Which one of the following is an ore of iron?
- (a) Bauxite
- (b) Hematite
- (c) Ilmenite
- (d) Gypsum
- (b) Hematite
The shortest day is:
- (a) 25 December
- (b) 22 December
- (c) 15 June
- (d) 22 June
- (b) 22 December
The rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej are tributaries of which river?
- (a) Ganga
- (b) Indus
- (c) Yamuna
- (d) Brahmaputra
- (b) Indus
Which is the most beautiful harbor of the world?
- (a) Singapore
- (b) Seattle
- (c) Sydney
- (d) Tripoli
- (c) Sydney
Which is the longest strait of the world?
- (a) Northumberland Strait
- (b) Malacca Strait
- (c) Messina Strait
- (d) Bosporus Strait
- (b) Malacca Strait
Which is the longest river of Europe?
- (a) Volga
- (b) Danube
- (c) Amur
- (d) None of these
- (a) Volga
Which is the longest river of South America?
- (a) Missouri
- (b) Peru
- (c) Congo
- (d) Amazon
- (d) Amazon
A violent whirlwind characterized by a black funnel-shaped cloud hanging from heavy cumulonimbus is known by the name of:
- (a) Antipodes
- (b) Hurricane
- (c) Tornado
- (d) Typhoon
- (c) Tornado
Atmospheric temperature increases at the higher altitudes due to:
- (a) Conduction
- (b) Convection
- (c) Inversion
- (d) Radiation
- (b) Convection
The latitude of the equator is:
- (a) 0°
- (b) 30°
- (c) 45°
- (d) 60°
- (a) 0°