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. Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions?
    A)Central America and Guinea Coast
    B)Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands
    C)North and South of the Congo Basin
    D)South America and South Africa
    Answer: North and South of the Congo Basin
  • Q. Mocha coffee is grown in
    A)Argentina
    B)Iraq
    C)Brazil
    D)Yemen
    Answer: Yemen
  • Q. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Kerala
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Gujarat
  • 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 Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river
    A)Kosi
    B)Krishna
    C)Chambal
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
    A)Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
    B)Sea level, rising temperature, rain, nitrogen and Arctic ocean ice
    C)Antarctica ice, oxygen, rain, drought and sea level
    D)None of these
    Answer: Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
  • Q. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Meghalaya
  • Q. The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms) is ________
    A)168
    B)111
    C)149
    D)193
    Answer: 149
  • Q. Where does Moraine form?
    A)Glacial Region
    B)Deltas of Rivers
    C)Dry Zones
    D)Monsoon Region
    Answer: Glacial Region
  • Q. In which of the following places, power is generated through hydro power?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Neyveli
    C)Annore
    D)Mettur
    Answer: Mettur
  • Q. In India, the highest rainfall occurs along:
    A)The Eastern ghat
    B)The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya
    C)Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
    D)The Aravali
    Answer: The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya
  • 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. Which one of the following deserts is famous for its deposits of nitrates?
    A)Gobi
    B)Atacama
    C)Kalahari
    D)Sahara
    Answer: Atacama
  • Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
    A)Proxima centauri
    B)Vega
    C)Sirius
    D)Alpha centauri
    Answer: Proxima centauri
  • Q. The largest quantities of bauxite is found in ________
    A)High-latitudes
    B)Tropical latitudes
    C)Mid-latitudes
    D)Temperate lands
    Answer: Tropical latitudes
  • Q. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
    A)Solar year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Sidereal year
    D)Tropical year
    Answer: Sidereal year
  • Q. The outermost layer of Sun is called ________
    A)Chromosphere
    B)Convection zone
    C)Photosphere
    D)Corona
    Answer: Corona
  • Q. Godwin Austin is a
    A)Telescope inventor
    B)Pass
    C)Peak
    D)Geologist
    Answer: Peak
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    A)1, 2 and 3 only
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4 only
    D)2 and 4 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
  • Q. The oil-gas fields Dighboi, Naharkatiya and Moran are located in:
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    B)Assam
    C)Gujarat
    D)Madhya Predesh
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