501) This delta is the largest in the world –
Answer
Ganga-Brahmaputra delta
502) 'Kalbaisakhi' is a kind of –
Answer
cyclonic storm
503) Sambhar Salt Lake is situated in:
Answer
Rajasthan
504) According to 1991 census, in which Slate/Union Terriroty has the highest percentage of scheduled castes population?
Answer
Punjab
505) The study of population is called :
Answer
Demography
506) The maximum concentration of scheduled caste population is in the –
Answer
Indo-Gangetic Plains
507) The road that negotiates four high passes of the world in the Himalayas is –
Answer
Manali to Leh
508) "Manchester" of South India is :
Answer
Coimbatore
509) The second largest producer of cotton textiles in India is –
Answer
Gujarat
510) Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
Answer
Nilgiri hills
511) On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
Answer
Sone
512) Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river –
Answer
Cauvery
513) Green Revolution was started in –
Answer
1960
514) Saline and alkaline soils in India are also called as –
Answer
Kallar
515) Which are the States in which the Agasthyarnala biosphere is spread?
Answer
Kerala - Tamil Nadu
516) Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India?
Answer
Nilgiris
517) The largest number of cotton textile mills is in—
Answer
Tamil Nadu
518) Where are the ‘Todas' found?
Answer
Tamil Nadu
519) The famous tourist centre Mahabalipuram is located near:
Answer
Chennai
520) Which city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India?
Answer
Mumbai
521) Which is the artificial port of India?
Answer
Chennai or Madras
522) Recently foundation stone of a new rail coach factory has been laid at–
Answer
Rae Bareli
523) The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is –
Answer
Karakorain
524) The northern part of the west coast in India is known as –
Answer
Konkan coast
525) Which is the highest plateau in India?
Answer
Ladakh Plateau
526) The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is –
Answer
Namcha Barwa
527) The Zoji-La pass connects :
Answer
srinagar and Leh
528) The eastern coastal plain is also called as –
Answer
Coromandal coastal plain
529) Where in India can 'Mushroom' rock be found?
Answer
Thar Desert
530) Badland topography is characteristic –
Answer
Chambal valley
531) Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
Answer
Myanmar
532) What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for?
Answer
Copper mines
533) Anantapur district ill Andhra Pradesh is famous for –
Answer
Gold
534) The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. is located at –
Answer
Bhadravati
535) The only perennial river in Peninsular India is _.
Answer
Kaveri
536) Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
Answer
Sutlej
537) Which was the first hydel power project in India?
Answer
Siva Samudram in Karnataka
538) The heavy rains and cloudbursts during summer of 2013 devastated around 2000 villages, 1500 roads and 150 bridges in the State of –
Answer
Uttarakhand
539) Which Union Territory in India has four districts but none of its districts has a common boundary with its other districts?
Answer
Puducherry
540) Density of population shows:
Answer
Man land ratio
541) In which State the percentage of Christian population is highest?
Answer
Kerala
542) The state having the largest density of population per square kilometre in India is –
Answer
Bihar
543) Ethnic group Mongoloids are found in India in :
Answer
North-eastern region
544) The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on –
Answer
Sutlej river
545) The 'sorrow of Bihar' is –
Answer
Kosi
546) River Indus originates from :
Answer
Kailash range
547) The longest river of Peninsular India is –
Answer
Godavari
548) The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is –
Answer
Khaziranga
549) Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which State?
Answer
Madhya Pradesh
550) An area legally reserved for wild life in its natural surroundings is –
Answer
Sanctuary
551) Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards –
Answer
leeward side
552) Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?
Answer
Pune
553) Ankleshwar and Kalol are two oil fields in –
Answer
Gujarat
554) India exports iron ore mainly to –
Answer
Japan
555) The burst of monsoons in the month of June brings rain to –
Answer
Kerala and Southern coast of Tamil Nadu
556) The Palk Strait lies between –
Answer
Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
557) Sex ratio refers to number of woman –
Answer
per 1000 males
558) The cost producing iron in India is considerably lower than in other countries because of –
Answer
coal and iron ore are found in the same area
559) Which group of the industries maximise savings on transport costs by being located near the sources of materials?
Answer
Iron and steel, aluminium, cement
560) Farakka Barrage was commissioned to –
Answer
save Kolkata port
561) Which one was the first 'Biosphere Reserves' Project Scheme?
Answer
Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve
562) The Southern tip of India is –
Answer
Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
563) Fibre crops are –
Answer
cotton, hemp, jute and mesta
564) How can a dairy farmer reduce fodder consumption by his cattle and also increase milk production?
Answer
By allowing the cattle to graze in the fields
565) Where is "Sir Creek" located?
Answer
Indo-Pak boundary along Gujrat.
566) Growth rate of population means –
Answer
The difference between birth and death rates.
567) A high growth rate of population is characterised by –
Answer
high birth and low death rates
568) 'Mixed Farming means –
Answer
Rearing of cattle and agriculture
569) Gurushikhar is a/the :
Answer
highest peak of the Aravallis
570) Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the –
Answer
Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
571) The package technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised manily of –
Answer
irrigations, bio-chemical fertilizers and high-yield varieties of seeds
572) The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to –
Answer
increased deforestation in the catchment area,
573) The southern Up of India is –
Answer
Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
574) Silent Valley of Kerala –
Answer
contains rare species of plants and animals
575) What is the major cause of 'October Heat'?
Answer
High temperature associated with high humidity
576) Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?
Answer
The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
577) Which State in India is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India?
Answer
Bihar (including the newly created Jharkhand)
578) What is Damodar Valley Corporation?
