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Q. One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________

A
Port Said
B
Alexandria
C
Suez
D
Benghazi

Correct Answer

Suez

More Questions on Geography

  • 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. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate?
    A)On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain
    B)Temperatures range from 21°C in summer to 10°C or below in the winter
    C)Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
    D)The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm
    Answer: Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
  • Q. The Standard Meridian of India is
    A)90.5 E longitude
    B)75.5 E longitude
    C)82.5 E longitude
    D)0 E longitude
    Answer: 82.5 E longitude
  • Q. Western Gateway to the United States is
    A)San Francisco
    B)Seattle
    C)San Diego
    D)Los Angeles
    Answer: San Francisco
  • Q. The intensity of insolation depends on
    A)Wind
    B)Altitude
    C)Nature of terrain
    D)Latitude
    Answer: Latitude
  • Q. Which of the following are included in the World-Heritage List of UNESCO? : 1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai 3. Mamallapuram 4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The surface temperature of the Sun is measured
    A)18000°C
    B)6000°C
    C)12000°C
    D)24000°C
    Answer: 6000°C
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
    A)Laterite soils
    B)Saline and Alkaline soils
    C)Red soils
    D)Alluvial soils
    Answer: Saline and Alkaline soils
  • Q. Humidity in the air is measured in a
    A)Hygrometer
    B)Barometer
    C)Electrometer
    D)Hydrometer
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. Rio Summit is associated with
    A)Ozone depletion
    B)Convention on Biological Diversity
    C)Green house gases
    D)Wet lands
    Answer: Convention on Biological Diversity
  • Q. Po river flows through
    A)Yugoslavia
    B)Austria
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
    A)Red soil
    B)Desert soil
    C)Laterite soil
    D)Regur soil
    Answer: Regur soil
  • Q. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
    A)Maize
    B)Cotton
    C)Mustard
    D)Rice
    Answer: Mustard
  • Q. The deepest mine in Asia is
    A)Suladesi mine
    B)Jaduguda mine
    C)Kolar Gold mine
    D)West Irian mine
    Answer: Kolar Gold mine
  • Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
    A)Heat is transferred vertically through the air
    B)Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
    C)Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
    D)Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
    Answer: Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
  • Q. When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
    A)Sink to the bottom
    B)Form a layer on top
    C)Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
    D)Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
    Answer: Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
  • Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
    A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
    B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
    C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
    D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
    Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
  • Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
    A)Tropical deciduous
    B)Tropical evergreen
    C)Mangrove
    D)Coniferous
    Answer: Tropical deciduous
  • Q. Which of the following combinations of riven and cities situated on their banks is wrong?
    A)Badrinath - Alaknanda
    B)Lucknow - Gomati
    C)Ayodhya - Saryu
    D)Vijayawada - Narmada
    Answer: Vijayawada - Narmada
  • Q. The temperature at the core of the earth is about
    A)200000º C
    B)20000º C
    C)5200º C
    D)26000º C
    Answer: 5200º C

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