Description : Out of the following, which country is dependent on others for the raw material for its Iron-Steel industry? (1) England (2) Australia (3) Japan (4) Turkey
Last Answer : (3) Japan Explanation: Iron and steel had been a leading industry in Japan and had been considered critical to economic growth by the Japanese government. Japanese manufacturing industry is heavily ... followed respectively. However, Japan has to import iron ore from other countries such as India.
Description : The two countries connected by a tunnel under the sea are (1) England and France (2) France and Denmark (3) Australia and New Zealand (4) Spain and Italy
Last Answer : England and France
Description : Birmingham in U.K. is famous for (1) Iron and Steel industry (2) Sugar industry (3) Paper industry (4) Aluminium industry
Last Answer : Iron and Steel industry
Description : Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Brazil
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : Kimono is a dress style of which Asian Country ? (1) Japan (2) Korea (3) Laos (4) China
Last Answer : Japan
Description : Which of the following is the Third largest country in population after China and India ? (1) Bangladesh (2) United States of America (3) Indonesia (4) Japan
Last Answer : United States of America
Description : Japan is called the Land of the rising sun' because (1) Sun rises there as soon as it sets (2) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan (3) Japan being ... 4) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Last Answer : Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
Description : In which country is the volcano Mount Gamkonora, the highest peak of Halmahera island, which erupted in July 2007 located? (1) Japan (2) Indonesia (3) Russia (4) France
Last Answer : Indonesia
Description : The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is (1) India (2) Israel (3) Sri Lanka (4) England
Last Answer : Israel
Description : Detroit, USA, is famous for which of the following industries ? (1) Iron and Steel (2) Automobile (3) Petro-chemical (4) Cotton textile
Last Answer : Automobile
Description : Which one of the following is known as the ‘Laughing Jack’ of Australia ? (1) Platypus (2) Kookabara (3) Koala (4) Lyrebird
Last Answer : Kookabara
Description : New Britain and New Ireland are parts of– (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Papua New Guinea
Last Answer : Papua New Guinea
Description : Asbestos is found maximum in which of the following countries? (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Africa (4) Russia
Last Answer : Russia
Description : One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is (1) Australia (2) Russia (3) Canada (4) Armenia
Description : Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is (1) U.S.A. (2) Jamaica (3) Chile (4) Australia
Last Answer : Australia
Description : The largest producer of wool in the world is (1) Australia (2) China (3) Argentina (4) New Zealand
Description : Largest Mica deposits are in (1) South Africa (2) India (3) USA (4) Australia
Last Answer : India
Description : Major producer of sugar is (1) Australia (2) Cuba (3) India (4) Mauritius
Description : The largest producer of gold in the world is (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Russia (4) South Africa
Description : Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from (1) east to west (2) west to east (3) north to south (4) south to north
Last Answer : north to south
Description : Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemispheres of the earth? (1) Australia (2) Africa (3) Europe (4) South America
Last Answer : Africa
Description : Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response: Desert a. Kalahari b. Atacama c. Thar d. Great Victoria Location (i) South America (ii) Australia (iii) Africa (iv) Asia (1) a-(ii), b- ... b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv) (4) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Last Answer : a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Description : The largest coral reef in’the world is found near the coast of (1) Brazil (2) Australia (3) Sri Lanka (4) Cuba
Description : Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania? (1) Bass (2) Bab-el-Mandeb (3) Palk (4) Berring
Last Answer : Bass
Description : Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of (1) Australia (2) South America (3) Europe (4) Africa
Last Answer : Europe
Description : Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to (1) East coast (2) West coast (3) North coast (4) South coast
Last Answer : East coast
Description : The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is (1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Europe (4) Asia
Description : Which one of the following is/ are wrongly matched ? A. typhoons — China Sea B. hurricanes— India Ocean C. cyclone — West Indies D. tornadoes — Australia (1) A, B and C (2) A, B and D (3) A, C and D (4) B, C and D
Last Answer : B, C and D
Description : ‘Nippon’ is the name given to Japan which means (1) land of the rising Sun (2) land of Pagodas (3) land of northern lights (4) land of volcanoes and earthquakes.
Last Answer : land of the rising Sun
Description : The correct sequence of countries on basis of fish catch in descending order : (1) China, Japan, Peru (2) Japan, China, Peru, (3) China, Peru, Japan (4) Peru, China, Japan
Last Answer : China, Peru, Japan
Description : Which of the following countries contributes the maximum to the world’s diamond supply ? (1) Russia (2) U.S.A. (3) Japan (4) South Africa
Description : Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in (1) Iceland (2) New Zealand (3) Russia (4) Japan
Last Answer : Iceland
Description : Volcanic activity is more common in (1) Hawai (2) Japan (3) Colombia (4) New Zealand
Last Answer : Hawai
Description : Which two countries are connected by an under-water tunnel? (1) England and Spain (2) Malaysia and Singapore (3) England and Belgium (4) France and England
Last Answer : France and England
Description : Where is the Island of Man located ? (1) Between Northern Ireland and England (2) Between France and England (3) Between Malaysia and Indonesia (4) Between Cuba and Jamaica
Last Answer : Between Northern Ireland and England
Description : On the basis of character of raw material and finished product, iron and steel industry belongs to which category? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Heavy industry.
Description : Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry? (1) Aluminium (2) Iron (3) Steel (4) Gold
Last Answer : (1) Aluminium Explanation: Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminium. Bauxite is not a mineral. It is a rock formed from a laterite soil that has been severely leached of silica and other soluble materials in a wet tropical or subtropical climate.
Last Answer : (1) Aluminium Explanation: Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminium. Bauxite is not a mineral. It is a rock formed from a laterite soil that has been severely leached of silica and ... materials in a wet tropical or subtropical climate. Aluminium is extracted from bauxite using the Bayer process.
Description : Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry ? (1) Aluminium (2) Iron (3) Steel (4) Gold
Last Answer : Aluminium
Description : Apart from the availability of raw material location of an industry is also dependent on the availability of: (1) enviornmental protection and vegetation (2) man power and energy source (3) transport and bio energy (4) water and inputs
Last Answer : (2) man power and energy source Explanation: Some of the factors which affect the industrial location are as follows: availability of raw materials, avail-ability of labour, availability of ... that is indispensable for industry. Besides, availability of power/electricity is also a deciding factor.
Last Answer : man power and energy source
Description : Which of the following sets of countries are referred to as ‘The Golden Crescent’ the largest opium industry in the world? (1) Myanmar, Laos and Thailand (2) Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq (3) Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran (4) Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
Last Answer : Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
Description : The North-East India is seismically one of the six most active regions of the world along with the other five zones of a. Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey b. Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, ... . Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North Korea d. Turkey, Japan, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Last Answer : a. Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey
Description : Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ? (1) Norway (2) Finland (3) Canada (4) Ireland
Last Answer : Finland
Description : Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe” ? (1) Belgium (2) Switzerland (3) Netherlands(4) Luxembourg
Last Answer : Belgium
Description : The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country? (1) Belgium (2) Austria (3) Switzerland(4) Sweden
Last Answer : Switzerland
Description : The country which tops in the production of cocoa is (1) Ghana (2) Brazil (3) Ivory Coast (4) Nigeria
Last Answer : Ivory Coast
Description : Which of the following is the major copper producing country ? (1) Sri Lanka (2) Indonesia (3) Chile (4) Russia
Description : The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is (1) Kenya (2) Sudan (3) Nigeria (4) Uganda
Last Answer : Nigeria
Description : Which country is the largest producer of Timber? (1) United States (2) Brazil (3) Nigeria (4) Sweden
Last Answer : United States