Geography World Geography

Q. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an

A
3-year cycle
B
11-year cycle
C
25-year cycle
D
15-year cycle

Correct Answer

11-year cycle

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in:
    A)Meghalaya
    B)West Bengal
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Uttarakhand
  • Q. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
    A)the Khasi hills
    B)the Naga hills
    C)the Garo hills
    D)the Jaintia hills
    Answer: the Naga hills
  • Q. Sundarban was declared a World Heritage Site because of its:
    A)Nearest to Bay of Bengal
    B)River Delta
    C)Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
  • Q. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Krishna
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Where is the Port City of Cork located?
    A)Greece
    B)Italy
    C)France
    D)Ireland
    Answer: Ireland
  • Q. The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are
    A)Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
    B)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
    C)Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
    D)Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
    Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  • Q. The Indian sub-continent lies
    A)Wholly in the northern hemisphere
    B)Mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
    C)Mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
    D)Wholly in the southern hemisphere
    Answer: Wholly in the northern hemisphere
  • Q. The Gutenburg discontinuity separates ________.
    A)Outer mantle and inner mantle
    B)Sial and Sima
    C)Lithosphere and outer mantle
    D)Inner mantle and the core
    Answer: Inner mantle and the core
  • Q. Which region gets first monsoon in summer?
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Himalayas
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Gangetic Plain
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Kullu valley is located among which of the following mountain ranges?
    A)Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
    B)Ladakh and Pir Panjal
    C)Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik
    D)Ranjoti and Nanga Parvat
    Answer: Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
  • Q. Crude oil is generally found in
    A)Metamorphic rocks
    B)Igneous rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Sandy desert soils
    Answer: Sedimentary rocks
  • Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
    A)Amount of rainfall
    B)Time
    C)Altitude
    D)Temperature
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
    A)Sea of Okhotsk
    B)White sea
    C)Sargasso sea
    D)Tasman sea
    Answer: Sargasso sea
  • Q. The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?
    A)Spot-Height
    B)Hachure
    C)Contour
    D)Isometric
    Answer: Contour
  • Q. The largest ecosystem of earth is
    A)Lithosphere
    B)Biome
    C)Hydrosphere
    D)Biosphere
    Answer: Biosphere
  • Q. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
    A)Mizoram
    B)Assam
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
    A)Rubber
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Tea
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
    A)Ria
    B)Fjord
    C)Dalmatian
    D)Haff
    Answer: Ria
  • Q. Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?
    A)France, Italy and Ireland
    B)Australia, Canada and Sweden
    C)U.K., Sweden and Germany
    D)Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
    Answer: Australia, Canada and Sweden
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    A)Colombo
    B)Singapore
    C)Lagos
    D)Jakarta
    Answer: Singapore

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