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. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received by ________
    A)The areas of high latitudes
    B)The coastal areas in the warm temperate zone
    C)The eastern parts of the temperate lands
    D)The areas of equatorial regions
    Answer: The areas of high latitudes
  • Q. Turpentine oil is obtained from
    A)Eucalyptus tree
    B)Cashew nut shell
    C)Pine tree
    D)Cinchona tree
    Answer: Pine tree
  • Q. Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?
    A)Bituminous
    B)Peat
    C)Lignite
    D)Anthracite
    Answer: Bituminous
  • Q. Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form
    A)Yardangs
    B)Chimneys
    C)Mushrooms rocks
    D)Demoiselles
    Answer: Yardangs
  • Q. Which of the following projects is administered by more than one State?
    A)Hirakud
    B)Nagarjunasagar
    C)Kosi
    D)Tungabhadra
    Answer: Tungabhadra
  • Q. Mount Gamkonora, highest peak of Halmahera Island, was burst in 2007. In which country is it located?
    A)Russia
    B)Japan
    C)Indonesia
    D)France
    Answer: Indonesia
  • Q. Which of the following states is the “Sugar Bowl” of India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first product is.
    A)Bituminous coal
    B)Peat
    C)Lignite
    D)Anthracite
    Answer: Peat
  • Q. Ten Degree Channel is between ________
    A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
    B)Dover and Calais
    C)Alaska and Russia
    D)North Korea and South Korea
    Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
  • Q. When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as
    A)Pediplain
    B)Fanplain
    C)Panplain
    D)Peneplain
    Answer: Peneplain
  • Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
    A)Dibrugarh
    B)Kanpur
    C)Srinagar
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. According to the census 2001,which was the largest state of India demographically?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Bihar
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
    A)Too much pressure on land
    B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
    C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
    D)Underground nuclear explosions
    Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
  • Q. ________ is called the ‘land of a thousand lakes’.
    A)Sweden
    B)Finland
    C)Holland
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Finland
  • Q. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated ?
    A)Tapi
    B)Chambal
    C)Narmada
    D)Bhima
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Which country is the largest oil producer in the world ________
    A)Russia
    B)Kuwait
    C)U.S.A.
    D)None of these
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. Which of the following yield teak?
    A)Deciduous forests
    B)Coniferous forests
    C)Tropical forests
    D)Himalayan forests
    Answer: Deciduous forests
  • Q. The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8kms over the poles is known as
    A)Troposphere
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Thermosphere
    D)Stratosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. The Himalayan rivers are ________
    A)Ephemeral
    B)Monsoon fed
    C)Snow fed
    D)Seasonal
    Answer: Snow fed
  • Q. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
    A)Strait of Florida
    B)Malacca Strait
    C)Bering Strait
    D)Strait of Gibraltar
    Answer: Bering Strait

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