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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. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of peninsular India mainly because ________
    A)The sun's rays are almost vertical throughout the year
    B)The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
    C)The sky is generally cloudy
    D)Strong winds flow throughout the year
    Answer: The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
  • Q. Days and nights are similar here
    A)Antarctica
    B)Poles
    C)Main time zone
    D)Equator
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
    A)Johannes Kepler
    B)Galileo Galilei
    C)Nicholas Copernicus
    D)Isaac Newton
    Answer: Johannes Kepler
  • Q. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : I. ocean currents II. planetary winds III. tides IV. waves
    A)I and IV
    B)I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. Relative humidity of the atmosphere is directly affected by ________
    A)Change in the direction of winds
    B)Change in atmospheric pressure
    C)Change in atmospheric temperature
    D)None of these
    Answer: Change in atmospheric temperature
  • Q. October Heat’ is caused due to
    A)Dry hot weather
    B)The absence of rain
    C)Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
  • Q. Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at
    A)No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
    B)Mazagaon Docks
    C)Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
    D)Goa shipyard
    Answer: Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
  • Q. The hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known as ________
    A)Barail hills
    B)Arakan hills
    C)Patkai hills
    D)Manipu
    Answer: Barail hills
  • Q. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Pune
    C)Leh
    D)Kanyakumari
    Answer: Kanyakumari
  • Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
    A)1:30 PM
    B)7:30 AM
    C)9:00 AM
    D)12:00 Noon
    Answer: 1:30 PM
  • Q. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova? 1. Ukraine 2. Romania 3. Belarus Select the correct answer using the code given below
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2 only
  • Q. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
    A)Kosi
    B)Krishna
    C)Mahanadi
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Selvas is a word denoting
    A)The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
    B)Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
    C)A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N
    D)The grasslands of North America
    Answer: The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
  • Q. The climate of a place is decided by ________
    A)Latitude
    B)Proximity to the sea
    C)Altitude
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by
    A)Marconi
    B)Galileo
    C)Martin Schmidt
    D)Newton
    Answer: Galileo
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the chief Characteristics of commercial grain farming of the middle latitude grasslands? 1. The size of farms are generally large. 2. Cultivation is highly mechanized. 3. It is a type of extensive farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 only
    D)1 and 3 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
    A)Basalt
    B)Sill
    C)Dykes
    D)Laccolith
    Answer: Sill
  • Q. Which of the following pair is correct in context of thermal power projects?
    A)Talchar - Andhra Pradesh
    B)Korba - Uttar Pradesh
    C)Ramagundam - Tamil Nadu
    D)Kawas - Gujarat
    Answer: Kawas - Gujarat
  • Q. Mountain of accumulation is
    A)Residual mountains
    B)Volcanic mountains
    C)Block mountains
    D)Fold mountains
    Answer: Volcanic mountains
  • Q. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by which of the following?
    A)Bay of Bengal
    B)Ten degree channel
    C)Great Channel
    D)Andaman Sea
    Answer: Ten degree channel

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