1. Where is the Sargasso sea located?
North Atlantic Ocean
2. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?
11,033 m
3. Which is the most populous city in the world?
Tokyo
4. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?
Aravallis
5. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?
The Great Himalayan Range
6. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?
Paradeep
7. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity?
Tropical rain forest
8. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
Uttarakhand
9. With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
Narmada
10. What is the state the main activity associated with the fold mountain?
Earthquakes
11. What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rocks?
Trellis
12. Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force?
Coriolis force
13. Which are the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics?
Constant heating
14. What is most important reason for dwindling forest resources today?
Over felling
15. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests?
30 percent
16. The Himalayas are approximately how many kilometers broad?
150 to 400
17. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal?
204
18. Which plant is used for green manuring in India?
Sunhemp
19. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?
Coimbatore
20. The Government of India has decided to declare river as ‘National River’?
Ganga
21. What is the total surface area of earth?
510 million sq km
22. All the watches of a country are set according to which time?
Standard time of the country
23. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E?
12 Noon on Tuesday
24. What are the ‘Temperate lows’?
Sub-polar low pressure belts
25. Which hot and dry winds those help in the ripening or grapes in the Alps region?
Foehn
26. The fragments of which comet system collided with Jupiter in July 1994?
Shoemaker-Levy 9
27. Wine production is mainly carried out in natural region?
Mediterranean region
28. Where is the Postaz temperate grassland?
Hungary
29. Silk textiles are mainly produced in which countries?
China and India
30. Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake waves?
Seismograph