Geography Hydrosphere

Q. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________

A
River Zambezi
B
River Niger
C
River Congo
D
River Nile

Correct Answer

River Zambezi

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    B)Himanchal Pradesh
    C)Nagaland
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
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  • Q. The deepest land locked and protected port in India is
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    B)Marmugoa
    C)Visakhaptanam
    D)Cochin
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    A)Mesosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Stratosphere
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    Answer: Ionosphere
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    B)Car Nicobar Island
    C)Nancowry lsland
    D)Maya Bunder Island
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    A)Thermal Energy
    B)Light Energy
    C)Kinetic Energy
    D)Static Energy
    Answer: Thermal Energy
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    B)Western Ghat
    C)Vindhya Range
    D)Eastern Ghat
    Answer: Western Ghat
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    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2 and 4
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  • Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
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  • Q. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is in
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    B)Mumbai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Chennai
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    B)Pumice
    C)Basalt
    D)Sandstone
    Answer: Basalt
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    B)Desert soil
    C)Laterite soil
    D)Regur soil
    Answer: Regur soil
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    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 3, and 4
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  • Q. Which of the following yield teak?
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    B)Coniferous forests
    C)Tropical forests
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    A)8 seconds
    B)8 hours 20 seconds
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    A)Quaternary formation
    B)Tertiary formation
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    D)Jurassic formation
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    B)Arabian Sea
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