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Q. Which of the following, Indonesian Territory became victim of terrible Earthquake in 2004?

A
Kalibangan
B
Irian Jaya
C
Sumatra
D
Java

Correct Answer

Sumatra

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Bhils and the Kols live
    A)In the North-East frontiers of India
    B)Along the Vindhya ranges
    C)In the Nilgiris
    D)All over India
    Answer: Along the Vindhya ranges
  • Q. The Western Ghats are also known as:
    A)Greater Mountain range
    B)The Sahyadris
    C)Sivalik Range
    D)Satpuda Range
    Answer: The Sahyadris
  • Q. What does the machine tool industry produce?
    A)It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
    B)It produces tools for the repair of machines
    C)It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
    D)None of these
    Answer: It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
  • Q. The scale on which the intensity of an earth quake is measured is named after:
    A)Curie
    B)Newton
    C)Einstein
    D)Mercalli
    Answer: Mercalli
  • Q. As per the data released in July 2011, what is the percentage of population living in Indian villages?
    A)70%
    B)80%
    C)75%
    D)60%
    Answer: 70%
  • Q. The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the ________
    A)Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
    B)Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
    C)Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
    D)Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
    Answer: Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
  • Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
    A)Mustard
    B)Wheat
    C)Maize
    D)Grain
    Answer: Maize
  • Q. Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
    A)Callisto
    B)Europa
    C)Ganymede
    D)Deimos
    Answer: Deimos
  • Q. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states
    A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    B)Sikkim and West Bengal
    C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
    D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
    Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
    A)Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
    B)Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons
    C)Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights
    D)Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
  • Q. What is the cupshaped mouth of volcanoes?
    A)Crater
    B)Centre of Origin
    C)Epicentre
    D)Cinder Cone
    Answer: Crater
  • Q. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as
    A)Birth and death rate of population
    B)Population rate
    C)Natural growth rate of population
    D)Population increamental ratio
    Answer: Natural growth rate of population
  • Q. Niagara Falls are in ________
    A)South Africa
    B)Australia
    C)U.K.
    D)U.S.A.
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________
    A)Atmospheric refraction
    B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
    C)Motions of the earth
    D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
    Answer: Atmospheric refraction
  • Q. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
    A)Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
    B)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
    C)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
    D)Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
    Answer: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
  • 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. Where is Ozone layer found?
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Stratosphere
  • Q. The first protocol to ban the emissions of choloro fluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
    A)Geneva
    B)Montreal
    C)Osaka
    D)Florida
    Answer: Montreal
  • Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
    A)On winter solstice
    B)On equinoxes
    C)On summer solstice
    D)Throughout the year
    Answer: Throughout the year
  • Q. What is the cause of ‘Green house effect’?
    A)Carbon Monoxide
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Carbon Dioxide
    D)Nitrogen Dioxide
    Answer: Carbon Dioxide

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