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Peterman’s
glacier is situated in __________.
a.
Russia
b.
Greenland
c.
Germany
d.
Switzerland
Persian
Gulf is located in __________.
a. Indian
ocean
b. Red
sea
c.
Arabian sea
d. None
of these
"Ring
of Fire" refers to the ring of volcanoes present in ________.
a.
Circum-Pacific seismic belt
b. Five
permanent members of UN
c. Five
continents
d. Ring
of earthquakes
Red river
is present in ________.
a. Canada
b. Mexico
c. UK
d. USA
Rome the capital
of Italy is located beside the river ________.
a. Danube
b. Po
c. Rhine
d. Tiber
River
Darling flows through ________.
a. Asia
b. Africa
c.
Australia
d. South
America
Ruhr coal
field is situated in ________.
a. Brazil
b.
Germany
c.
Indonesia
d. South
Africa
River
Skeena flows through ________.
a. Asia
b.
Australia
c. North
America
d. South
America
Soil
formed by deposition of silt brought by rivers is ________.
a.
Alluvial soil
b. Black
soil
c.
Podsols
d. Red
soil
Sinkhole
lakes are common in ________.
a.
Florida (USA)
b.
Michigan (USA)
c. New
York (USA)
d.
Virginia (USA)
Suez
canal was constructed in ________.
a. 1867
b. 1869
c. 1898
d. 1875
Siesson
Mountains are ________.
a. Old
mountains
b.
Tallest mountains
c.
Youngest mountains
d. None
of these
Stromboli
valcano is located in the ________.
a.
Chile
b.
Philippines
c.
Indonesia
d. Sicily
(Italy)
Sonoran
is a desert present in ________.
a.
Australia
b. China
c. India
d. Mexico
South Pole is located in the continent of
_________.
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. Antarctica
d. Greenland
Spring
tide occurs when the __________.
a. Sun,
Earth and the Moon are at right angles to each other
b. Earth,
Moon and the Sun are in a straight line
c. Earth
comes near the Sun
d. Earth
is away from the Sun
South
Pole was discovered by __________.
a. Cabot
b.
Amundsen
c. Robert
Peary
d. None
of these
Simpson
desert is present in __________.
a.
Australia
b. USA
c. UK
d.
Morocco
Siachen,
Baltoro and Chogo Lugma glaciers are located in Pakistan these are situated in
which mountain range?
a.
Himalaya
b.
Hindukush
c.
Karakoram
d.
Sutaiman
Sutherland
waterfall is present in __________.
a. Canada
b.
Newzealand
c. USA
d.
Australia
Strait of
Bosporus connects __________.
a. Black
sea and red sea
b. Black
sea and Baltic Sea
c. Black
sea and Sea of Marmara
d. None
of these
Strait of
Malacca separates __________.
a. Malaysia and China
b.
Malaysia and Sri Lanka
c.
Malaysia and Indonesia
d. None
of these
Sea of
Marmara and Aegean sea are connected by the strait __________.
a. Davis
b.
Mozambique
c.
Malacca
d.
Dardanelles
Tugela
water fall is present in __________.
a. South
Africa
b.
Venezuela
c. Canada
d. USA
The river
Volga pours its water into the __________.
a.
Caspian Sea
b. Black
Sea
c. Baltic
Sea
d.
Arabian Sea
The local
time at a place is 6 a.m. when the G.M.T. is 3 am. the longitude of that place
is__________.
a. 45
degrees west
b. 45
degrees east
c. 120
degrees east
d. 120
degrees west
The
earthquake waves which have transverse movements are known as __________.
a.
Primary waves
b.
Surface waves
c.
Secondary waves
d. None
of the above
Through
which one of the following countries the equator does not pass?
a.
Tanzania
b. Kenya
c. Zaire
d. Uganda
The
deepest point in the ocean is __________.
a.
Galatea deep
b.
Bartholomew deep
c.
Mindanao deep
d.
Mariana trench (Challenger deep)
The
origin of earth dates back to approximately __________.
a. 3.6
billion years
b. 4.6
billion years
c. 5.6
billon years