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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. What does the machine tool industry produce?
    A)It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
    B)It produces tools for the repair of machines
    C)It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
    D)None of these
    Answer: It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
  • Q. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
    A)Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
    B)Eastern region only
    C)Southern region only
    D)None of these
    Answer: Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
  • Q. The Proposed Sea way “Sethusamudram” is the canal passes through which sea-lanes?
    A)Gulf of Kutch
    B)Gulf of Mannar
    C)Malacca Strait
    D)Andaman and Nicobar islands
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. Anticline is a type of which of the following?
    A)Eroded Landmass
    B)Riverine
    C)Fold Structure
    D)Delta
    Answer: Fold Structure
  • Q. In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?
    A)Asteroid Belt
    B)Black Hole
    C)Ozone Hole
    D)White Hole
    Answer: White Hole
  • Q. Mongoloid races are characterised by
    A)Dolico cephalic head
    B)Prognathism
    C)Epicanthic fold
    D)None of these
    Answer: Epicanthic fold
  • Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
    A)Pantograph
    B)Planimeter
    C)Ideograph
    D)Opisometer
    Answer: Planimeter
  • Q. What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
    A)Diminishing Nature
    B)Irregular Nature
    C)Crescent or Growing Nature
    D)Cyclic Nature
    Answer: Diminishing Nature
  • Q. India is the largest tea producing country in the world. It is grown in which of the following states mainly?
    A)Bihar
    B)Punjab
    C)Haryana
    D)Assam
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
    A)Aravallis
    B)Western Ghats
    C)Himalayas
    D)Andes
    Answer: Himalayas
  • Q. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
    A)Haldia
    B)Kandla
    C)Vishakhapatnam
    D)Tuticorin
    Answer: Vishakhapatnam
  • 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
    Answer: Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
  • Q. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is ________
    A)Perth, Aden, Paris, London
    B)Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London
    C)Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
    D)Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
    Answer: Perth, Aden, Paris, London
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
    A)2 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Bharatpur
    C)Jaipur
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Jaipur
  • Q. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
    A)the Khasi hills
    B)the Naga hills
    C)the Garo hills
    D)the Jaintia hills
    Answer: the Naga hills
  • Q. Gold is mined in:
    A)Orissa
    B)Karnatka
    C)Maharastra
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Karnatka
  • Q. Titagarh, Amlai and Nepanagar are known for:
    A)Iron and Steel Industry
    B)Sugar Industry
    C)Ship Building
    D)Paper Industry
    Answer: Paper Industry
  • Q. Which of the following states is the “Sugar Bowl” of India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. In which part of India is Dogri spoken?
    A)Jammu and Kashmir
    B)West Bengal
    C)Assam
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

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