Answer
Statutory body
579) Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because –
Answer
It has extensive dry coast
580) 'Operation Flood' refers to –
Answer
increase in the production of milk
581) Kharif crops are sown -
Answer
a the beginning of the South-West monsoon
582) The term "Green Revolution" has been used to indicate higher production through –
Answer
enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare
583) From origin to the delta, the Brahmaputra traverses –
Answer
China, India and Bangladesh
584) River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it –
Answer
gets flooded often causing havoc
585) Crop rotation is being adopted –
Answer
to increase the productivity of the land
586) 82 longitude is geographically significant to India because –
Answer
it determines the Indian standard time
587) Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
Answer
Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
588) Crop rotation helps to –
Answer
eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
589) Which showers are favourable to the rabi crops in Punjab during winter?
Answer
Showers caused by western disturbances
590) The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is–
Answer
A high birth rate and a falling death rate
591) Where is 'Raisina Hills'?
Answer
Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
592) What is Dakshin Gangotri?
Answer
Unmanned station located in Antarctica
593) 'Brown Revolution' is –
Answer
growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India
594) Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because –
Answer
Mumbai is on the windward side
595) Rajasthan revives very little rain because—
Answer
the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
596) Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of –
Answer
Igneous and metamorphic rocks
597) Social forestry is –
Answer
growing and management of useful plants on government owned land
598) Rotation of crops means –
Answer
growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility
599) Sex-ratio is calculated as :
Answer
No. of females per 1,000 males in a Country.
600) The two richest Ecozones of India are –
Answer
The Himalayas and Western Ghats
601) The Kulu Valley is situated between –
Answer
Ladakh and Pirpanjal
602) The science of map-making is –
Answer
Cartography
603) An artificial ecosystem is represented by –
Answer
aquarium
604) Which is the most stable ecosystem?
Answer
Ocean
605) The one who is engaged in scientific drawing of maps is called –
Answer
Cartographer
606) Rubber plantations are found in –
Answer
Equatorial regions
607) The main cause of Tsunami is :
Answer
Earthquake on sea floor
608) Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the –
Answer
Sun and Moon on the Earth
609) Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called –
Answer
Blizzards
610) Condensation is the reverse of –
Answer
Vaporization
611) In atmosphere the lowermost layer is –
Answer
troposphere
612) The lower layer of atmosphere is called –
Answer
troposphere
613) Frontal Rain is caused by –
Answer
Cyclonic activity
614) Smog is a combination of –
Answer
smoke and fog
615) The deposits of the ancient Tethys Sea were folded to form the :
Answer
Himalayas
616) The tropical grassland is called –
Answer
Savanah
617) The topography of plateau is ideal for –
Answer
generation of hydro power
618) Desertification can be checked by –
Answer
checking over-grazing
619) In an iceberg floating in the sea, out of 10 parts of its mass, how much will remain above the surface of the water?
Answer
1 part
620) Moraines are formed in –
Answer
Glacial regions
621) The Himalayan mountain range is an example of –
Answer
Fold mountain
622) The area marked by internal drainage –
Answer
Deserts
623) Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole?
Answer
High altitude
624) is the thinnest layer of Earth.
Answer
Crust
625) Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?
Answer
Gravity
626) The number of satellites of the planet is Mercury is –
Answer
0
627) The planet nearest to the Sun is –
Answer
Mercury
628) Which of these is a dwarf planet?
Answer
Eris
629) What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?
Answer
Valley deepening
630) Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form –
Answer
Yardangs
631) Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called _.
Answer
Convectional rainfall
632) Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by –
Answer
Ozone
633) The gentle 'seaward sloping surface from the coasts is called .
Answer
Continental shelf
634) Ring of Fire is found commonly in .
Answer
Pacific Ocean
635) The asha-grey soils of high-latitude coniferous forests a known as :
Answer
Podsols
636) Species which has restricted distribution ion is called –
Answer
Endemic
637) The space retaining life in any form is called –
Answer
Biosphere
638) The well through which water comes out through hydraulic pressure is called –
Answer
Artesian well
639) Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called –
Answer
Topographic maps
640) Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal :
Answer
Elevation
641) The primary goal of planning for disasters is to reduce –
Answer
Vulnerability
642) With what bio-region is the term "Steppe" associated?
Answer
Grasslands
643) In which region is Terrace farming done?
Answer
Slope of hills
644) Alluvial soils are rich soil for crop cultivation but are poor in–
Answer
nitrogen and humus
645) "Great Barrier Reef”, the world's largest Coral reef is located in –
Answer
Australia
646) Who coined the word 'Geography'?
Answer
Eratosthenese
647) The art and science of map making is called –
Answer
Cartography
648) The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is –
Answer
Diamantina Trench
649) The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is –
Answer
Stratosphere
650) An ecological system is a –
Answer
Biological system
651) The colour of loamy soil is –
Answer
Blackish brown
652) What is the interval between a high tide and neaptide at a given place?
Answer
12 hours 26 minutes
653) Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force arc known as –
Answer
Tsunami
654) In sea, plants are restricted up to the depth of –
Answer
200 m
655) El Nino occurs over –
Answer
Pacific Ocean
656) Convectional Rainfall occurs in:
Answer
Equatorial region
657) Land and sea-breezes occur due to :
Answer
Convection
658) Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called –
Answer
Yardang
659) Wind rose represents –
Answer
wind turbulence
660) The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called-
Answer
Ionosphere
661) Hanging Valley is formed due to the action of –
Answer
Glacier
662) The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates –
Answer
Crust and Mantle
663) The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to—
Answer
Equator
664) Hanging Valley is very common in –
Answer
sub-Arctic region
665) The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is –
Answer
Crater
666) The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called –
Answer
Hypolimnion
667) 'Willow' for a cricket bat is obtained from –
Answer
Deciduous forests
668) The longest river in Asia is –
Answer
River Yangtze
669) A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as –
Answer
U Shaped Valley
670) Sink hole is a phenomenon of –
Answer
Karst
671) Pulsars are –
Answer
rapidly spinning stars
672) Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth?
