Geography Lithosphere

Q. Marble comes under which category of rocks?

A
Metamorphic
B
Sedimentary
C
Igneous
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Metamorphic

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is famous for which of the following?
    A)Birds
    B)Tiger and elephant
    C)Wild Bison
    D)Leopard and Spotted deer
    Answer: Leopard and Spotted deer
  • Q. Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Gujarat
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
    A)Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
    B)Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
    C)Bihar and Orissa
    D)West Bengal and Assam
    Answer: Bihar and Orissa
  • Q. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
    A)Interior of the Earth
    B)Mountains
    C)Plateaus and Plains
    D)Oceans and their depth
    Answer: Interior of the Earth
  • Q. Find the odd
    A)Black Sea
    B)Dead Sea
    C)Red Sea
    D)Caspian Sea
    Answer: Dead Sea
  • Q. In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the
    A)Rhine to the Wesser
    B)Elbe to the Wesser
    C)Oder to the Elbe
    D)Rhine to the Oder
    Answer: Rhine to the Oder
  • Q. Diamond mine are being worked at ________.
    A)Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
    B)Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
    C)Kolar, Karnataka
    D)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
    A)Pantograph
    B)Planimeter
    C)Ideograph
    D)Opisometer
    Answer: Planimeter
  • Q. Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
    A)Palk Strait
    B)Sunda Strait
    C)Gulf of Mannar
    D)Cook Strait
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
    A)Maize
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Wheat
  • Q. Where do Birhors live?
    A)Nagaland
    B)Chhattishgrah
    C)Assam
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Chhattishgrah
  • Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
    A)Deep
    B)U-Shaped
    C)V-Shaped
    D)Not so deep
    Answer: U-Shaped
  • Q. Wind power is employed prominently in ________
    A)Saudi Arabia
    B)France
    C)Holland
    D)Canada
    Answer: Holland
  • Q. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
    A)Glaciated valley
    B)River valley
    C)Rift valley system
    D)A canyon
    Answer: Rift valley system
  • Q. Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth? 1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. 2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator. 3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset 4. Magnetic field of the earth.
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 3
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. A strait is
    A)A wide indentation into the land formed by a sea or a lake
    B)A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
    C)A narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses
    D)A narrow headland
    Answer: A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
  • Q. What is the meaning of Willy-Willy?
    A)High Tide
    B)Tropical Cyclone near Australia
    C)Earthquake
    D)Tropical Cyclone near India
    Answer: Tropical Cyclone near Australia
  • Q. Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star?
    A)Temperature
    B)Weight
    C)Distance
    D)Size
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this regard?
    A)Africa
    B)France
    C)China
    D)Iran
    Answer: Africa
  • Q. Which one of the following statements is not true?
    A)Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
    B)Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
    C)Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
    D)The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port
    Answer: Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides

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