Geography: Most Important One Liner Question and Answer part-2

Geography: Most Important One Liner Question and Answer part-2

501. In which ocean is Sargasso Sea located- Atlantic Ocean
502. In which continent are the great dividing ranges – Australia
503. What is Bridgmanite - Name of the most abundant mineral found on earth

504. Which of the deserts in Arabia, Thar, Mongolia and Atacama is found in
abundance in gold reserves – Atacama
505. Where is the largest store of thorium – India
506. Which country is the largest producer of guava – India
507. Which country leads the production of cacao - Ivory Coast
508. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India? Tropical Moist
Deciduous Forest
509. What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary
rocks - Trellis
510. Which ecosystem covers the largest area of the earth’s surface? Marine
Ecosystem
511. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface - 47%
512. What type of climate is best suited for horticulture - Mediterranea
513. Which city is associated with the river Mekong - Phnom–Penh
514. Which is the busiest oceanic trade route - North Atlantic Route
515. What is the average salinity of sea water - 3.50%
516. The winds which never change their direction are called - Planetary Winds
517. Who discovered South Pole - Amundsen
518. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries - China – Pakistan
519. What is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust - Aluminium
520. What is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust - Oxygen
521. After how many years does Halley’s comet appear once in a period - 76 years
522. rainfall that occurs when wind rises up along a hill - Orographic
523. In which country are the broken hill famous for zinc and lead - Australia
524. Which is most prone to earthquakes - Young folded mountains
525. What is the length of India’s coastline - About 7500 Km
526. How many kms are represented by 10° of latitudes -111 kms
527. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India - Western Ghats
528. Where are the islands of Seychelles located - Indian Ocean
529. Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in which forest - Sundarbans
530. Suez Canal joins which two Sea - Red & Mediterranean Sea
531. Which biome has the highest species diversity - Tropical Rain Forests
532. Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests - Ivory Coast
533. Which crop requires continuous semiaquatic condition for cultivation - Rice

534. Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area
- Wet Evergreen Equatorial forests
535. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north
- Aravalli’s
536. Which plate movement is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridge -
Divergent Movement
537. Which is the largest volcano crater in the world - Lake Toba
538. In India, how many States share the coastline - 9
539. The tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in which sea -
Caribbean Sea
540. The Vindhya’s belong to which class of mountains? Block mountains
541. Which is the World’s largest producer of wool - Australia
542. Which soil is also known as ‘Regur’ - Black Soil
543. what is known as soil-free farming - Hydroponics
544. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E - 12 Noon
on Tuesday
545. Dry winds (harmattan) blow in Sahara Desert from - East to West
546. Which industry in India was worst affected because of the partition - Jute &
Cotton
547. What is exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis - 23
hrs 56 mins 4.09 sec
548. Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts - Low Humidity
549. Which river crosses the equator twice - Congo
550. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop - Wet Tropical
Climate
551. Which is the most important factor in soil formation - Climate
552. The deepest surface depression on earth is - Mariana Trench
553. The word “isoneph” represents the lines of equal - Cloudiness
554. Country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? Brazil
555. What is the name of the soil, rich in calcium - Pedocal
556. Which lake is known as “honeymoon lake” - Lake Titicaca
557. Which country has maximum damage to forests been caused by acid rain
- Poland

558. Which country is situated geographically in America but politically a partof
Europe - Greenland
559. The fertile land between two rivers is called - Doab
560. Which Strait separates Africa from Europe - Strait of Gibraltar
561. Which is the fastest growing tree - Eucalyptus
562. Which tree require minimum water for its growth - Babool
563. Which plain formed due to the weathering of lime stone - Karst Plains
564. To an astronaut, how does outer space appear - Black
565. Which river crosses tropic of Capricorn twice - Limpopo river
566. What is associated with a savanna climate - Scrub
567. Which kind of forests is found in silent valley of Kerala - Tropical Rain
Forests
568. Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean - Madagascar
569. In how many time zones has the world been divided into - 24
570. Which soil is very hard to cultivate - Sandy soil
571. What separates Daman & Diu - Gulf of Khambhat
572. Which connects the ocean floor level with the continent? Continental slope
573. Port Blair the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which
island - South Andaman
574. Which is the State with the largest area under waste land - Jammu & Kashmir
575. Which crop are grain with the onset of monsoon & are harvested in September
-October - Kharif
576. Which river basin is called ‘Ruhr of India’ - Damodar
577. Which is considered to have an adverse effect on Indian Monsoon - El Nino
578. Which are the longest inland waterways in the world - Mississippi river
system
579. In which latitudes are the seasonal contrasts maximum - Mid Latitudes
580. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl” - Andhra Pradesh
581. What are Doldrums - Tropical no wind belt
582. “Valley of flowers” is located in which state - Uttarakhand
583. Which is called ‘Herring Pond’ - Atlantic Ocean
584. What is the name of India’s southern tip - Indira Point
585. Lines joining places receiving equal amount of rain fall - Isohyets

586. What is the reason behind the declining climate of Maldives -
High Population Density
587. Which place gets the least rainfall in India - Jodhpur
588. Which hill station is known as the “Queen of Satpura” - Panchmarhi
589. Which are the two volcanic islands in the Indian territory - Narcondam and
Barren
590. Which is the longest national highway - NH 44
591. India is divided into how many seismic zones according to the earthquake
zoning map - 4
592. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located - Rajasthan
593. Which one is the longest river in India that flows entirely within India
- Godavari
594. Which lake has been formed due to tectonic activities - Wular lake
595. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh - Padma
596. Which State produces maximum pulses in the country - Madhya Pradesh
597. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world - Lake Superior
598. Where is Sargasso Sea located -North Atlantic Ocean
599. Which State has the largest coastline in India - Gujarat
600. Duncan Passage is located between which regions - South & Little Andaman