Geography World Geography

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. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with ________
    A)Tropical climate
    B)Savanna climate
    C)Temperate climate
    D)Equatorial climate
    Answer: Equatorial climate
  • Q. The principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks is ________
    A)Extreme heat and pressure
    B)Decomposition of sediments
    C)Deposition of remains of plants and animals
    D)Solidification of magma
    Answer: Extreme heat and pressure
  • Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
    A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
    B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
    C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
    D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
    Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
  • Q. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
    A)1 hour 40 seconds
    B)12.5 minutes
    C)7 minutes 40 seconds
    D)There is no maximum duration
    Answer: 7 minutes 40 seconds
  • Q. The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about
    A)42 km
    B)22 km
    C)32 km
    D)62 km
    Answer: 42 km
  • Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
    A)12
    B)15
    C)22
    D)9
    Answer: 22
  • Q. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
    A)Philippines
    B)Myanmar
    C)Thailand
    D)Cambodia
    Answer: Thailand
  • Q. The ‘Grand Trunk Road’ connects ________
    A)Kolkata and Amritsar
    B)Kolkata and Mumbai
    C)Delhi and Chennai
    D)Tirupati and Ludhiana
    Answer: Kolkata and Amritsar
  • Q. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics: 1. Richness in nutrients 2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton 3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
    A)3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’?
    A)Oottacarnand
    B)Gangtok
    C)Shillong
    D)Darjeeling
    Answer: Darjeeling
  • Q. Breaking down of rock in situ is known as ________
    A)Mass wasting
    B)Erosion
    C)Weathering
    D)Degradation
    Answer: Weathering
  • Q. The ‘ring of fire’ : 1. is associated with earthquakes 2. is associated with volcanoes 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean 4. is associated with forest fires
    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the river does not originate in Indian territory?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Ganga
    C)Sutlej
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at
    A)Roorkee
    B)Jamshedpur
    C)Dhanbad
    D)Ranchi
    Answer: Jamshedpur
  • Q. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
    A)Constant
    B)Decrease in
    C)Increase in
    D)Both increase and decrease in
    Answer: Increase in
  • Q. The thermal equator is found
    A)North of the geographical equator
    B)At the equator
    C)South of the geographical equator
    D)At the tropic of cancer
    Answer: North of the geographical equator
  • Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
    A)Shape of Earth
    B)Rotation
    C)Revolution
    D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
    Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
  • Q. Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil ?
    A)Iraq
    B)Kuwait
    C)Iran
    D)Nigeria
    Answer: Kuwait
  • Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
    A)The Atlantic Ocean
    B)The Arctic Ocean
    C)The Indian Ocean
    D)The Pacific Ocean
    Answer: The Arctic Ocean
  • Q. In which type of topography, water recharge pores are found?
    A)Desert
    B)Karst
    C)Terrain
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Karst

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