Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?
A. Norway
B. Finland
C. Ireland
D. Iceland
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The route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
A. Panama route
B. Cape route
C. North Pacific route
D. South Atlantic route
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Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
A. Britain
B. Germany
C. USA
D. Indonesia
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Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
A. New Zealand
B. Japan
C. Iceland
D. Russia
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Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta?
A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. India
D. Thailand
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The largest railway station of the world is ________
A. Trans-Siberian railway station, Russia
B. Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
C. Kharagpur railway station, India
D. None of these
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division
A. Iowa West North Central
B. Texas West South Central
C. California Pacific
D. New Jersey South Atlantic
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Fog can be classified as a
A. Nimbus cloud
B. Cirrus cloud
C. Cumulus cloud
D. Low Stratus cloud
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Crude oil is generally found in
A. Igneous rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Metamorphic rocks
D. Sandy desert soils
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Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
A. Dust
B. Water vapour
C. Ozone
D. Nitrogen
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Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of
A. Lead
B. Zinc
C. Bauxite
D. Copper
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Israel has common borders with ________
A. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
B. Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
C. Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
D. Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
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The country with the highest density of population in Europe is ________
A. France
B. Italy
C. Belgium
D. Netherlands
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Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river
A. Danube
B. Rhine
C. Rhone
D. Volga
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Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of ________
A. Peru
B. Japan
C. Western Europe
D. Alaska
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Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
A. 1000 km
B. 5000 km
C. 6000 km
D. 7000 km
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The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on
A. Atmosphere
B. Rainfall
C. Climate types
D. Annual range of temperature
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The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________
A. USA
B. Eastern Newfoundland
C. Western Norway
D. Northern Sweden
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Contours are lines showing
A. Places on earth of equal rainfall
B. Places of same temperature
C. Places on earth at the same altitude
D. None of these
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A country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass is
A. Brazil
B. Argentina
C. Congo
D. Indonesia
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