Geography World Geography

Q. Loess is ________ soil.

A
Volcanic
B
Wind-deposited
C
Water-deposited
D
Black cotton

Correct Answer

Wind-deposited

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
    A)3rd January
    B)22nd December
    C)21st June
    D)23rd March
    Answer: 22nd December
  • Q. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
    A)82°30' E
    B)97°30' E
    C)97°30' W
    D)82°30' W
    Answer: 82°30' E
  • Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
    A)Eastern-Kolkata
    B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
    C)South-Central-Hyderabad
    D)Western-Mumbai
    Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
  • Q. Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
    A)Cyclonic
    B)Anti-cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
    A)3, 4, 1, 2
    B)4, 3, 1, 2
    C)3, 4, 2, 1
    D)4, 3, 2, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. The Abhors are
    A)A tribe of Mongoloid blood
    B)An Adivasi tribe in Bastar
    C)A clan of dacoits
    D)Extinct now
    Answer: A tribe of Mongoloid blood
  • Q. The USA is deficient in domestic supplies of
    A)Zinc
    B)Copper
    C)Lead
    D)Manganese
    Answer: Manganese
  • Q. Which State in India is known as the ‘Granary of India’?
    A)Punjab
    B)Haryana
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Mizoram
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. ________ is called the ‘land of a thousand lakes’.
    A)Sweden
    B)Finland
    C)Holland
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Finland
  • Q. The Persian Gulf region is rich in ________.
    A)Bauxite ore reserves
    B)Crude oil reserves
    C)Iron ore reserves
    D)Uranium ore reserves
    Answer: Crude oil reserves
  • Q. In which country, slash and burn agriculture is known as “Milpa”?
    A)Central America
    B)Venezuela
    C)Brazil
    D)Mexico and Central America
    Answer: Mexico and Central America
  • Q. “Indira Gandhi Canal”, which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Haryana
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following ports from north to south? 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam
    A)3-2-4-1
    B)1-2-4-3
    C)1-4-2-3
    D)3-4-2-1
    Answer: 3-4-2-1
  • Q. Which of the following receives rainfall by north-eastern monsoon?
    A)Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Assam
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The first Alumina plant in India is situated at
    A)Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
    B)Kiriburu (Jharkhand
    C)Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
    D)Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
    Answer: Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Q. Biospheric ecosystem consist of two major components e.g.
    A)Vertical Component and Biome Component
    B)Biome and Habitat Component
    C)Habitat Component and VertualComponent
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Biome and Habitat Component
  • Q. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
    A)Mountain Forest
    B)Tidal Forest
    C)Thorn Forest
    D)Taiga Forest
    Answer: Tidal Forest
  • Q. The Zaskar range, the Ladakh range, the Kailas and the Karakoram Range are the main ranges of:
    A)The Himalayan system
    B)The Western Ghat
    C)The Aravali
    D)The Eastern Ghat
    Answer: The Himalayan system

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