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Q. ________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.

A
Temperature
B
Flora & Fauna
C
Time
D
Parent rock

Correct Answer

Flora & Fauna

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following river crosses Tropic of Capricorn twice?
    A)Niger River
    B)Vaal River
    C)Limpopo River
    D)Zambezi River
    Answer: Limpopo River
  • Q. The scale on which the intensity of an earth quake is measured is named after:
    A)Curie
    B)Newton
    C)Einstein
    D)Mercalli
    Answer: Mercalli
  • Q. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?
    A)Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
    B)Summers are very hot
    C)Lack of fertile soil
    D)Occurrence of frost at night
    Answer: Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
  • Q. Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:
    A)1882
    B)1875
    C)1884
    D)1880
    Answer: 1875
  • Q. Siwaliks are ________
    A)In Meghalaya
    B)To the north of Himadri
    C)Foothills of Himalayan ranges
    D)The plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
    Answer: Foothills of Himalayan ranges
  • Q. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
    A)Tanzania
    B)Angola
    C)Gabon
    D)Zimbabwe
    Answer: Zimbabwe
  • Q. What percentage of World’s fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
    A)1.7
    B)0.5
    C)0.1
    D)0.3
    Answer: 1.7
  • Q. Marmagao port is linked to the interior by means of cheap transport on rivers
    A)Varada and Malaprabha
    B)Zuari and Mandovi
    C)Bhima and Kalinadi
    D)Gangawali and Savitri
    Answer: Zuari and Mandovi
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) regarding India’s coal reserves is/are true ? I. Over 90% of total reserves are located in the valleys of Son, Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari II. Indian coal reserves are characterised by low ash content and high calorific value III. India has limited prime coking reserves
    A)II and III
    B)I only
    C)I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
    A)West Asia
    B)Pakistan
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)Himalayas
    Answer: West Asia
  • Q. The middle zone of the earth with a thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as:
    A)Pyrosphere
    B)Rosphere
    C)Osophere
    D)Cyrosphere
    Answer: Pyrosphere
  • Q. The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is
    A)11030 m
    B)5530 m
    C)7530 m
    D)13030 m
    Answer: 11030 m
  • Q. The highest mountain peak of peninsular India is
    A)Mahendragiri
    B)Anaimudi
    C)Doddabetta
    D)Nilgiri
    Answer: Anaimudi
  • Q. Foehn is a local wind of ________.
    A)Northern Italy
    B)Canada
    C)Switzerland
    D)West Africa
    Answer: Switzerland
  • Q. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50ยบ C) is found in
    A)North Pole
    B)Greenland
    C)Northern Canada
    D)North Eastern Siberia
    Answer: Northern Canada
  • 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
  • Q. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
    A)Colombia
    B)Brazil
    C)Uruguay
    D)Ecuador
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City
    A)Alaknanda Badrinath
    B)Gomti Lucknow
    C)Saryu Ayodhya
    D)Narmada Satna
    Answer: Narmada Satna
  • Q. Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
    A)Congo
    B)Amazon
    C)Amur
    D)Volga
    Answer: Amazon

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