Answer
Venus
673) When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator?
Answer
Twice a year
674) Bamboo is classified as –
Answer
Grass
675) The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
Answer
Leaching
676) Tropical rain forest is characterised by –
Answer
Maximum biodiversity
677) Natural sources of air pollution are –
Answer
Volcanic eruptions
678) Salination of soil is caused by –
Answer
excess irrigation
679) A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called –
Answer
Lagoon
680) The organic matter present in soil is known collectively as –
Answer
Humus
681) Neap tides are –
Answer
Weak
682) The Ocean with the largest surface area is –
Answer
Pacific Ocean
683) The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy rain in:
Answer
Winter
684) The highest grade and best quality coal is –
Answer
Anthracite
685) The main source of usable water on the Earth is –
Answer
Underground water
686) 'Flash floods' are associated with –
Answer
Cyclonic storms
687) Tundras are –
Answer
Cold deserts
688) Hydraulic Action is a type of erosion caused by –
Answer
Running water
689) The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world's forest land is :
Answer
Taiga forest of Siberia
690) The outermost layer of the Sun is called –
Answer
Corona
691) Which planet is called evening star?
Answer
Venus
692) Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly –
Answer
8 min
693) The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope-
Answer
Hachure
694) If a star is bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big, it will turn into a .
Answer
Pulsar
695) When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form –
Answer
Gneiss
696) Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth?
Answer
Venus
697) To which natural vegetation belt do Sal and Teak trees belong?
Answer
Tropical deciduous forests
698) The soil which originate under tall-grass prairie vegetation is called–
Answer
Chernozem soils
699) The deepest ocean is –
Answer
Pacific
700) Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a –
Answer
Strait
701) The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton coveting the surface water of a lake or pond is known as –
Answer
Eutrophication
702) What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?
Answer
It decreases
703) Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by –
Answer
dry summer and wet winter
704) The zone of Earth's atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as :
Answer
Troposphere
705) The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is –
Answer
Recharge ground water
706) Subtropical high pressure belts are otherwise called –
Answer
Horse latitudes
707) Earthquake is caused by –
Answer
disturbance of earth surface
708) A group of inter-connected Islands is known as -
Answer
Archipelago
709) The layer of atmosphere close to the earth's surface is called –
Answer
Troposphere
710) The largest current, because of its dark waters is known as the 'black current' and that is :
Answer
Kuroshio Current
711) Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion are called:
Answer
Afforestation
712) ‘Tidal forest’ is otherwise called :
Answer
Mangrove forest
713) Vergreen type Forests are found in –
Answer
Equatorial region
714) The maximum biodiversity is found in –
Answer
Tropical rain forests
715) In forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
Answer
deciduous
716) All the ecosystems taken together in a geographical area form a bigger unit called:
Answer
biome
717) Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is –
Answer
Laterite soil
718) Soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called-
Answer
Laterite
719) The smallest ocean is :
Answer
Arctic
720) All vital atmospheric processes leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the :
Answer
Troposphere
721) The term "Doab" means –
Answer
a land between two rivers
722) A spinning neutron star is known as –
Answer
Pulsar
723) When the moon completely covers the sun, it is known as –
Answer
the Umbra
724) The planet revolving east to west is –
Answer
Venus
725) The planet emitting green light is –
Answer
Uranus
726) The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about—
Answer
8 minutes
727) Trees are leafless for a shorter or longer season of the year in:
Answer
Deciduous forest
728) The area reserved for the welfare of wild life Is called –
Answer
National Park
729) There is a need to keep larger area under forests for –
Answer
absorption of carbon dioxide
730) The deepest surface depression on the earth is –
Answer
Mariana Trench
731) The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the-
Answer
Continental shelf
732) Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to :
Answer
gravitational pull
733) Hailstorms are caused due to –
Answer
freezing
734) Blizzards are characteristic features of—
Answer
Antarctic region
735) Density of the earth's atmosphere is highest in the –
Answer
Troposphere
736) The temperature increases rapidly above –
Answer
Exosphere
737) Marble is the metamorphosed form of –
Answer
Limestone
738) The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is situated in—
Answer
Nepal
739) The term 'epicentre' is associated with –
Answer
Earthquakes
740) Vocanoes are scattered –
Answer
on the islands
741) Earthquakes are generally associated with :
Answer
Faults
742) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through –
Answer
Nepal
743) The mountain formed on the earth crust due to tension is called –
Answer
Block mountain
744) The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :
Answer
23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec
745) The number of zodiacs is –
Answer
12
746) The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is–
Answer
Umbra
747) The total number of planets revolving around the sun is –
Answer
Eight
748) Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called –
Answer
Isohyets
749) Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
Answer
Thermosphere
750) Most of the ozone in the earth's atmosphere is found in the:
Answer
Stratosphere
751) How much of world's surface is covered by water?
Answer
0.7
752) The largest reservoir of fresh water is :
Answer
Glaciers
753) Soil factors are otherwise known as :
Answer
Edaphic factors
754) Highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea and rubber are cultivated refer to –
Answer
plantation agriculture
755) What is the percentage coverage of Tropical Forest on earth's landmass?
