Geography Hydrosphere

Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?

A
Gulfstream and Canaries
B
Canaries and Labrador
C
Gulf stream and Labrador
D
Kuroshio and Kurile

Correct Answer

Gulf stream and Labrador

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
    A)New Delhi
    B)Kolkata
    C)Mumbai
    D)Chandigarh
    Answer: Chandigarh
  • Q. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
    A)Colombia
    B)Brazil
    C)Uruguay
    D)Ecuador
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?
    A)Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
    B)The soil improves to the extent that soluble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees
    C)There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of
    D)The soils stabilise and become excellent for grain
    Answer: Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
  • Q. The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?
    A)India-Pakistan
    B)India-Nepal
    C)India-China
    D)China-Pakistan
    Answer: China-Pakistan
  • Q. Which is the largest country of the Africa?
    A)Algeria
    B)South Africa
    C)Sudan
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Algeria
  • Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________
    A)Brightness of heavenly bodies
    B)Density of stars
    C)Astronomical distance
    D)Orbital velocity of giant stars
    Answer: Astronomical distance
  • Q. Which river has the largest drainage basin?
    A)Congo
    B)Nile
    C)Mississippi
    D)Amazon
    Answer: Amazon
  • Q. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
    A)Son
    B)Luni
    C)Chambal
    D)Tapi
    Answer: Tapi
  • Q. Which river flows between Satpura and Vindhyas?
    A)Tapti
    B)Godavari
    C)Gandak
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content: 1. Haemetite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
  • Q. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in
    A)North Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)English Channel
    D)Norwegian Sea
    Answer: North Sea
  • Q. Which of the port is not a Natural Port?
    A)Cochin
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)Paradip
    Answer: Chennai
  • Q. Troposphere is the most warm part of the atmosphere because
    A)It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
    B)It is closer to the Sun
    C)It contains charged particles
    D)It produces heat
    Answer: It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 3
    C)Only 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
    A)North pole
    B)Axis of the Earth
    C)Equator
    D)South pole
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
    A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
    B)Half an hour behind A
    C)Half an hour ahead of A
    D)The same as that of A
    Answer: The same as that of A
  • Q. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is ________
    A)Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth
    B)Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth
    C)Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus
    D)Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
    Answer: Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
  • Q. In India, the highest rainfall occurs along:
    A)The Eastern ghat
    B)The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya
    C)Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
    D)The Aravali
    Answer: The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya

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