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Q. Hammada is the name given to ________.

A
A stony desert
B
An icy desert
C
A sandy desert
D
None of the above

Correct Answer

A stony desert

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called
    A)Indiana
    B)Jurassic landmass
    C)Aryavarta
    D)Gondwana continent
    Answer: Gondwana continent
  • Q. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?
    A)Gandak
    B)Kosi
    C)Ghaghara
    D)Son
    Answer: Son
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
    A)Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
    B)Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
    C)Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
    D)Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
    Answer: Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
  • Q. Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
    A)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
    B)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
    C)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
    D)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
    Answer: Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes, 2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both I and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both I and 2
  • Q. When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as
    A)Relative humidity
    B)Absolute humidity
    C)Specific humidity
    D)Ratio humidity
    Answer: Relative humidity
  • Q. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
    A)Contour ploughing
    B)Strip cropping
    C)Crop rotation
    D)Terracing
    Answer: Contour ploughing
  • Q. The World’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________
    A)Temperate waters of tropical seas
    B)Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
    C)Equatorial water
    D)Warm water of seas in southern hemisphere
    Answer: Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
  • Q. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
    A)Proxima centauri
    B)Vega
    C)Sirius
    D)Alpha centauri
    Answer: Proxima centauri
  • Q. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
    A)22
    B)4
    C)10
    D)45
    Answer: 4
  • Q. Coral reefs are formed by ________
    A)Chlorine material precipitated from sea water
    B)Volcanic rocks
    C)Marine sediments
    D)Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
    Answer: Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
  • Q. Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”?
    A)Mediterranean region
    B)Temperate grassland
    C)Tropical monsoonal region
    D)Savana grassland
    Answer: Temperate grassland
  • Q. The only State which produces saffron in the Indian Union is
    A)Jammu and Kashmir
    B)Assam
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. Spot the odd item in the following
    A)Mt Vesuvius
    B)Mt Fuji
    C)Mt Everest
    D)Mt Pele
    Answer: Mt Everest
  • Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Ganga
    C)Godavari
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
    A)The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
    B)A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
    C)The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
    D)The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
  • Q. Where is Anaimudi peak located?
    A)Nilgiri mountain range
    B)Sahyadri
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)Palani range
    Answer: Sahyadri
  • Q. Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen?
    A)Ammonium Sulphate
    B)Calcium Nitrate
    C)Urea
    D)Nitrolium
    Answer: Urea
  • Q. Bauxite is the ore of
    A)Zinc
    B)Aluminium
    C)Copper
    D)Mica
    Answer: Aluminium
  • Q. The Palk Bay lies between
    A)Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
    B)Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
    C)Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
    D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal

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