Q. Where is Mumbai High located

Correct Answer

Continental Shelf of Arabian sea

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of ________
    A)North America
    B)Scandinavia
    C)Russia
    D)Germany
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? I. Development of a low pressure in north-west India II. Deflection of trade winds III. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean IV. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
    A)II and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)III and IV
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun’s rays at the north pole?
    A)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
    B)March 21
    C)September 21
    D)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn
    Answer: When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
  • Q. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east ________
    A)It loses half a day
    B)It loses one day
    C)It gains one day
    D)It gains half a day
    Answer: It gains one day
  • Q. The largest coal reserves of India are found in ________
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Jharkhand
  • Q. Which is the largest country (in area)?
    A)USA
    B)Canada
    C)China
    D)Russia
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer season?
    A)Mexico
    B)Australia
    C)Canada
    D)Italy
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
    A)7.04 p.m.
    B)4.56 p.m.
    C)4.56 a.m.
    D)7.04 a.m.
    Answer: 7.04 a.m.
  • Q. What is the total number of planets move around the Sun?
    A)Seven
    B)Five
    C)Eight
    D)Six
    Answer: Eight
  • Q. The albedo of which one among the following is the highest?
    A)Melting snow
    B)Cirrus cloud
    C)Cumulonimbus cloud
    D)Sand
    Answer: Cirrus cloud
  • Q. The total surface area of earth is ________
    A)710 million sq km
    B)510 million sq km
    C)610 million sq km
    D)810 million sq km
    Answer: 510 million sq km
  • Q. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    C)Gujarat
    D)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The temperature at the core of the earth is about
    A)200000º C
    B)20000º C
    C)5200º C
    D)26000º C
    Answer: 5200º C
  • Q. The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earth-quakes is called:
    A)Wavograph
    B)Barometer
    C)Gyrometer
    D)Seismograph
    Answer: Seismograph
  • Q. Contours are lines showing
    A)Places on earth at the same altitude
    B)Places on earth of equal rainfall
    C)Places of same temperature
    D)None of these
    Answer: Places on earth at the same altitude
  • Q. The climate of India is ________
    A)Savanna type of climate
    B)Tropical climate
    C)Sub-tropical climate
    D)Subtropical monsoon
    Answer: Subtropical monsoon
  • Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
    A)Monsoonal
    B)Convectional
    C)Orographic
    D)Cyclonic
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
    A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
    B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
    C)Latitude
    D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
    Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
  • Q. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?
    A)Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
    B)In the evening, radiations travel slowly
    C)In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
    D)In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
    Answer: In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
  • Q. What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?
    A)Winter Solstice
    B)Autumnal Equinox
    C)Astronomical Equinox
    D)Spring Equinox
    Answer: Autumnal Equinox

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