Geography Lithosphere

Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________

A
Hanging Valley
B
Glacial trough
C
Hum
D
Cirque

Correct Answer

Cirque

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Hyderabad (in Telangana) is located on the bank:
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Luni River
    C)Gandak River
    D)Musi River
    Answer: Musi River
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? I. Troposphere : weather phenomena II. Stratosphere : ozone layer III. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth’s surface IV. Mesosphere : Aurorae
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and IV
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is ________
    A)Water vapour
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Argon
    D)Oxygen
    Answer: Argon
  • Q. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
    A)4.4
    B)2.4
    C)3.4
    D)5.4
    Answer: 2.4
  • 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. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Haryana
    D)Assam
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
    A)North America and Africa
    B)Europe and Africa
    C)Asia and Oceania
    D)Europe and Oceania
    Answer: Europe and Oceania
  • Q. Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
    A)Narora
    B)Bhakra
    C)Harika
    D)Pandoh
    Answer: Harika
  • Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The longitudes of main land of India extends between ________.
    A)68°7' N and 97°25' N
    B)68°7' E and 97°25' E
    C)68°.7' W and 97°25' W
    D)68°7' S and 97°25' S
    Answer: 68°7' E and 97°25' E
  • Q. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received by ________
    A)The areas of high latitudes
    B)The coastal areas in the warm temperate zone
    C)The eastern parts of the temperate lands
    D)The areas of equatorial regions
    Answer: The areas of high latitudes
  • Q. Which among these is a cold current
    A)Brazilian current
    B)Florida current
    C)Canaries current
    D)Norwegian current
    Answer: Canaries current
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food-grain?
    A)Cotton
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Jowar
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Sahara
    B)Gobi
    C)Kalahari
    D)Thar
    Answer: Kalahari
  • Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
    A)Sandstone
    B)Limestone
    C)Obsidian
    D)Shale
    Answer: Sandstone
  • Q. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called
    A)Continental rise
    B)Continental shelf
    C)Abyssal plains
    D)Submarine ridges
    Answer: Continental shelf
  • Q. Which language next to Hindi is spoken by the largest number of people in India?
    A)Tamil
    B)Bengali
    C)Marathi
    D)Telugu
    Answer: Bengali
  • Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
    A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
    B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
    C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
    D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
    Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
  • 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. What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
    A)Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi
    B)Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi
    C)Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
    D)Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi
    Answer: Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi

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