Geography Hydrosphere

Q. The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________

A
Indian Ocean
B
Arctic Ocean
C
Atlantic Ocean
D
Pacific Ocean

Correct Answer

Indian Ocean

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
    A)60°N
    B)45°N
    C)45°S
    D)60°S
    Answer: 60°S
  • Q. The most important oil producing area of the USA is
    A)The Ohio-Indiana belt
    B)The Applachian region
    C)The Texas-Louisiana belt
    D)The California-Colorado belt
    Answer: The Texas-Louisiana belt
  • Q. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)Only 4
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
    A)North Pole
    B)Greenland
    C)Northern Canada
    D)North Eastern Siberia
    Answer: Northern Canada
  • Q. In the northern hemisphere, currents are deflected to their right due to ________
    A)Cyclonic storms
    B)Centrifugal force
    C)Coriolis force
    D)None of these
    Answer: Coriolis force
  • Q. The theory of continental drift is supported by: I. similarities between the coastline of South America and Africa II. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and Australia III. evidence of fossils IV. survival of marsupials in Australia
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
    A)Greenland
    B)New Guinea
    C)Medagascar
    D)Iceland
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
    A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
    B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
    C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
    D)Degree of elasticity of a material
    Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
  • Q. The satellite construction centre in India is at
    A)Thumba
    B)Peenya
    C)Sriharikota
    D)Bengaluru
    Answer: Peenya
  • Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is
    A)Gujarat
    B)Kerala
    C)Odisha
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujrat and Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time ________
    A)At Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours
    B)At Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours
    C)At Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours
    D)At Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours
    Answer: At Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours
  • Q. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with ________
    A)Faulting
    B)Earthquakes
    C)Folding
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Folding
  • Q. The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystem is: 1. Taiga 2. Tropical evergreen 3. Tropical deciduous 4. Tundra
    A)4, 1, 3, 2
    B)1, 4, 3, 2
    C)4, 1, 2, 3
    D)1, 4, 2, 3
    Answer: 4, 1, 3, 2
  • Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
    A)It is a big circle
    B)It is 180° Longitude
    C)It is a straight line
    D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
    Answer: It is 180° Longitude
  • Q. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Cochin
    C)Ennore
    D)Vishakhapatnam
    Answer: Ennore
  • Q. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of
    A)Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
    B)Punjab and Haryana only
    C)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only
    D)Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
    Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
    A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
    B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
    C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
    D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
    Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
  • Q. The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the Earth?
    A)63°
    B)49°
    C)66.5°
    D)69.51°
    Answer: 66.5°
  • Q. Which of the following cities/towns does not lie on the banks of the Ganga?
    A)Ghazipur
    B)Kanpur
    C)Fatehpur
    D)Farrukhabad
    Answer: Fatehpur

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