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- Question
A hinterland is
Options- A. an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
- B. the interior of a valley
- C. an elevated area
- D. an area occupied by backward community
- Correct Answer
- an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
ExplanationIt is also the land that accommodates the imports of the port.
- 1. Along the coasts salinity is
Options- A. lowered
- B. increased
- C. stable
- D. unaffected Discuss
- 2. Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called
Options- A. granite
- B. lava
- C. quartz
- D. silicates Discuss
- 3. Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
Options- A. Mistral
- B. Chinook
- C. Foehn
- D. Haramattan Discuss
- 4. Which of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
Options- A. Singapore
- B. Lagos
- C. Colombo
- D. Jakarta Discuss
- 5. _______ is called the 'land of thousand lakes'
Options- A. Finland
- B. Holland
- C. Sweden
- D. Portugal Discuss
- 6. The 'land of eternal spring' are certain parts of ______
Options- A. Tundra region
- B. Highland region
- C. Mediterranean region
- D. Hot-Wet Equatorial region Discuss
- 7. Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?
Options- A. dew
- B. fog
- C. mist
- D. hail Discuss
- 8. The Savannas of Orinoco Basin are termed as
Options- A. pampas
- B. steppes
- C. prairies
- D. llanos Discuss
- 9. The most valuable cash crop of Brazil is
Options- A. Tea
- B. Coffee
- C. Cardamom
- D. Spices Discuss
- 10. Which among the following countries , occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderbans Delta?
Options- A. Bangladesh
- B. Burma
- C. India
- D. Thailand Discuss
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Correct Answer: lowered
Explanation:
Rainfall and addition of fresh water from rivers reduce salinity neat the coasts.
Correct Answer: lava
Correct Answer: Chinook
Correct Answer: Singapore
Correct Answer: Finland
Correct Answer: Hot-Wet Equatorial region
Explanation:
In high plateaus of the Hot Wet Equatorial Region the temperature is very much lower and so the "Ecuador type' of climate develops typically on the high plateau of Ecuador at an elevation of about 2430 to 3050 meter. Because of the pleasant average temperature of, . This is described as the "Land of eternal spring".
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: llanos
Explanation:
llanos is a tropical grassland while the remaining three are temperature grasslands
Correct Answer: Coffee
Explanation:
Warm, moist climate (with a temperature of 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
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