Indian Geography Quiz: Day 73

January 24, 2023

Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other

(A) North America and South America
(B) Asia and Africa
(C) Africa and South America
(D) Europe and Asia

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Answer : C

How many kilometres are represented by 1° of latitude?

(A) 321 km
(B) 211 km
(C) 111 km
(D) 91 km

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Answer : C

The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91°E and 92° E) at the Poles is

(A) 0 km
(B) 18 km
(C) 25 km
(D) 111 km

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Answer : A

Which one among the following is not a landlocked country in Africa?

(A) Botswana
(B) Zambia
(C) Lesotho
(D) Nigeria

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Answer : D

Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands, which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?

(A) Volcanic
(B) Glacial eroded
(C) Eolian deposited
(D) Folded

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Answer : A

With reference to earthquakes, which of the following statements are correct?
1. Earthquakes largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.
2. Point of origin of earthquake in lithosphere is known as focus/hypocentre.
3. Magnitude of earthquake decreases with distance from the epicentre.
4. Epicentre of earthquake always remains over continents only.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1 and 4

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Answer : B

Nandyal Valley is located in which of the following states?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Odisha

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Answer : C

Araku Region is located in which of the following state in India?

(A) Odisha
(B) Telangana
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra

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Answer : C

In which state does the Parasnath Hills lie ?

(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Jharkhand

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Answer : D

Which one among the following is the southernmost sea of the world?

(A) Ross Sea
(B) Weddell Sea
(C) Tasman Sea
(D) None of the above

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Answer : A

Tharu tribe recently in news located in which of the given state?
1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the following statement/s are correct:

(A) Only 1
(B) 1 and 2 Only
(C) 1, 2 and 3 Only
(D) All of the above.

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Answer : C

Shola forest grassland is the tropical montane forest found in which of the following states of Western Ghats?
1) Maharashtra
2) Kerala
3) Tamilnadu
4) Karnataka
Which of the following options are correct:

(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 2 and 4 only
(C) 2, 3 and 4 only
(D) All of the above.

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Answer : C

United Arab Emirates shares border with which of the following countries?
1) Qatar
2) Bahrain
3) Kuwait
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Oman
Consider the following options:

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(B) 4 and 5 only
(C) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(D) All of the above.

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Answer : B

North Channel separates which of the following countries?

(A) Northern Ireland and Scotland
(B) Scotland and Ireland
(C) England and France
(D) Ireland and Wales

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Answer : A

Yucatan Channel separated which of the following countries?

(A) Cuba and Bahamas
(B) Bahamas and USA
(C) USA and Cuba
(D) Cuba and Mexico

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Answer : D