Q. Seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice-versa is known as:

Correct Answer

Transhumance

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earth-quakes is called:
    A)Wavograph
    B)Barometer
    C)Gyrometer
    D)Seismograph
    Answer: Seismograph
  • Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
    A)Alfred Hanks
    B)Alfred Wegener
    C)Alfred Worwick
    D)Alfred Mane
    Answer: Alfred Wegener
  • Q. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
    A)Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
    B)Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons
    C)Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights
    D)Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France. 2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. 3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Which of these statements is/are correct?
    A)2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2 only
    D)1 and 3
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Neyveli
    C)Ennore
    D)Mettur
    Answer: Mettur
  • Q. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
    A)Khamsin
    B)Sirocco
    C)Mistral
    D)Chinook
    Answer: Mistral
  • Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
    A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
    B)Half an hour behind A
    C)Half an hour ahead of A
    D)The same as that of A
    Answer: The same as that of A
  • Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
    A)Dibrugarh
    B)Kanpur
    C)Srinagar
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. Green Index has been developed by:
    A)United Nations Environment Programme
    B)WWF
    C)UNESCO
    D)None of Above
    Answer: United Nations Environment Programme
  • Q. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Cochin
    C)Ennore
    D)Vishakhapatnam
    Answer: Ennore
  • Q. Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content?
    A)Lignite, Peat, Bituminous, Anthracite
    B)Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
    C)Peat, Bituminous, Lignite, Anthracite
    D)Peat, Anthracite, Lignite, Bituminous
    Answer: Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
  • Q. Which of the following is known as “the cold pole” of the world?
    A)Antarctica
    B)Laurentian region of Canada
    C)Verkhoyansk in Russia
    D)Greenland
    Answer: Verkhoyansk in Russia
  • Q. What is the “cloud burst”? It is
    A)An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
    B)The states of sky with respect to clouds
    C)The disintergration of a huge cloud mass
    D)Breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
    Answer: An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
  • Q. Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?
    A)Tropical Dry Forests
    B)Tropical Sub-humid Forests
    C)Tropical Humid Forests
    D)Tropical Moist Forests
    Answer: Tropical Dry Forests
  • 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. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
    A)Oxygen in fixed form
    B)Free oxygen
    C)No oxygen
    D)Oxygen bound to carbon
    Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
  • Q. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
    A)Intense Land and Sea Breezes
    B)South-West Monsoons
    C)North-East Monsoons
    D)Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
    Answer: North-East Monsoons
  • Q. What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?
    A)78.03
    B)0.94
    C)0.03
    D)85.02
    Answer: 78.03

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