Answer
7
756) What is the alternate name for contour lines?
Answer
Isohypse
757) The fur of the animals living in colder regions –
Answer
traps the air and keeps them warm
758) The largest ocean is –
Answer
Pacific Ocean
759) A semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called –
Answer
Estuary
760) The 'EL Nino' phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the –
Answer
Pacific Ocean
761) The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of the earth is known as –
Answer
Biosphere
762) Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270C and a rain fall more than 100 cm?
Answer
Rice
763) The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called –
Answer
Strait
764) The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called –
Answer
continental shelf
765) Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of –
Answer
Chlorofluorocarbons
766) The term Roaring Forties is related to the –
Answer
Westerlies
767) The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the –
Answer
Tropical airmasses
768) Katrina is the name given to .
Answer
Hurricane
769) In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year?
Answer
Equatorial
770) Dolomite is a/an –
Answer
Sedimentary rock
771) How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?
Answer
1/3rd
772) Ice glacier's melting is a common phenomenon linked to the rise in seawater level. The glaciers are predominantly present in–
Answer
Antarctica
773) The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is –
Answer
Declination
774) Widening of a river valley takes place due to –
Answer
Lateral erosion
775) Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
Answer
Cladera lake
776) Meanders are the features formed by –
Answer
rivers
777) Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Answer
Venus
778) The planets on either side of the Earth are –
Answer
Mars and Venus
779) Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
Answer
Mars
780) Name the first Asian country to Orbit Mars.
Answer
India
781) A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is .
Answer
Trellis
782) The core of the earth is also known as –
Answer
Barysphere
783) A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of electrons and positive ions is called –
Answer
Ionosphere
784) The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends upon:
Answer
its latitude
785) Terrigenous deposits are found in –
Answer
Continental Shelf and Slope
786) 'El Nino' that affects our Monsoons, has its origins in –
Answer
The Pacific Ocean
787) In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by –
Answer
Tree plantation/Afforestaion
788) 'Terra rossa' is a Latin word which means –
Answer
red terrain
789) Taiga means :
Answer
Coniferous forests
790) Contours are imaginary lines showing –
Answer
places of equal altitudes
791) The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are –
Answer
Contours
792) Imaginary lines joining places with same temperature are called –
Answer
Isotherms
793) What is meant by the term "mid-night sun"?
Answer
Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
794) What is the mean temperature of Earth?
Answer
16 degree Celsius
795) The outermost layer of sun is called –
Answer
Corona
796) On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
Answer
December 22
797) The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is -
Answer
Mercury
798) 'Super nova' is –
Answer
an exploding Star
799) The minimum short-term natural hazard is –
Answer
bolt of lightning
800) Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called –
Answer
Magma
801) An earthquake is also, known as –
Answer
Tremor
802) Breaking down of rock in situ is known as –
Answer
Weathering
803) In the context of 'time', GMT means –
Answer
Greenwich Mean Time
804) When does the moon come between the Sun and earth?
Answer
Solar eclipse
805) The west to east extension of the Himalayas is from –
Answer
Indus gorge to Dihang gorge
806) What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun?
Answer
Aphelion
807) Most of the devastating earth-quakes are usually caused by –
Answer
Collision of earth plates
808) Which one of the four regions above the earth has smallest height (km.)?
Answer
Troposphere
809) Typhoons are common in the –
Answer
Seas of China and Japan
810) Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
Answer
Troposphere
811) Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with –
Answer
Troposphere
812) Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as –
Answer
Typhoon
813) Black soil is mainly related with the crop of –
Answer
cotton
814) Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in :
Answer
Tundra
815) Name the condition which influences the development of plants into distinctive forms.
Answer
Climatic conditions
816) The soils which are rich in Calcium are known as –
Answer
Pedocals
817) Soil erosion can be prevented by –
Answer
Afforestation
818) Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Answer
Pacific Ocean
819) A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:
Answer
Bay
820) Which layer of the earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Answer
Stratosphere
821) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called –
Answer
Sleet
822) The significant quantity of upper soil is formed by –
Answer
Sedimentary rock
823) In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by –
Answer
Tree plantation/afforestation
824) Laterite soil develops as a result of :
Answer
leaching
825) The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is–
Answer
Capillary water
826) Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called –
Answer
Planimeter
827) The land of maximum biodiversity is –
Answer
Tropical
828) Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them?
Answer
Mercury and Venus
829) Biggest planet of solar system is –
Answer
Jupiter
830) Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?
Answer
Proxima Centauri
831) The asteroids revolve round the Sun in between :
Answer
Mars and Jupiter
832) The majority of Earth's crust is composed of which rock?
Answer
Igneous
833) The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as –
Answer
6000 °C
834) Sink hole is a phenomenon of topography.
Answer
Karst
835) Earthquakes are caused by –
Answer
Tectonism
836) The formation of 'Mushroom rock' in desert region is an example of –
Answer
Abrasion
837) The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called –
Answer
Passes
838) The word `dendlitic' is associated with—
Answer
rivers
839) When the earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called–
Answer
Aphelion
840) Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate –
Answer
The radius of the earth
841) What is the International Date Line?
