Description : The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was – (1) Red Sea (2) Arabian Sea (3) Tethys Sea (4) Dead Sea
Last Answer : (3) Tethys Sea Explanation: The Tethys Ocean was an ocean that existed between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia during much of the Mesozoic era, before the opening of the Indian ... were once underwater' before the Indian continental shelf began pushing upward as it smashed into Cimmeria.
Description : The deposits of the ancient Tethys Sea were folded to form the : (1) Himalayas (2) Rockies (3) Andes (4) Alps
Last Answer : (1) Himalayas Explanation: Around 200 million years ago (also known as the Middle Permian Period), an extensive sea stretched along the latitudinal area presently occupied by the Himalayas. ... Pangaea began to gradually split into different land masses and move apart in different directions.
Last Answer : Himalayas
Description : The Himalayas is the example of (1) Fold mountains (2) Block mountains (3) Ancient mountains (4) Residual mountains
Last Answer : Fold mountains
Description : The Himalayas are also known by the name (1) ancient mountains (2) fold mountains (3) valley mountains (4) Indus mountains
Last Answer : fold mountains
Description : Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India? (1) Deccan Plateau (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Western Ghats (4) Himalayas
Last Answer : Deccan Plateau
Description : The two richest Eco-zones of India are (1) The Himalayas and Vindhyas (2) The Himalayas and Eastern Ghats (3) The Himalayas and Western Ghats (4) The Himalayas and Aravallis
Last Answer : The Himalayas and Aravallis
Description : The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is (1) Namcha Barwa (2) Annapurna (3) Kanchenjunga (4) Mount Everest
Last Answer : Namcha Barwa
Description : Which of the following is referred to as ‘Young Fold Mountains’ ? (1) Aravallis (2) Nilgiris (3) Himalayas (4) Vindhyas
Description : The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as (1) Himadri (2) Sahyadri (3) Assam Himalayas (4) Siwaliks
Last Answer : Himadri
Description : Gurushikhar is a/the : (1) Shipping Yard of Andhra Pradesh (2) great guru of sikhs (3) famous hunting spot of Himalayas (4) highest peak of the Aravallis
Last Answer : highest peak of the Aravallis
Description : The Kulu Valley is situated between (1) Ladakh and Pirpanjal (2) Ranjoti and Nag Tibba (3) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik (4) Dhauladhar and Pirpanjal
Last Answer : Ladakh and Pirpanjal
Description : Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in (1) Baluchistan (2) Myanmar (3) Nepal (4) Kashmir
Last Answer : Myanmar
Description : Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to West ? (1) Kumaun Himalayas (2) Assam Himalayas (3) Punjab Himalayas (4) Nepal Himalayas
Last Answer : Nepal Himalayas
Description : Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) Tides (b) Tsunami (c) Current (d) Cyclone
Last Answer : (b) Tsunami
Description : The longest sea beach in India is (1) Chapora beach (2) Diu beach (3) Aksa beach (4) Marina beach
Last Answer : Marina beach
Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : Sri Lanka
Description : The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by (1) Ten Degree Channel (2) Great Channel (3) Bay of Bengal (4) Andaman Sea
Last Answer : Ten Degree Channel
Description : Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems ? (1) Varanasi (2) Caya (3) Ambala (4) Allahabad
Last Answer : Ambala
Description : Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’ ? (1) Gangtok (2) Shillong (3) Oottacamand (4) Darjeeling
Last Answer : Darjeeling
Description : The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following States? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka
Last Answer : Kerala
Description : Which place is closest to ToraBora? (1) Mumbai (2) Aurangabad (3) Amarnath (Kashmir) (4) Jalalabad
Last Answer : Jalalabad
Description : Where did a major earthquake take place in India in 1999? (1) Latur (2) Jabalpur (3) Chamoli (4) Uttar Kashi
Last Answer : Chamoli
Description : Nathu La, a place where IndiaChina border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located on the Indian border in (1) Sikkim (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Jammu and Kashmir
Last Answer : Sikkim
Description : Where is ‘Raisina Hills’? (1) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated (2) The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as ‘Shankara-charya Hill’ (3) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu. (4) The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda’s statue was erected.
Last Answer : Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
Description : Parthians came from East of the: A. Caspian Sea B. Arabian Sea C. Cape Monze D. Red Sea
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Suez Canal connects - (1) Red Sea and Arabian Sea (2) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea (3) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea (4) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Last Answer : (2) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea Explanation: The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. ... Indian oceans via the Mediterranean and Red seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans.
Description : Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following? (1) Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea (2) Red Sea-Arabian Sea (3) Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea (4) Mediterranean Sea-Black Sea
Last Answer : (3) Atlantic OceanMediterranean Sea Explanation: The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from ... and Africa are separated by 14.3 km of ocean at the strait's narrowest point.
Description : What is the world’s warmest Sea? A. Red Sea (Answer) B. Mediterranean Sea C. Caspian Sea D. Arabian Sea
Last Answer : A. Red Sea (Answer)
Description : World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in __________. a. Red Sea b. Black Sea c. Arabian Sea d. Mediterranean Sea
Last Answer : b. Black Sea
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea
Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : Which of the following is not an Arab country? (1) Israel (2) Syria (3) Jordan (4) Lebanon
Last Answer : Israel
Description : What is ‘Talcher’ important for? (1) Heavy water plant (2) Hydro–electricity generation (3) Cable industry (4) Atomic reactor
Last Answer : Heavy water plant
Description : Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ? (1) The Central Government and Karnataka (2) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Last Answer : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Description : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej
Last Answer : Sutlej
Description : Which was the first hydel power project in India ? (1) Pallivasal in Kerala (2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu (3) Siva Samudram in Karnataka (4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Siva Samudram in Karnataka
Description : The largest fresh water in India is (1) Dal Laka (2) Bhimtal Laka (3) Wular Laka(4) Nainital Laka
Last Answer : Wular Laka
Description : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Ganga
Description : Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ? (1) Jaisamand (2) Ganga river (3) Yamuna river (4) Chilika lake
Last Answer : Yamuna river
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Krishna
Description : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Krishna (2) Kaveri (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Description : Which river in India flows in a rift-valley? (1) Cauvery (2) Tapti (3) Narmada (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow (1) from West to East (2) from North to South (3) like a ring (4) in transverse direction
Last Answer : like a ring
Description : Salal is the hydro power project in: (1) Haryana (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Punjab
Last Answer : Haryana
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : Periyar
Description : Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ? (1) Godavari (2) Gandak (3) Tapti (4) Narmada
Description : The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ? (1) Jhelum (2) Chenab (3) Indus (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Chenab
Description : Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Description : Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indrawati