Geography World Geography

Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the

A
Veldt
B
Downs
C
Steppes
D
Prairies

Correct Answer

Downs

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons. 2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain. 3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year. 4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2, and 3
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 3 and 4
  • Q. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
    A)North-east monsoons
    B)South-west monsoons
    C)Retreating monsoons
    D)Westerly disturbances
    Answer: Westerly disturbances
  • Q. Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
    A)Netherlands, Russia, Norway, U.K.
    B)Siberia, Alaska, U.S.A., Canada
    C)New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, France
    D)Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
    Answer: Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. The imaginary line joining the land projecting towards the sea which is the landward limit of internal seawater is called:
    A)Land Line
    B)Base Line
    C)Sea Line
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Base Line
  • Q. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches ________
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Lahauland Spiti
    C)Ladakh
    D)Delta region of Mahanadi
    Answer: Delta region of Mahanadi
  • Q. Valparaiso is an important port of
    A)Chile
    B)Argentina
    C)Uruguay
    D)Paraguay
    Answer: Chile
  • Q. The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. This is known as ________
    A)Heat balance of earth
    B)Earth radiation
    C)Wave balance of earth
    D)Radiation exchange
    Answer: Heat balance of earth
  • Q. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called ________
    A)Cosmic year
    B)Parsec
    C)Astronomical year
    D)Light year
    Answer: Cosmic year
  • Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
    B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
    C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
    D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
    Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
  • Q. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Western Himalayas
    C)Eastern Himalayas
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Monsoon is caused by
    A)Humidity difference
    B)Temperature changes
    C)Seasonal reversal of winds
    D)Pressure differences
    Answer: Pressure differences
  • Q. Anticyclones are caused by ________
    A)Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
    B)Violent winds
    C)Heavy rainfall
    D)Winds that blow spirally inwards
    Answer: Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
  • Q. Indian subcontinent was mainly a part of
    A)Aryavarta
    B)Jurassic land
    C)Angara land
    D)Gondwanaland
    Answer: Gondwanaland
  • Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
    A)Jute
    B)Cotton
    C)Rice
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Seasonal contrast in temperature are minimum in the equatorial region because ________
    A)Forests prevent sunlight from reaching the ground
    B)Sky is always overcast
    C)Sun is almost vertically overhead throughout the year
    D)Rainfall cool the atmosphere
    Answer: Sun is almost vertically overhead throughout the year
  • Q. Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
    A)Suez Canal is older
    B)Suez Canal has no locks
    C)Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
    D)Panama Canal has limited capacity
    Answer: Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
  • Q. The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________
    A)Java
    B)Madagascar
    C)Tasmania
    D)Borneo
    Answer: Borneo
  • Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from:
    A)Coal
    B)Limestone
    C)Shale
    D)Chalk
    Answer: Shale
  • Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
    A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
    B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
    C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
    D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
    Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities

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