Answer
It is the 180° longitude
842) Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in –
Answer
Deserts
843) Basaltic lava is found in the –
Answer
Deccan Trap
844) The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is known as–
Answer
Exosphere
845) The climatic zones are classified on the basis of –
Answer
rainfall
846) The lowest layer of the atmosphere is :
Answer
Troposphere
847) Trade winds blow from the –
Answer
subtropical high pressure
848) Equatorial regions experience –
Answer
hot and humid climate
849) The Sargasso sea is situated in the –
Answer
Atlantic Ocean
850) The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called:
Answer
South Atlantic drift
851) Sea breeze is formed during –
Answer
Day time
852) The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of –
Answer
Tropical rain forests
853) The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as:
Answer
Continental Shelf
854) A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as –
Answer
Artisian well
855) The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is –
Answer
Terracing
856) For the cultivation of Tobacco the soil should be rich in –
Answer
potash
857) Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall –
Answer
More than 200 cm
858) Mangrove forests occur in –
Answer
coastal swamps
859) In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in strips or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called?
Answer
wind breaks
860) The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called :
Answer
Landslide
861) Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
Answer
Caldera lake
862) Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as –
Answer
levees
863) River erosion is at its greatest where river's –
Answer
flow is fast
864) Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called –
Answer
Inversion
865) The solar radiation coming to Earth is called –
Answer
Insolation
866) The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day called –
Answer
Tide
867) The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by :
Answer
rotation of the earth
868) Waves approaching the shore is known as –
Answer
Tsunami
869) Atoll is a kind of –
Answer
inland sea
870) A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is _ .
Answer
Estuary
871) The deepest ocean of the world is –
Answer
Pacific Ocean
872) Mountain soil contains a lot of—
Answer
humus
873) Source of energy in ecosystem is –
Answer
Sun
874) Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?
Answer
Nuclear energy
875) Day and Night are equal at the:
Answer
Eqator
876) Which planet orbits closest to the earth?
Answer
Venus
877) Solar energy is received by the earth through –
Answer
radiation
878) Brightest planet in our solar system is –
Answer
Venus
879) The Milky Way Galaxy was first observed by –
Answer
Galileo
880) In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often :
Answer
land slides
881) If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body –
Answer
decreases
882) The land forms formed by wave erosion is :
Answer
Cave
883) In a solar or lunar eclipse, the region of earth's shadow is divided into –
Answer
Three parts
884) Rift Valley is formed –
Answer
between two faults
885) Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called
Answer
Dunes
886) The rate of deforestation is high in –
Answer
Temperate zone
887) The innermost layer of the earth is known as –
Answer
Asthenosphere
888) The 'Pacific Ring of Fire' is associated with –
Answer
volcanoes and earthquakes
889) Metamorphic rocks originate from—
Answer
both igneous and sedimentary rocks
890) The term 'epicentre' is associated with—
Answer
earthquake
891) Our atmosphere is divided into layers.
Answer
Five
892) The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are :
Answer
Mangrove forests
893) Cyclones are caused due to –
Answer
low pressure
894) What is a 'tornado'?
Answer
A very low pressure centre
895) If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, the temperature of earth's surface would be –
Answer
less than the present
896) Name the continent where 'Tundra' type of climate is not found –
Answer
Africa
897) Speed of wind is measured by –
Answer
anemometer
898) Trade winds are due to –
Answer
Convection
899) The ocean which touches the Asian and American shores is-
Answer
Pacific
900) El Nino is –
Answer
a warm ocean current
901) Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by –
Answer
Terrace cultivation
902) The crop mainly grown in hills is :
Answer
sweet jowar
903) Dumping of solid waste in lowlying areas earth cover is called as :
Answer
Sanitary land filing
904) The cause of loss of forest cover is –
Answer
Increasing population
905) Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to –
Answer
Cyclones
906) A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called –
Answer
Levee
907) The constellation `Sapta Rishi' is known to Westerners as the –
Answer
Big Dipper
908) Isohels are the isopleths of –
Answer
sunshine
909) The largest planet in our solar system is –
Answer
Jupiter
910) Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above .
Answer
Equator
911) Nappe is a kind of –
Answer
folded structure
912) The area which is resistant to any massive structural transformation is called –
Answer
shield
913) Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called:
Answer
Ox-Bow Lake
914) Sandstone is metamorphosed to:
Answer
Quartzite
915) The greatest erosive power of a river is associated with –
Answer
meanders
916) Prime Meridian passes through –
Answer
Greenwich
917) What percentage of world's freshwater is stored as glacial ice?
Answer
0.7
918) The approximate circumference of the Earth is –
Answer
25,000 km
919) How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?
Answer
Four minutes
920) The Grand Canyon is located on the :
Answer
Colorado River
921) The vertical movement of air is termed as –
Answer
air current
922) The atmospheric layer closest to the earth is:
Answer
Troposphere
923) Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during –
Answer
Solar eclipse
924) Recharging of water table depends on –
Answer
relief of the area
925) The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is –
Answer
Isotherm
926) Where does most of the weather phenomena take place?
Answer
Troposphere
927) Mariana Trench is found in –
Answer
Pacific Ocean
928) Which current is responsible for increase in the temperature of the western Europe?
Answer
North Equatorial current
929) Tsunamis are cuased by –
Answer
earthquakes
930) Coffee is a –
Answer
Tropical shrub
931) Contour ploughing helps in –
Answer
soil conservation
932) The largest ecosystem of the Earth is –
Answer
Biome
933) An ecosystem consists of –
Answer
a living community and its environment.
934) Humus is a type of –
Answer
decaying organic matters in soil
935) Tides in the sea are caused by –
Answer
eombined effect of Moon and Sun
936) Sea water is saltier than rain water because –
Answer
rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
937) A day is added when one crosses –
Answer
the equator from south to north
938) The moon is showing its same face to the earth because –
Answer
Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
939) Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because –
Answer
they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
940) The mass of Jupiter is approximately –
Answer
one thousandth of the solar mass
941) What is the epicentre of an Earthquake?
