Palk Strait separates
A. Malaysia and Sumatra
B. India and Sri Lanka
C. Sunda and Sumatra
D. Borneo and Celebes
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Name the mountain that separates France and Spain.
A. Alps
B. Pyrenees
C. Jura
D. Vosges
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?
A. Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments
B. Slow speed
C. Long river course
D. Tidal nature of waves
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured?
A. Grams per square km
B. Grams per centimetre
C. Kilograms per square metre
D. Pounds per cubic mile
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass, is
A. Asia
B. South America
C. Africa
D. Australia
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Po river flows through
A. Austria
B. Italy
C. Yugoslavia
D. France
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Prognathiam rerers to
A. Slanting forehead
B. Protruding jaw
C. Slit eye
D. None of these
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Cut off loops of rivers are known as
A. Bajada
B. Meanders
C. Oxbow lake
D. Levee
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which among the following is the most populous city in the world?
A. Kolkata
B. Mexico City
C. Sao Paulo
D. Tokyo
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Oceans occupy per cent of the earth.
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Copper alloys with tin to give
A. Brass
B. Bronze
C. German silver
D. Zinc
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
A. Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
B. Coast should be preferably tideless
C. Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow
D. There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
In the Himalayas the melting or the snow is more on the
A. Southern slopes
B. Northern slopes
C. Eastern slopes
D. Western slopes
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order in numbers in the food chain pyramid?
1. Primary Producers
2. Herbivores
3. Carnivores
4. Man
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 3, 2, 4
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 1, 2, 4, 3
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?
A. Siberian Type
B. Tundra Type
C. Taiga Type
D. Laurentian Type
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
A. North America
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. Australia
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The sea that separates Greece and Italy is
A. Mediterranean
B. The Tyrrhenian
C. The Adriatic
D. The Aegean
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The layers of the earth's crust are distinguished by their
A. Thickness and depth
B. Density and temperature
C. Metallic content and rocks
D. All the above
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The coral reefs are most characteristic of
A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Mediterranean Sea
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
A. Europe and Africa
B. Asia and Oceania
C. North America and Africa
D. Europe and Oceania
Select an option to see the answer and solution.