Geography Hydrosphere

Q. The salinity of the sea is maximum at the

A
Baltic Sea
B
Indian Ocean
C
Red Sea
D
Atlantic Ocean

Correct Answer

Red Sea

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What is multiple cropping?
    A)Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
    B)When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
    C)Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
    D)Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
    Answer: Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
  • Q. Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ________ in former Soviet Union.
    A)Copper
    B)Coal
    C)Manganese
    D)Iron ore
    Answer: Iron ore
  • Q. Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
    A)Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Equator
    C)Arctic Circle
    D)Tropic of Cancer
    Answer: Tropic of Cancer
  • Q. Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?
    A)Pluto
    B)Earth
    C)Jupiter
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Pluto
  • Q. The Ruhr coal fields area of ________ is a major industrial area of the world.
    A)Australia
    B)USA
    C)Erstwhile USSR
    D)Germany
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. What is the main advantage of transplantation method in rice cultivation?
    A)It helps in early harvesting
    B)This method ensures maximum utilization of land
    C)It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
    D)The draining of water from the field before harvesting is made easy
    Answer: It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
  • Q. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
    A)Hydration
    B)Crystallization
    C)Exfoliation
    D)Carbonation
    Answer: Crystallization
  • Q. In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Arabian Sea
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
    Answer: Indian Ocean
  • Q. Which one of the following is not an African country?
    A)Mauritania
    B)Cameroon
    C)Gabon
    D)Yemen
    Answer: Yemen
  • Q. Which of the following aquatic plant is effective in preventing the water-pollution caused by industrial waste?
    A)Parthenium
    B)Water Hyacinth
    C)Elephant Grass
    D)B and C
    Answer: Water Hyacinth
  • Q. Which is the largest country (in area)?
    A)USA
    B)Canada
    C)China
    D)Russia
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. The most important factor in thunderstorms development is ________
    A)Abundance of moisture
    B)Atmospheric stability
    C)Atmospheric instability
    D)Temperature inversion
    Answer: Atmospheric instability
  • Q. Grasslands are called Pampas in
    A)Britain
    B)Africa
    C)South America
    D)USA
    Answer: South America
  • Q. The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved
    A)Eastward
    B)Northward
    C)Southward
    D)Westward
    Answer: Northward
  • Q. Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
    A)The interior of a continent
    B)An island
    C)A tropical country
    D)Temperate latitudes
    Answer: An island
  • Q. The smallest Union Territory of India (area wise) is
    A)Daman and Diu
    B)Lakshadweep
    C)Puducherry
    D)Dadar and Nagar Haveli
    Answer: Lakshadweep
  • Q. Which of the following is called the “Gateway to the Pacific” ?
    A)Bering Sea
    B)Suez Canal
    C)Panama Canal
    D)Gulf of Alaska
    Answer: Panama Canal
  • Q. Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing
    A)Copper
    B)Zinc
    C)Manganese
    D)Salt
    Answer: Copper
  • Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
    A)Uneven heating of the Earth
    B)Revolution of the Earth
    C)Rotation of the Earth
    D)All the above
    Answer: Rotation of the Earth
  • Q. Which of the following state is the member of “Seven Sisters”?
    A)Orissa
    B)West Bengal
    C)Tripura
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Tripura

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