Answer
The point on the earth's surface vertically above the seismic focus
942) Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because-
Answer
it is heated by the Earth's surface
943) The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to –
Answer
the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India
944) The tides in the sea are primarily due to –
Answer
the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
945) Cloud burst means –
Answer
Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
946) Ozone layer is formed due to reactions of :
Answer
oxygen and ultraviolet rays
947) Laterite soils are found in area where –
Answer
temperature is high and rain fall is heavy
948) When does solar eclipse take place?
Answer
When the moon is between the sun and earth
949) The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to –
Answer
saving the ozone layer from destruction by reducting the use of CFCs
950) What makes an ecosystem?
Answer
A living community and its environment
951) Airmass near to the earth's surface is warmer because it –
Answer
is warmed by terrestrial radiation
952) Where are the hot deserts generally found?
Answer
On the western margins of the Tropics
953) Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?
Answer
Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
954) What is meant by Isthmus?
Answer
Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans
955) Magnetic Meridian is a –
Answer
Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
956) 'Cloud burst' means –
Answer
Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.
957) The word Biosphere refers to :
Answer
Zone of soil, water and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna.
958) Spring tides occur on –
Answer
Full moon day as well as on new moon day
959) Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.
Answer
Troposphare, Ionosphere, Ecosphere
960) The 'graded profile' of a river course is a –
Answer
smooth curve from source to mouth
961) The distribution of characteristic vegetation of a region is determined mainly by –
Answer
soil, water and temperature
962) The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from :
Answer
one organism to another
963) The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to –
Answer
save the pastures from being overgrazed
964) The main cause of global climatic change is –
Answer
increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
965) Echo sounding is the technique applied to—
Answer
measure the depth of the sea
966) The term territorial water means –
Answer
Water of the sea located close to the coast of a country
967) The acceleration due to gravity at the equator –
Answer
is less than that at the poles
968) Solar eclipse occurs when –
Answer
the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
969) Biosphere refers to –
Answer
the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms
970) Granite, quartzite areas have upstanding look because –
Answer
not easily worn down
971) Equator represents –
Answer
imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
972) Tides in the sea have stored in them :
Answer
Gravitational potential energy
973) Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result?
Answer
Decrease in the number of rats
974) Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by-
Answer
understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms
975) Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because :
Answer
of the effect of both the off-shore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents.
976) An Equinox is when:
Answer
Day and night are of equal length
977) The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are –
Answer
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
978) Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the –
Answer
spherical shape of the earth
979) The temperature of water at the bottom of a large waterfall is higher than that of the water at the top, because –
Answer
the kinetic energy of the falling water is converted into heat.
980) A geyser is a spring which –
Answer
throws water and steam at regular intervals
981) 'Green Accounting' means measuring the National Income of the country taking into account estimation of –
Answer
pollution and environmental damage
982) 'Green House Effect' means –
Answer
Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
983) A natural region has the similarity of –
Answer
climate and natural vegetation
984) Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
Answer
Belgium
985) The part of Equatorial region which has well developed rubber plantations is -
Answer
Malaysia
986) The largest producer of coffee in the world is -
Answer
Brazil
987) The largest producer of wool in the world is -
Answer
Australia
988) The Daocheng Yading Airport is located in -
Answer
Tibet
989) ‘Dykes’ are especially constructed in -
Answer
Holland
990) Colorado in U.S.A. is famous for this landform .
Answer
Grand Canyon
991) The Melanesian Island Group lies in the -
Answer
Pacific Ocean
992) The Strait of Gibraltar provides entry into the -
Answer
Atlantic Ocean
993) The Chinese river known as yellow river is -
Answer
Hwang-Ho
994) The Strait that connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea is -
Answer
Suez Strait
995) The world’s largest island is -
Answer
Greenland
996) Which is the hottest place on Earth?
Answer
El Azizia - Libya
997) The cyclone that brought devastation in Bangladesh was named as -
Answer
Sidr
998) The biggest reserves of Thorium are in -
Answer
India
999) One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is -
Answer
Russia
1000) The city of Rome is situated on the bank of river -
Answer
Tiber
1001) The civilian airport of highest altitude is in -
Answer
Tibet
1002) The ‘Masai’ is a primitive tribe of -
Answer
Tanzania
1003) Kimono is a dress style of which Asian Country?
Answer
Japan
1004) Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’?
Answer
Norway
1005) More than 50% of the world’s coal deposits are held by -
Answer
USA, Russia and China
1006) Which is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
Answer
Andes mountains
1007) Sunda Trench is in -
Answer
Indian Ocean
1008) Peshawar is near to -
Answer
Khyber Pass
1009) The highest altitude (4411 meters above sea level) is of:
Answer
Daocheng Yading Airport
1010) Fishing grounds of the world are found in areas where -
Answer
warm and cold currents meet
1011) Mount Blanc is the highest peak of these mountain ranges -
Answer
Alps
1012) The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is -
Answer
Africa
1013) Where is “Ground Zero”?
Answer
New York
1014) Which two countries are connected by an under-water tunnel?
Answer
France and England
1015) The civilian Airport of highest altitude is in -
Answer
China
1016) The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is-
Answer
Israel
1017) What is called as the ‘Roof of the World?
Answer
Pamir Knot
1018) The “Dark Continent” is -
Answer
Africa
1019) Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
Answer
Over the North Pole
1020) What is the new name of the old colony of Northern Rhodesia?
Answer
Zambia
1021) The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river -
Answer
Potomac
1022) The best variety of world’s cotton is known as -
Answer
Egyptian
1023) Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in -
Answer
Shore regions of Persian Gulf
1024) The deepest trench of the world- ‘The Mariana Trench’ is located in the:
Answer
Pacific Ocean
1025) Which country is the world’s largest archipelago?
