Geography Hydrosphere

Q. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?

A
Tidal Waves
B
Earthquake
C
Cyclone
D
Undersea Waves

Correct Answer

Tidal Waves

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The border of Union Territory of Puducherry does not meet with
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Karnataka
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. The World’s largest bio-fuel plant has been established with a production capacity of 100 million liters per year, is located in
    A)Brazil
    B)China
    C)India
    D)USA
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
    A)Diminishing Nature
    B)Irregular Nature
    C)Crescent or Growing Nature
    D)Cyclic Nature
    Answer: Diminishing Nature
  • Q. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)North Sea
    C)Baltic Sea
    D)Red Sea
    Answer: North Sea
  • Q. An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun’s ultraviolet rays is
    A)Ozone
    B)Oxygen
    C)Nitrogen
    D)Hydrogen
    Answer: Ozone
  • Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
    A)Winds change their directions
    B)It causes days and nights
    C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
    D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
    Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
  • Q. The largest desert in the world is the
    A)Kalahari
    B)Sahara
    C)Gobi
    D)Thar
    Answer: Sahara
  • Q. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?
    A)Kosi River
    B)Ganga River
    C)Gandak River
    D)Son River
    Answer: Kosi River
  • Q. Which is the river known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
    A)Indus
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Tista
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
    A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
    B)Falkland Island
    C)Long Island
    D)Azores Island
    Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
  • Q. Triton is the Moon of which planet?
    A)Saturn
    B)Neptune
    C)Uranus
    D)Venus
    Answer: Neptune
  • Q. When does solar eclipse take place?
    A)When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
    B)When the Sun is between the Moon and Earth
    C)When the Earth is between the Moon and Sun
    D)When the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and Earth
    Answer: When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
  • Q. The biggest producer of Rice is
    A)China
    B)India
    C)Pakistan
    D)Burma
    Answer: China
  • Q. Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers?
    A)Corrasion
    B)Corrosion
    C)Attrition
    D)Plucking
    Answer: Plucking
  • Q. The Srnith-tuttle comet will crash with Earth in ________
    A)2126 AD
    B)2106 AD
    C)2116 AD
    D)2136 AD
    Answer: 2126 AD
  • Q. Arrange the following gases of the atmosphere in increasing order by volume: I. Nitrogen II. Oxygen III. Carbon dioxide IV. Argon
    A)III, IV, II, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)IV, III, II, I
    Answer: III, IV, II, I
  • Q. Blizzards are more frequent in
    A)Arctic region
    B)Tropical region
    C)Temperate region
    D)Antarctic region
    Answer: Antarctic region
  • Q. In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the
    A)Rhine to the Wesser
    B)Elbe to the Wesser
    C)Oder to the Elbe
    D)Rhine to the Oder
    Answer: Rhine to the Oder
  • Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
    A)Sandstone
    B)Limestone
    C)Obsidian
    D)Shale
    Answer: Sandstone
  • Q. Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Gujarat
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu

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