Geography World Geography

Q. Chemical weathering is a name given to

A
Removal of soil by chemical action
B
Disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
C
Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
D
Artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use

Correct Answer

Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________
    A)Removing dead earthworms
    B)Adding living earthworms
    C)Adding dead earthworms
    D)Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
    Answer: Adding living earthworms
  • Q. The highest mountain peak of peninsular India is
    A)Mahendragiri
    B)Anaimudi
    C)Doddabetta
    D)Nilgiri
    Answer: Anaimudi
  • Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
    A)Cauvery
    B)Ganga
    C)Krishna
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
    A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
    B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
    C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
    D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
    Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
  • Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
    A)Shape of Earth
    B)Rotation
    C)Revolution
    D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
    Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
  • Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Anti-cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
    A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
    B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
    C)Latitude
    D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
    Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
  • Q. Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?
    A)Tropical year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Solar year
    D)Sideral year
    Answer: Sideral year
  • Q. Sink hole is a phenomenon of ________ topography
    A)Tundra
    B)Plain
    C)Desert
    D)Karst
    Answer: Karst
  • Q. Where is Nagarhole National Park?
    A)Orissa
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Karnataka
    D)Assam
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?
    A)Isotherms-Temperature
    B)Isohytes-Humidity
    C)Isobars-Pressure
    D)Isohels-Sunshine
    Answer: Isohytes-Humidity
  • Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
    A)Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
    B)They will growin large number
    C)Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
  • Q. Zaid crops are
    A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
    B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
    C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
    D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
    Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
  • Q. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
    A)Maharashtra and Karnataka
    B)Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal and Jharkhand
    D)Haryana and Punjab
    Answer: West Bengal and Jharkhand
  • Q. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________
    A)01st June
    B)21st December
    C)01st September
    D)01st March
    Answer: 21st December
  • Q. The deepest land locked and protected port in India is
    A)Mumbai
    B)Marmugoa
    C)Visakhaptanam
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Visakhaptanam
  • Q. The principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks is ________
    A)Extreme heat and pressure
    B)Decomposition of sediments
    C)Deposition of remains of plants and animals
    D)Solidification of magma
    Answer: Extreme heat and pressure
  • Q. Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
    A)Cirrostratus
    B)Altocumulus
    C)Cirrus
    D)Nimbostratus
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    A)50% - 60%
    B)More than 70%
    C)60% - 70%
    D)Less than 50%
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    A)Tigers
    B)Elephants
    C)Bears
    D)Wild ass
    Answer: Elephants

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