Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?

Correct Answer

Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. You find some local people living in log cabins in
    A)Deserts
    B)Tropical rainforest
    C)Taiga regions
    D)Mediterranean regions
    Answer: Taiga regions
  • Q. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.
    A)North-western
    B)Northern
    C)Southern
    D)South-eastern
    Answer: South-eastern
  • Q. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Bharatpur
    C)Jaipur
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Jaipur
  • Q. Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?
    A)Laterite Soils
    B)Black Soils
    C)Red Soils
    D)None of these
    Answer: Laterite Soils
  • Q. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is ________
    A)Pantograph
    B)Hygrometer
    C)Hydrograph
    D)Barograph
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
    A)Ozone
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Oxygen
    D)Water Vapour
    Answer: Water Vapour
  • Q. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
    A)Pakistan
    B)Nepal
    C)Bangladesh
    D)Sri Lanka
    Answer: Nepal
  • Q. The shortest day in Australia will be on ________
    A)01-09-2023
    B)21-06-2021
    C)01-12-2022
    D)01-03-2021
    Answer: 21-06-2021
  • Q. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
    A)Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
    B)Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
    C)Reflect back the heat given off by earth
    D)Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
    Answer: Reflect back the heat given off by earth
  • Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
    A)Rubber
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Tea
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. Project Tiger, one of the premier conservation efforts in the country was launched on:
    A)10 April, 1975
    B)10 June, 1975
    C)1 August, 1973
    D)1 April, 1973
    Answer: 1 April, 1973
  • Q. Kanchipuram is in which of the following states?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
    A)Condensation
    B)Insolation
    C)Radiation
    D)Convection
    Answer: Insolation
  • 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
  • Q. Snow line is ________
    A)The altitude above which snow never melts
    B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
    C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
    D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
    Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
  • Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
    A)Carbon
    B)Silicon
    C)Oxygen
    D)Calcium
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
    B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
    C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
    D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
    Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
  • Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
    A)Metamorphic
    B)Granite
    C)Igneous
    D)Sedimentary
    Answer: Sedimentary
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    A)China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet
    B)Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
    C)Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato
    D)West-European region - Corn and Wheat
    Answer: Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
  • Q. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
    A)Black and alluvial soils
    B)Alluvial and late rite soils
    C)Red and laterite soils
    D)Laterite and black soils
    Answer: Black and alluvial soils

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