Geography Lithosphere

Q. “Terra Rossa” is a Latin word which means?

A
Lateritic Region
B
Warm Region
C
Red Landscape
D
Region Nearer to Poles

Correct Answer

Red Landscape

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. At neap tide: 1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles 2. the tidal amplitude is high 3. the low tides are very low
    A)1 and 2
    B)1
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1
  • Q. NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
    A)Hyakutake
    B)Halley's Comet
    C)Hale-Bopp
    D)Tempel 1
    Answer: Tempel 1
  • Q. Shwedagon pagoda is located in
    A)Mandalay
    B)Mahabalipuram
    C)Rangoon
    D)Jakarta
    Answer: Rangoon
  • Q. To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related?
    A)Scuba diving
    B)Tidal power plants
    C)Main fish catching zone
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Main fish catching zone
  • Q. The airport of Mumbai is called
    A)Palam
    B)Dum Dum
    C)Sahar
    D)Meenambakkam
    Answer: Sahar
  • Q. What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?
    A)Troposphere
    B)Ionosphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
    A)Greenland
    B)New Guinea
    C)Medagascar
    D)Iceland
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
    A)Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
    B)Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
    C)Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
    D)River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
    Answer: Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
  • Q. Main constituents of biogas are
    A)Methane and carbon dioxide
    B)Methane and carbon monoxide
    C)Butane and carbon monoxide
    D)Ethylene and carbon dioxide
    Answer: Methane and carbon dioxide
  • Q. The highest plateau in the world is
    A)Plateau of Iran
    B)Plateau of Tibet
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)Spanish Plateau
    Answer: Plateau of Tibet
  • Q. The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.
    A)Volcanic
    B)Relief
    C)Submarine
    D)Tectonic
    Answer: Tectonic
  • Q. What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?
    A)Epicentre
    B)Wither
    C)Incentre
    D)Focus
    Answer: Focus
  • Q. The tip of South America is ________
    A)Cape Horn
    B)Cape Verde
    C)Cape York
    D)Cape Cod
    Answer: Cape Horn
  • Q. Which of the following city is the centre for manufacturing of Penicillin?
    A)Pimpari
    B)Sindri
    C)Delhi
    D)Alwaye
    Answer: Pimpari
  • Q. Pochampat irrigation project lies on:
    A)Krishna
    B)Narmada
    C)Godavari
    D)Kaveri
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?
    A)Paddy and Jute
    B)Paddy and Cottort
    C)Wheat and Jute
    D)Wheat and Cotton
    Answer: Paddy and Jute
  • Q. The highest peak in India
    A)Nanda Devi
    B)Kamet
    C)Nandakot
    D)K2 (Godwin Austin)
    Answer: K2 (Godwin Austin)
  • Q. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as
    A)Thermocline
    B)Epilimnion
    C)Metalmnion
    D)Hypolimnion
    Answer: Hypolimnion
  • Q. The state which tops in production of mustard seed is?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Rajasthan
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    B)Wheat
    C)Jau
    D)Jute
    Answer: Jute

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