They have very large basins
    C)Many of them pass through giant gorges
    D)Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
    Answer: They perform very little erosion activity
  • Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
    A)Annual range of temperature
    B)Average annual temperature
    C)Mean temperature
    D)Isothermic range of temperature
    Answer: Annual range of temperature
  • Q. “Konkan” is a region of which one of the following States?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Karnataka
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Low tides are
    A)Moderate
    B)Strong
    C)Weak
    D)Very Weak
    Answer: Weak
  • Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following state has, the highest percentage of forest cover?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Punjab
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
    A)Mistral
    B)Chi nook
    C)Foehn
    D)Roaring Forties
    Answer: Foehn
  • Q. Bara (kral) is used for which of the following
    A)Stockyard of kikuyu
    B)House of Maasai shepherd
    C)Village of Maasai shepherd
    D)Tent of Kirgiz
    Answer: Village of Maasai shepherd
  • Q. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Bituminous
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Anthracite

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