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Q. Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?

A
Lack of oxygen
B
Steep height
C
Extreme cold
D
Lack of shelter

Correct Answer

Lack of oxygen

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The pygmies are found in ________.
    A)Queenslands, Australia
    B)The Congo Basin, Africa
    C)Bihar, India
    D)Finland, Northern Europe
    Answer: The Congo Basin, Africa
  • Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
    A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
    B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
    C)Does not divide the Bering strait
    D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
    Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
  • Q. World Environmental day is celebrated on ________ every year.
    A)01-10-2024
    B)01-05-2001
    C)05-06-2005
    D)01-12-2025
    Answer: 05-06-2005
  • Q. Rail coach factory is located in:
    A)Varanasi
    B)Durgapur
    C)Vizag
    D)Kapurthala (Punjab)
    Answer: Kapurthala (Punjab)
  • Q. Malaspine Glacier is in
    A)Alaska
    B)Karakoram Range
    C)Alps
    D)Hindukush
    Answer: Alaska
  • Q. Which is the world’s largest desert?
    A)Thar
    B)Sahara
    C)Gobi
    D)Takala Makan
    Answer: Sahara
  • Q. The column of atmosphere is divided into five different layers namely:
    A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Lithosphere, Ionosphere, Pyrosphers
    B)Troposphere, Lithosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
    C)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Pyrosphers, Exosphere
    D)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
    Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
  • Q. Which states are related with the dispute of “Mullaperiyar dam”
    A)Kerala and Karnataka
    B)Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
    C)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    D)Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka
    Answer: Tamil Nadu and Kerala
  • 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. Which is the largest river of the Asia?
    A)Hwang Ho River
    B)Indus River
    C)Yangtze River
    D)Ganga River
    Answer: Yangtze River
  • Q. When was the World Wildlife Fund founded?
    A)1961
    B)1969
    C)1992
    D)1965
    Answer: 1961
  • Q. Selvas is a word denoting
    A)The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
    B)Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
    C)A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N
    D)The grasslands of North America
    Answer: The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
  • Q. The Highest peak of the Karakoram Range is:
    A)Dhawalagiri
    B)Kanchanjhangha
    C)Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )
    D)Anay Mudi
    Answer: Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )
  • Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
    A)Desert
    B)Sea
    C)Forest
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sea
  • Q. Equator represents
    A)A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
    B)Line joining North and South poles
    C)Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
    D)Axis of rotation of Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
  • Q. Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?
    A)Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
    B)South Andaman and Little Andaman
    C)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
    D)Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
  • Q. Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ________ river.
    A)Mekong
    B)Salween
    C)Menam
    D)Irrawaddy
    Answer: Irrawaddy
  • Q. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of ________
    A)Manipur
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Assam
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land?
    A)Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria
    B)Libya, Zambia, Czech Republic
    C)Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
    D)Syria, Czech Republic, Paraguay
    Answer: Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
  • Q. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of coal?
    A)India
    B)Russia
    C)China
    D)U.S.A.
    Answer: China

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