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. The inner planets include:
    A)Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.
    B)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter
    C)Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars.
    D)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
    Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
  • Q. Where is Arvi earth station for satellite communication?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The Konkan Coast stretches between ________
    A)Goa and Daman
    B)Goa and Cochin
    C)Goa and Mumbai
    D)Goa and Diu
    Answer: Goa and Daman
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
    A)Gulfstream and Canaries
    B)Canaries and Labrador
    C)Gulf stream and Labrador
    D)Kuroshio and Kurile
    Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
  • Q. In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks ________
    A)Fourth
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fifth
    Answer: Fourth
  • Q. Monsoon effect is also experienced in ________
    A)South Africa
    B)East Africa
    C)Nile Basin
    D)West Africa
    Answer: East Africa
  • Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
    A)Determination of latitudes
    B)Change of seasons
    C)Length of days and nights
    D)Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
  • Q. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of ________
    A)Local thunderstorms
    B)Retreating monsoon
    C)Temperate cyclones
    D)Shift in jet stream movement
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata?
    A)A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry
    B)Cheap and abundant power supply
    C)Availability of coal
    D)The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods
    Answer: Cheap and abundant power supply
  • Q. Simlipal Tiger Reserve is in which state?
    A)Chhattisgarh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Odisha
  • Q. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of
    A)Atlantic Ocean
    B)Hudson Bay
    C)Labrador Sea
    D)New Found land
    Answer: Hudson Bay
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest union territory of India?
    A)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    B)Chandigarh
    C)Puducherry
    D)Lakshadweep
    Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
    A)Reserved for local use
    B)Reserved for hunting
    C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
    D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
    Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
  • Q. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
    B)Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
    C)Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
    D)Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya
    Answer: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
  • Q. Temperature generally decreases towards the poles because ________
    A)Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy as readily as warm surfaces
    B)Air movement is generally towards the. equator
    C)Cold polar air masses prevent surface heating of the land
    D)Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
    Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
  • Q. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was named as
    A)Hailey National Park
    B)Kanha National Park
    C)Bharatpur National Park
    D)Rajaji National Park
    Answer: Hailey National Park
  • Q. Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ________ in Italy.
    A)Turin
    B)Rome
    C)Venice
    D)Genoa
    Answer: Venice
  • Q. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________
    A)River Zambezi
    B)River Niger
    C)River Congo
    D)River Nile
    Answer: River Zambezi
  • Q. Where are the coaches of trains manufactured in India?
    A)Hyderabad and Perambur
    B)Jamshedpur and Perambur
    C)Kapurthala and Perambur
    D)Varanasi and Perambur
    Answer: Kapurthala and Perambur
  • Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
    A)1941-51
    B)1921-31
    C)1911-21
    D)1931-41
    Answer: 1911-21

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