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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. Shyok is a tributary of ________
    A)Chenab
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Indus
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Indus
  • Q. The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is ________
    A)10,589 m
    B)8,890 m
    C)9,653 m
    D)11,021 m
    Answer: 11,021 m
  • Q. Hawaiian islands are located in ________
    A)North Pacific Ocean
    B)North Atlantic Ocean
    C)South Atlantic Ocean
    D)South Pacific Ocean
    Answer: North Pacific Ocean
  • Q. The denudational processes have not reduced the land masses to a level because ________
    A)There has not been enough time
    B)The sea level is changing
    C)The earth movements have uplifted the landmass
    D)These processes are intermittent in action
    Answer: The earth movements have uplifted the landmass
  • Q. The Radcliffe line is a boundary between
    A)India and Myanmar
    B)India and Pakistan
    C)India and China
    D)India and Afghanistan
    Answer: India and Pakistan
  • Q. The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.
    A)Sumatra
    B)Borneo
    C)Greenland
    D)New Guinea
    Answer: Sumatra
  • Q. In terms of money, which spice is exported most from India?
    A)Turmeric
    B)Pepper
    C)Dry Red Chilli
    D)Cardamom
    Answer: Dry Red Chilli
  • Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
    A)Equatorial
    B)Hot desert
    C)Savanna
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is ________
    A)Solid and gaseous
    B)Solid, liquid, gaseous
    C)Solid and liquid
    D)Liquid and gaseous
    Answer: Solid, liquid, gaseous
  • Q. Coral reefs are formed by ________
    A)Chlorine material precipitated from sea water
    B)Volcanic rocks
    C)Marine sediments
    D)Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
    Answer: Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
  • Q. Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?
    A)Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
    B)Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Tropopause, Troposphere
    C)Ionosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Tropopause
    D)Tropopause, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere
    Answer: Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
  • Q. Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a telescope, are known as ________
    A)Binaries
    B)Cosmic stars
    C)Quasars
    D)Novae and supernovae
    Answer: Binaries
  • Q. Monsoon effect is also experienced in ________
    A)South Africa
    B)East Africa
    C)Nile Basin
    D)West Africa
    Answer: East Africa
  • Q. Mid-latitude grasslands of Canada are known as
    A)Pampas
    B)Steppes
    C)Prairies
    D)Downs
    Answer: Prairies
  • Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
    A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
    B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
    C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
    D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
    Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
  • Q. The largest fish exporting region in the world is ________
    A)The North - East Pacific Region
    B)The South - East Asian Region
    C)The North - West Pacific Region
    D)The North - East Atlantic Region
    Answer: The North - West Pacific Region
  • Q. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
    A)Bhabar
    B)Khadar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Regur
    Answer: Regur
  • Q. Which of the following is/are matched correctly? 1. Earthquake’s origin – seismic focus 2. Epicentre – point on earth’s surface directly above seismic focus 3. S waves – similar to sound waves 4. Richter scale – severity of earthquake
    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 2003
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
    A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
    B)Mettur Dam
    C)Bhakra Dam
    D)Rajasthan Canal
    Answer: Bhakra Dam
  • Q. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
    A)Vidarbha
    B)Telangana
    C)Marwar
    D)Marathwada
    Answer: Marwar

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