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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. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.
    A)I, II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. The Kowada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
    A)Permeable and non- permeable
    B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
    C)Non-permeable and permeable
    D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
    Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  • Q. The great one horned Indian Rhino is round in
    A)Kaziranga Game Sanctuary
    B)Corbett National Park
    C)Kanha National Park
    D)Periyar Game Sanctuary
    Answer: Kaziranga Game Sanctuary
  • Q. Port Blair is situated in ________
    A)Middle Andaman
    B)North Andaman
    C)South Andaman
    D)Little Andaman
    Answer: South Andaman
  • Q. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90% of India’s annual coal production?
    A)Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    B)Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
    C)Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
    D)West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
  • Q. The formation of Extrusive rocks takes place ________
    A)By deposition of magma at a great depth
    B)By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
    C)Due to excessive pressure at great depths
    D)At an intermediate depth by transformation
    Answer: By solidification of magma above the earth's surface
  • Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. The sunspots cause ________
    A)Polar auroras
    B)Aurora borealis and aurora australis
    C)Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in
    A)Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head
    B)Elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail
    C)Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
    D)Hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head
    Answer: Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
  • Q. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
    A)Natural vegetation
    B)Relief
    C)Climate
    D)Rock cover
    Answer: Climate
  • Q. Most Indians belong to the group ________
    A)Australoid
    B)Caucasoid
    C)Mongoloid
    D)Negroid
    Answer: Caucasoid
  • Q. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
    A)Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
    B)Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
    C)Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
    D)Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
    Answer: Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
  • Q. Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?
    A)Assam
    B)Karnataka
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Karnataka
  • 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. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. What do you mean by ‘reserved forest’ ?
    A)Reserved for hunting
    B)Reserved for local use
    C)Reserved for commercial exploitation
    D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
    Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation
  • Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
    A)Too much pressure on land
    B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
    C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
    D)Underground nuclear explosions
    Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
  • Q. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?
    A)Mercury
    B)Mars
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Venus

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