Answer
Indonesia
1026) Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to -
Answer
East coast
1027) Through which of the given regions does the equator run?
Answer
Africa
1028) The world famous ‘Serangeti Wildlife Sanctuary’ is located in -
Answer
Tanzania
1029) "Yosemite" is a -
Answer
Waterfall
1030) The temperate grasslands of South America are called -
Answer
Pampas
1031) Select the correct direction of Sirocco storm.
Answer
Sahara to Mediterranean Sea
1032) The country whose 40 per cent of area is below sea level at high tide is:
Answer
The Netherlands
1033) Yellow complexion, Medium stature, Oblique eye with an epicanthic fold are the characterstic features of:
Answer
Mangoloid
1034) The country which tops in the production of cocoa is -
Answer
Ivory Coast
1035) The longest railway line in the world connects .
Answer
Leningrad and Vladivostok
1036) Male is the capital of -
Answer
Maldives
1037) The world's wettest continent is :
Answer
South America
1038) What is called as the ‘Roof of the World?
Answer
Pamir Knot
1039) Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain production are .
Answer
wheat, rice, maize
1040) The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country’?
Answer
Switzerland
1041) The polar regions are sparsely populated because of -
Answer
unsuitable climatic conditions
1042) Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
Answer
Arctic Ocean
1043) Which of these straits separates Asia from Africa?
Answer
Bab-al-Mandeb
1044) Lake formed by Aswan Dam in Africa is -
Answer
Nassar
1045) The temperate grasslands of North America are known as -
Answer
Prairies
1046) Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania?
Answer
Bass
1047) The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of-
Answer
Australia
1048) Which is the largest existing mangrove forest in the world?
Answer
Sunderbans
1049) The Victoria Falls are on the river -
Answer
Zambezi
1050) Sunda strait lies between -
Answer
Java and Sumatra
1051) The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the -
Answer
Iberian Peninsula
1052) Which of the biomes is called the “Bread Basket” of the world?
Answer
Mid-latitude grasslands
1053) Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’?
Answer
Finland
1054) The capital of Tanzania is -
Answer
Dar-es-Salaam
1055) The largest producer of world's mica is -
Answer
China
1056) Largest Mica deposits are in -
Answer
India
1057) Black Forests are found in -
Answer
Germany
1058) Cape Cod is located near -
Answer
Boston
1059) Source of River Nile is -
Answer
Lake Victoria
1060) The country located between 8°N and 37°N latitudes is -
Answer
China
1061) The longest river of Europe is -
Answer
Volga
1062) The Coast of Norway is an example of -
Answer
Fiord Coast
1063) The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has -
Answer
Lock system
1064) Llanos are the grasslands of -
Answer
Chile
1065) The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is -
Answer
Maldives
1066) What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
Answer
Mount Singabung
1067) Name the largest desert of Asia -
Answer
Gobi
1068) “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is this statement correct?
Answer
Central Asian Steppes
1069) The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects _ in the West to in the East.
Answer
Moscow, Irkutsk
1070) New Britain and New Ireland are parts of -
Answer
Papua New Guinea
1071) The capital of Rawanda is :
Answer
Kigali
1072) Rand is the currency of :
Answer
Namibia
1073) The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are -
Answer
China and India
1074) Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of -
Answer
Yugoslavia
1075) The longest continental Railway in the world is -
Answer
Trans Siberian Railway
1076) Birmingham in U.K. is famous for -
Answer
Iron and Steel industry
1077) Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is -
Answer
Australia
1078) Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in -
Answer
Iceland
1079) The World’s largest island is -
Answer
Greenland
1080) About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest?
Answer
7 percent
1081) Asia and North America are separated by -
Answer
Bering Strait
1082) The “Grand Canyon’ is on the river -
Answer
Colorado
1083) Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of -
Answer
Australia
1084) The Panama Canal links -
Answer
Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
1085) Many of the active volcanoes are situated in -
Answer
Pacific Ocean
1086) The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as -
Answer
Selva
1087) The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of-
Answer
Denmark
1088) Where are most of the earth's active volcanoes concentrated?
Answer
Pacific Occan
1089) Which nation is Mongia Port situated in?
Answer
Bangladesh
1090) Which country is the largest producer of Timber?
Answer
United States
1091) Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest is-
Answer
Brazil
1092) The longest river in the world is -
Answer
Nile
1093) Panama canal was constructed in—
Answer
1914 A.D.
1094) The region famous for many kinds of wine and champagne is -
Answer
Mediterranean
1095) The largest delta of the world is -
Answer
Sunderbans
1096) The canal which links Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean is -
Answer
Panama
1097) In geography ‘Gulf Stream’ refers to -
Answer
a warm ocean current
1098) The largest freshwater lake in the world is -
Answer
Lake Superior
1099) What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?
Answer
Andes mountains
1100) Where is Normandy beach located?
Answer
France
1101) To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross -
Answer
Gulf of Mannar
1102) Japan's famous shipbuilding Industries are located at :
Answer
Kobe
1103) The greatest producer of Apples in the world is -
Answer
China
1104) Major producer of supar is -
Answer
India
1105) The Capital of East Timor is -
Answer
Dili
1106) The leading producer of aluminium in the world is -
Answer
U.S.A.
1107) Leading producer of rice is -
Answer
China
1108) The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is -
Answer
Nigeria
1109) The world’s largest producer of desalinated sea water is -
Answer
Saudi Arabia
1110) Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located?
