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Q. A huge muss of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before It starts melting is called

A
Iceberg
B
Glacier
C
Avalanche
D
Snow cover

Correct Answer

Glacier

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Rourkela steel plant obtains: I. hydel power from the Hirakud dam II. coking coal from Jharia coalfields III. iron ore from Baba Budan hills
    A)I and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)II and III
    Answer: II and III
  • Q. One of the following is not the result of underground water action
    A)Sink holes
    B)Stalactities
    C)Stalagmites
    D)Fiords
    Answer: Fiords
  • Q. The climate of a place is decided by ________
    A)Latitude
    B)Proximity to the sea
    C)Altitude
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Zebras inhabit ________
    A)Equatorial regions
    B)Coniferous forest regions
    C)Downs
    D)Savanna lands
    Answer: Savanna lands
  • Q. Which one of the African countries is richer than others in gold and diamond?
    A)Botswana
    B)Zambia
    C)Zaire
    D)Angola
    Answer: Zaire
  • 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 of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
    A)Tapti
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of ________.
    A)Brahmani
    B)Godavari
    C)Krishna
    D)Baitarni
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. The first tidal power plant in India is located in:
    A)Vizag
    B)Okha
    C)Kochi
    D)Gulf of Kutch
    Answer: Gulf of Kutch
  • Q. When total land is divided by total population, we get?
    A)Agriculture Density
    B)Population Density
    C)Nutritional Density
    D)Industrial Density
    Answer: Population Density
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
    A)Doldrums - The equator
    B)New Moore Island - India
    C)Hurricane - China Sea
    D)Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
    Answer: Hurricane - China Sea
  • Q. The highest coal-producing country in the world is
    A)China
    B)India
    C)USA
    D)Russia
    Answer: China
  • Q. The approximate radius of the Earth is
    A)6400 km
    B)25000 km
    C)12500 km
    D)4500 km
    Answer: 6400 km
  • Q. Saddle peak the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in
    A)Little Andaman
    B)Great Nicobar
    C)Middle Andaman
    D)North Andaman
    Answer: North Andaman
  • Q. “Loktak” is a
    A)River
    B)Valley
    C)Lake
    D)Mountain range
    Answer: Lake
  • Q. The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?
    A)Rockdam
    B)Mulching
    C)Intercropping
    D)Terrace farming
    Answer: Intercropping
  • Q. Ocean currents rotate
    A)Clockwise in both the hemispheres
    B)Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
    C)Anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
    D)Anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
    Answer: Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  • Q. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
    A)During winter
    B)During autumn
    C)After summer
    D)During monsoon
    Answer: After summer
  • Q. The narrow meandering bands of swift winds which blow in the mid latitudes near the tropopause and encircle the globe are known as:
    A)Narrow wind band
    B)Jet Stream
    C)Meander
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jet Stream
  • Q. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterised by ________
    A)Hot dry summer and mild wet winters
    B)Average rainfall of about 300 cm
    C)Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
    D)Hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
    Answer: Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year

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