Q. What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?

Correct Answer

Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Atmospheric humidity is measured by ________
    A)Lysimeter
    B)Psychrometer
    C)Anemometer
    D)Hydrometer
    Answer: Psychrometer
  • Q. Indian state known as garden spice is:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)West Bengal
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Where is Anaimudi peak located?
    A)Nilgiri mountain range
    B)Sahyadri
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)Palani range
    Answer: Sahyadri
  • Q. Fog is an Example of
    A)Gas in dispersed solid
    B)Gas in dispersed gas
    C)Gas in dispersed liquid
    D)Liquid in dispersed solid
    Answer: Gas in dispersed liquid
  • Q. Pygmies are people living in
    A)Kenya
    B)Congo forests
    C)Namibia
    D)Cape Province
    Answer: Congo forests
  • Q. Golden Fibre refers to
    A)Jute
    B)Hemp
    C)Cotton
    D)Nylon
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as
    A)Genealogy
    B)Ecology
    C)Ethrology
    D)Iconology
    Answer: Ecology
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
  • Q. The second largest basin in Peninsular India is ________
    A)Narmada Basin
    B)Cauvery Basin
    C)Godavari Basin
    D)Krishna Basin
    Answer: Godavari Basin
  • Q. Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?
    A)Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh only
    C)Karnataka only
    D)Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    Answer: Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
  • Q. The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Arctic Ocean
    C)Atlantic Ocean
    D)Pacific Ocean
    Answer: Indian Ocean
  • Q. Antipodes are ________
    A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
    B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
    C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
    D)Lines joining places having the same depths
    Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
  • Q. Which one of the following is not conducive to the formation of deltas?
    A)Absence of large lakes along the course of the river
    B)Currents and Tides
    C)Calm winds
    D)Sheltered coastline
    Answer: Currents and Tides
  • Q. Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________
    A)3600 km
    B)6 km
    C)1000 km
    D)36,000 km
    Answer: 36,000 km
  • Q. Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
    A)Netherlands, Russia, Norway, U.K.
    B)Siberia, Alaska, U.S.A., Canada
    C)New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, France
    D)Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
    Answer: Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
  • Q. An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun’s ultraviolet rays is
    A)Ozone
    B)Oxygen
    C)Nitrogen
    D)Hydrogen
    Answer: Ozone
  • Q. In which one of the following States, Mangla, Bhagyam and Aishwarya oil fields are located?
    A)A.P.
    B)Assam
    C)Gujarat
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Surat is located on the bank of which river?
    A)Mahi
    B)Narmada
    C)Sharawati
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
    A)there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
    B)it is the older river of India
    C)of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
    D)its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
    Answer: of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
  • Q. Kaziranga National Park is famous for which of the following
    A)Deer
    B)Rhinos
    C)Tiger
    D)Elephant
    Answer: Rhinos

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