Answer
USA
1111) In which country is the volcano Mount Gamkonora, the highest peak of Halmahera island, which erupted in July 2007 located?
Answer
Indonesia
1112) Volcanic activity is more common in -
Answer
Hawai
1113) The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is -
Answer
River Amazon
1114) The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as -
Answer
Autumnal Equinox
1115) Grassland is called ‘Pampas’ in -
Answer
South America
1116) Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
Answer
Northern
1117) Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from -
Answer
north to south
1118) The driest location on Earth is in which country?
Answer
Chile
1119) The world’s growing appetite for what food product is a leading cause of tropical deforestation?
Answer
Beef
1120) World’s largest producer of coffee is -
Answer
Brazil
1121) The shortest air route from Perth to London is -
Answer
Perth-Ankara-Paris-London
1122) The busiest oceanic trade route of the world is in -
Answer
Atlantic Ocean
1123) Extensive areas of grape cultivation in France are especially called -
Answer
Vineyards
1124) The largest producer of gold in the world is -
Answer
Australia
1125) The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is-
Answer
North Atlantic Sea Route
1126) The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the :
Answer
South China Sea
1127) Name the sea whose boundaries touch three Continents.
Answer
Mediterranean Sea
1128) The current spell of cold wave in the US has been a fall out of the :
Answer
polar vortex
1129) The two countries connected by a tunnel under the sea are -
Answer
England and France
1130) Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel?
Answer
USA and Canada
1131) The correct sequence of countries on basis of fish catch in descending order:
Answer
China, Peru, Japan
1132) The Eskimos live in -
Answer
Canada and Alaska
1133) Maoris is the term used for the aboriginal people of -
Answer
New Zealand
1134) Which is the largest metals trading centre?
Answer
New York
1135) The term ‘Kraal’ is used for -
Answer
Fenced villages of Masai herder
1136) Suez Canal connects -
Answer
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
1137) What do you mean by ‘Density of Population’?
Answer
Number of persons live per square kilometre
1138) Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because -
Answer
North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region.
1139) Selvas are -
Answer
Equatorial rain forests of Brazil
1140) The Savannah finds its ideal conditions of growth in:
Answer
hot humid climate with long dry season
1141) The main reason for deforestation in Asia is -
Answer
excessive fuel wood collection
1142) Where is the Island of Man located?
Answer
Between Northern Ireland and England
1143) Trans-Siberian Railway terminals are -
Answer
Moscow and Vladivostok
1144) ‘Dead Sea’ is called so because -
Answer
it does not support any acquatic life
1145) Japan is called the ‘Land of the rising sun’ because -
Answer
Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
1146) Suez Canal connects
Answer
Mediterranean Sea and Red sea
1147) The pacific Ring of Fire is -
Answer
a volcanic belt around the Pacific
1148) ‘Nippon’ is the name given to Japan which means -
Answer
land of the rising Sun
1149) The largest dry dock in India is situated at -
Answer
Marmagoa
1150) Asteroids, are also called as minor planets found between the orbits of -
Answer
Mars and Jupiter
1151) All the planets in the solar system move around the sun in a -
Answer
Elongated path
1152) The large collection of Stars, dust and gas held together by gravitational attraction between components is known as -
Answer
Galaxy
1153) 1-degree of latitude is equal to -
Answer
111 km.
1154) Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
Answer
Dibrugarh
1155) An island nation Maldives, is located in -
Answer
Indian ocean
1156) World's longest land border is between which two countries?
Answer
Canada and USA
1157) The Yellow river passes through which country?
Answer
China
1158) Alps mountain range is located in which continent?
Answer
Europe
1159) The degree measure of Prime Meridian is -
Answer
0°
1160) The standard meridian (IST) India is -
Answer
82.3 East
1161) Which river in India flows in a rift valley?
Answer
Tapti
1162) Cuba is in –
Answer
Atlantic ocean
1163) In India, the Temperate Forest Research Centre is in which city?
Answer
Shimla
1164) Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere ?
Answer
Gravity
1165) One of the largest salt deserts in the world, the 'Rann of Kutch' is primarily located in which state of India?
Answer
Gujarat
1166) The longest river of peninsular India is -
Answer
Godavari
1167) The outermost range of Himalaya is called -
Answer
Shiwalik
1168) At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in -
Answer
Andaman Island
1169) Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for -
Answer
Brahmaputra
1170) The largest herbarium of India is located at -
Answer
Kolkata
1171) Mina is the tribe of -
Answer
Rajasthan
1172) Mean difference between The Sun and The Earth is -
Answer
1 A.U.
1173) If a star is bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big, it will turn into a .
Answer
Pulsar
1174) Name the largest desert of Asia.
Answer
Gobi
1175) The driest location on Earth is in which country?
Answer
Chile
1176) The 'Grand Canyon' is on which of the river?
Answer
Colorado
1177) Palk Strait is situated between :
Answer
India and Sri Lanka
1178) Hollywood is located in .
Answer
California
1179) The 'Pacific ring of fire ' is associated with :
Answer
volcanoes and earthquakes
1180) The World's largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country?
Answer
Switzerland
1181) Pulsars are :
Answer
rapidly spinning stars
1182) Where is Sanchi Stupa located?
Answer
Madhya Pradesh
1183) Which river crosses the equator twice?
Answer
Congo
1184) Which place receives highest rainfall in the world?
Answer
Cherrapunji
1185) The outermost layer of the Sun is called
Answer
corona
1186) Earth is also known as –
Answer
Blue planet
1187) How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean?
Answer
Cools downs the temperature of water
1188) Spring tides occur when :
Answer
the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line