Q. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?

Correct Answer

Australia

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is
    A)Over the North Pole
    B)Over the Atlantic Ocean
    C)Over the Pacific via Siberia
    D)Through the latitude which passes through them
    Answer: Over the Atlantic Ocean
  • Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
    A)Sub tropics
    B)Low latitudes
    C)Mid-latitudes
    D)High latitudes
    Answer: Mid-latitudes
  • Q. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is
    A)Research and Development of agro product
    B)Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land
    C)Research and Development of forest product
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
    A)Alfred Hanks
    B)Alfred Wegener
    C)Alfred Worwick
    D)Alfred Mane
    Answer: Alfred Wegener
  • Q. Which of the following is the major rubber producing state in India?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Punjab
    C)Odisha
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
    A)1 and 3
    B)1and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at
    A)Visakhapatnam
    B)Ernakulam
    C)Tuticorin
    D)Mangalore
    Answer: Visakhapatnam
  • Q. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged ________
    A)Volcanic mountains
    B)Block mountains
    C)Folded mountains
    D)Dome mountains
    Answer: Volcanic mountains
  • Q. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
    A)0630 hours
    B)midnight, GMT
    C)1730 hours
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 0630 hours
  • Q. The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
    A)Gwalior
    B)Allahabad
    C)Delhi
    D)Jaipur
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. The first fertilizer plant was set up at
    A)Alwaye (Kerala)
    B)Nangal (Punjab)
    C)Sindri (Bihar)
    D)Trombay (Maharashtra)
    Answer: Sindri (Bihar)
  • Q. Density of the Earth’s atmosphere is highest in the
    A)Mesosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Consider the following seaports ________ 1. Chennai 2. Machilipattinam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is ________
    A)1, 3, 2, 4
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)2, 1, 4, 3
    Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
  • Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
    A)Bituminous coal
    B)Coking coal
    C)Anthracite
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Coking coal
  • Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
    A)Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
    B)They will growin large number
    C)Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
  • Q. The correct order of the given hills from west to east is ________
    A)Khasi-Garo-Jaintia-Naga
    B)Garo-Jaintia-Naga-Khasi
    C)Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo
    D)Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
    Answer: Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
  • Q. Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
    A)Sandstone
    B)Limestone
    C)Marble
    D)Shale
    Answer: Marble
  • Q. Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
    A)Sutlej
    B)Ganga
    C)Ravi
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. Which of the following is known as “Bio-Diversity” hotspot of India”?
    A)Western Himalayas
    B)Western Ghats
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)Eastern Himalayas
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to
    A)Burning of diesel
    B)Flow of water
    C)Burning of coal
    D)Production of steam
    Answer: Flow of water

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