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Q. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?

A
Mount Rinjani
B
Mount Sinabung
C
Mount Merapi
D
Mount Agung

Correct Answer

Mount Sinabung

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
    A)Isthmus
    B)Ridge
    C)Peninsula
    D)Neck
    Answer: Isthmus
  • Q. The first of the fourteen biosphere reserves of India which was established in 1986 is:
    A)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
    B)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
    C)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
    D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
    Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  • Q. The most important coal field in India is:
    A)Korba Coalfield
    B)Jharia Coalfield
    C)Rani Ganj Coalfield
    D)Singrauli Coalfield
    Answer: Jharia Coalfield
  • Q. Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
    A)Africa
    B)North America
    C)Europe
    D)Australia
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at
    A)Dehradun
    B)Kolkata
    C)Lucknow
    D)New Delhi
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of ________
    A)Australia
    B)India
    C)China
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is
    A)Moon
    B)An asteroid
    C)A comet
    D)Mars
    Answer: Moon
  • Q. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
    A)Hirakud
    B)Bhakra-Nangal
    C)Damodar
    D)Nagarjunasagar
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. Aravalli ranges are an example of ________
    A)Residual mountains
    B)Straight mountains
    C)Block mountains
    D)Volcanic mountains
    Answer: Residual mountains
  • Q. Khetri is famous for
    A)Copper
    B)Aluminium
    C)Fertilizers
    D)Gold
    Answer: Copper
  • Q. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are ________
    A)A group of stars
    B)Signs of Roman gods
    C)Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
    D)None of these
    Answer: Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
  • Q. Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population of State’s population?
    A)Punjab
    B)Jharkhand
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
    A)South Temperate Zone
    B)North Temperate Zone
    C)Frigid Zone
    D)Torrid Zone
    Answer: Torrid Zone
  • Q. Which of the following features are product of volcanicity? I. Atoll II. Caldera III. Batholith IV. Geosyncline
    A)II and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and IV
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: II and III
  • Q. The main mineral found in upper Brahmaputra valley is
    A)Petroleum
    B)Coal
    C)Iron are
    D)Manganese
    Answer: Petroleum
  • Q. The climate of a place is decided by ________
    A)Latitude
    B)Proximity to the sea
    C)Altitude
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. In general it is observed that the rate of population growth has been ________ in the densely populated areas compared to sparsely populated areas.
    A)Negligible
    B)Low
    C)High
    D)Almost the same
    Answer: Low
  • Q. India lies in the hemisphere ________
    A)Northern and western
    B)Northern and eastern
    C)Southern and eastern
    D)Northern and southern
    Answer: Northern and eastern
  • Q. ________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.
    A)Aravalli
    B)Ladakh
    C)Satpura
    D)Vindhya
    Answer: Ladakh
  • Q. Caucasian people account for ________ per cent of world population.
    A)29
    B)33
    C)39
    D)43
    Answer: 33

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