Q. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a

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Bay

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  • Q. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia?
    A)The Taiga region
    B)High Mountain region
    C)Polar Tundra
    D)Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region
    Answer: Polar Tundra
  • Q. The ‘Ruhr or India’ is
    A)Chennai-Bengaluru region
    B)Mumbai-Pune region
    C)Damodar Valley region
    D)Delhi-Kanpur region
    Answer: Damodar Valley region
  • Q. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards ________.
    A)Onshore Side
    B)Windward Side
    C)Seaward Side
    D)Leeward Side
    Answer: Leeward Side
  • Q. The highest navigable lake in the world is
    A)Superior
    B)Huron
    C)Titicaca
    D)Tanganyika
    Answer: Titicaca
  • Q. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the
    A)Tundra
    B)Coniferous forests
    C)Temperate deciduous forests
    D)Temperate grasslands
    Answer: Coniferous forests
  • Q. In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?
    A)Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
    B)Montane Wet Temperate Forest
    C)Sub- tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
    D)Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
    Answer: Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
  • Q. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are
    A)Isohyte
    B)Isohel
    C)Isobar
    D)Isotherm
    Answer: Isohel
  • Q. Which of the following statements characterize the anticyclones? 1. Anticyclones are low pressure systems. 2. They are characterized by divergent wind circulation. 3. They are indicative of dry weather conditions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 only
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation is to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
    A)Sandalwood
    B)Teak
    C)Sal
    D)Deodar
    Answer: Deodar
  • Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
    A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
    B)Half an hour behind A
    C)Half an hour ahead of A
    D)The same as that of A
    Answer: The same as that of A
  • Q. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
    A)Chambal
    B)Tapti
    C)Mahi
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Sand stone, Conglomerate, Limestone, Shale, Chalk and Coal are example of:
    A)Metamorphic Rocks
    B)Igneous Rocks
    C)Sedimentary Rocks
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
  • Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
    A)2
    B)4
    C)5
    D)3
    Answer: 5
  • Q. Exfoliation is a type of:
    A)Physical Weathering
    B)Chemical Weathering
    C)Soil Erosion
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Physical Weathering
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    A)Sandalwood : Kerala
    B)Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
    D)Sundari : West Bengal
    Answer: Sundari : West Bengal
  • Q. Which region in India is known as the ‘Rice Bowl of India’?
    A)North-East region
    B)Indo-Gangetic Plain
    C)Krishna-Godavari Delta region
    D)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Krishna-Godavari Delta region
  • Q. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
    A)Glaciated valley
    B)River valley
    C)Rift valley system
    D)A canyon
    Answer: Rift valley system
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    A)Foehn
    B)Mistral
    C)Chinook
    D)Haramattan
    Answer: Chinook
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    A)Earthquakes
    B)Rocks
    C)Soils
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Soils

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