st Search

Q:

Which among the following countries , occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderbans Delta?

A) Bangladesh	B) Burma
C) India	D) Thailand

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangladesh

Explanation:

Sunderbans is the name given to the dense impenetrable tidal/ mangrove forest of Ganges-Brahmaputra delta because of abundant sundari trees found here.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography

Q:

The most valuable cash crop of Brazil is

A) Tea	B) Coffee
C) Cardamom	D) Spices

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Coffee

Explanation:

Warm, moist climate (with a temperature of $18^{0} C - 27^{0} C$ and well-distributed rainfall between 125 to 200 cms) and deep, loamy, well-drained soil made of weathered lava are most suitable for the cultivation of coffee. However, Brazil is a quantity producer and not a quality producer.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography
Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank PO

Q:

The first oil well in the world was drilled at

A) Assam	B) Japan
C) Pensylvania	D) Former USSR

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pensylvania

Explanation:

The first oil well was dug in 1859. The oil production has since declined but it retains its name for high grade oil

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography

Q:

Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?

A) dew	B) fog
C) mist	D) hail

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) hail

Explanation:

While dew , fog and mist are formed due to condensation of vapour into water drops, hail falls from the clouds in the form of hard pellets of ice.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography

Q:

The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn) , that shows a faint ring is ______

A) Earth	B) Jupiter
C) Mars	D) Pluto

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jupiter

Explanation:

A faint ring encircles Jupiter. Neptune and Uranus are also reported to show some sort of ring.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography

Q:

An estuary is a place where

A) deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land	B) silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
C) fresh water collects at the mouth of a river	D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Explanation:

Alternative (a) refers to a delta

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography

Q:

Amur, one of the longest rivers in the world is in

A) Africa	B) South America
C) Asia	D) Europe

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asia

Explanation:

The river flows through south eastern parts of former USSR close to the china border and drains into sea of Okhotsk. It is 4510 Km long

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography

Q:

The Shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is

A) Over the Atlantic Ocean	B) Over the Pacific via Siberia
C) Over the North pole	D) Through the latitude which passes through them

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Over the Atlantic Ocean

Explanation:

Moscow $37^{o}$ and Los Angeles $118^{o} W$ show a longitude difference of $155^{o}$ across the Atlantic and of $205^{o}$ across the Pacific.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Geography
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Searching for "st"

Quick Links