Geography Hydrosphere

Q. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as

A
Thermocline
B
Epilimnion
C
Metalmnion
D
Hypolimnion

Correct Answer

Hypolimnion

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Jorhat
    C)Darjeeling
    D)Munnar
    Answer: Darjeeling
  • Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
    A)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult
    B)Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
    C)It is made up of crystalline rock
    D)The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
    Answer: Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
  • Q. The Rocks of granite are changed into which of the following due to metamorphism?
    A)Gneiss
    B)Marble
    C)Feldspar
    D)Quartz
    Answer: Gneiss
  • Q. Which of the following is known as the “Roof of the World”?
    A)Siberian Field
    B)Everest
    C)Pamir Mountains
    D)Hindu Kush Mountain
    Answer: Pamir Mountains
  • Q. Bara (kral) is used for which of the following
    A)Stockyard of kikuyu
    B)House of Maasai shepherd
    C)Village of Maasai shepherd
    D)Tent of Kirgiz
    Answer: Village of Maasai shepherd
  • Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
    A)Temperate cyclones
    B)Tropical cyclones
    C)Inter-tropical convergence
    D)Tropospheric instability
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. Which of the following Indian state is not a producer of tea?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Assam
    C)Kerala
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Chhattisgarh
  • Q. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Bituminous
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard: I. Land gets heated by conduction II. Water has higher specific heat III. Only the surface layers of water are heated IV. Water gets heated by convection
    A)I and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II and III
    D)I, II and IV
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of ________.
    A)Foam
    B)Aerosol
    C)Solid sol
    D)Gel
    Answer: Aerosol
  • Q. Which is the largest Gulf in the World?
    A)The Persian Gulf
    B)The Gulf of Cambay
    C)The Gulf of Mexico
    D)The Strait of Hormuz
    Answer: The Gulf of Mexico
  • Q. Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes?
    A)Manipur
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Uttaranchal
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
    A)Permeable and non- permeable
    B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
    C)Non-permeable and permeable
    D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
    Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  • Q. The role of spines in the desert plants is ________
    A)To save the moisture from evaporation.
    B)To protect themselves from the herbivores.
    C)To provide more surface for photosynthesis
    D)None of the above
    Answer: To save the moisture from evaporation.
  • Q. The Ocean currents transfer heat from ________
    A)The surface of the sea to greater depths
    B)One sea or ocean to another
    C)One coast to another
    D)Lower to higher latitudes
    Answer: Lower to higher latitudes
  • Q. Monazite is an ore of
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    B)Copper
    C)Iron
    D)Titanium
    Answer: Thorium
  • Q. India’s three fourths of the total annual rainfall are received during:
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    B)South-west Monsoon Season
    C)North East Monsoon Season
    D)The Retreating of S.W. Monsoon Season
    Answer: South-west Monsoon Season
  • Q. The tropical rain forests are dense and varied because of ________
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    B)Their remote and inaccessible locations
    C)Very little interference from man
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