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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. India lies in the hemisphere ________
    A)Northern and western
    B)Northern and eastern
    C)Southern and eastern
    D)Northern and southern
    Answer: Northern and eastern
  • Q. Any wind blowing down the slope of a mountain is called:
    A)Down Falling Wind
    B)Anabatic Wind
    C)Katabatic Wind
    D)Slope Wind
    Answer: Katabatic Wind
  • Q. A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct?
    A)Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
    B)Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
    C)Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
    D)There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
    Answer: Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
  • Q. The Mountain system of Alps, Carpathians, Transylvanian, Balkans are located in:
    A)Europe
    B)South America
    C)New Zealand
    D)North America
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
    A)Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
    B)Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
    C)Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
    D)Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
    Answer: Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
  • Q. Asia accounts for nearly ________ percent of world population.
    A)59
    B)40
    C)45
    D)70
    Answer: 59
  • Q. What is the reason of duration of cold wave in America?
    A)Political Administration
    B)Bio-diversity and Habitat
    C)Climate and Energy
    D)Polar Vortex
    Answer: Polar Vortex
  • Q. The largest southernmost single island in India is ________
    A)Car Nicobar Island
    B)Rameswaram Island
    C)Minicoy Island
    D)Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Great Nicobar Island
  • Q. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?
    A)Beas and Tapi
    B)Ganga and Indus
    C)Ganga and Brahmaputra
    D)Indus and Brahmaputra
    Answer: Indus and Brahmaputra
  • Q. The ports which function as the collection centres where the goods are brought from different countries to be sent to others besides their own country are called ________
    A)Entreport ports
    B)Out ports
    C)Packet stations
    D)Port of call
    Answer: Entreport ports
  • Q. Latex is a name for
    A)Crude rubber
    B)A milk product
    C)Latent heat
    D)Refined honey
    Answer: Crude rubber
  • Q. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________
    A)Mass
    B)Size
    C)Rotational speed
    D)Temperature
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
    A)Rice
    B)Tea
    C)Wheat
    D)Peanut
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. The Coral reefs are a specimen of
    A)Savannah
    B)Temperate Forests
    C)Tropical Rain Forest
    D)Coppice Land
    Answer: Tropical Rain Forest
  • Q. The southernmost point of India is located in ________
    A)Little Andaman
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Great Nicobar
    Answer: Great Nicobar
  • Q. The Arabian Sea lies to
    A)South-East of India
    B)North-East of India
    C)South-West of India
    D)North-West of India
    Answer: South-West of India
  • Q. The large States of India in the order of area are
    A)Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
    C)Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
    D)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
  • Q. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Krishna
    C)Godavari
    D)Cauvery
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which state?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Jharkhand
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located in ________.
    A)Manipur
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Meghalaya
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Meghalaya

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