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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

Correct Answer

The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The World’s largest island is
    A)New Guinea
    B)Greenland
    C)Iceland
    D)Madagascar
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called ________
    A)Exfoliation
    B)Block disintegration
    C)Dellation
    D)Granular disintegration
    Answer: Exfoliation
  • Q. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?
    A)Altitude
    B)Latitude
    C)Longitude
    D)Distance from the sea
    Answer: Longitude
  • Q. Which of the following is/are wrongly matched? I. Bushman – Kalahari Desert II. Masai – North America III. Bindibus – Australia IV. Kirghiz – Asian Steppes
    A)III
    B)I
    C)II
    D)III and IV
    Answer: II
  • Q. In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?
    A)Late expanding stage
    B)Early expanding stage
    C)High stationary
    D)Declining stage
    Answer: Late expanding stage
  • Q. The driest part of India is
    A)Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
    B)Darbhanga (Bihar)
    C)Bhatinda (Punjab)
    D)Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
    Answer: Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
  • Q. Forest soils are
    A)Rich in salt
    B)Rich in potash
    C)Deficient in potash
    D)Rich in organic matter
    Answer: Rich in organic matter
  • Q. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of ________
    A)Nepal Himalayas
    B)Assam Himalayas
    C)Kumaon Himalayas
    D)Punjab Himalayas
    Answer: Kumaon Himalayas
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true? 1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks 2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature 3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering 4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
    A)1 and 2
    B)1 and 4
    C)2 and 3
    D)4
    Answer: 4
  • Q. What is the main reason behind the faster population growth in India
    A)Faster Birth Rate and Faster Mortality Rate
    B)Low Birth Rate and Low Mortality Rate
    C)High Birth Rate and Low Mortality Rate
    D)High Birth Rate and High Mortality Rate
    Answer: High Birth Rate and Low Mortality Rate
  • Q. The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of ________
    A)Saturn
    B)Uranus
    C)Neptune
    D)Mars
    Answer: Mars
  • Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
    A)Rice
    B)Wheat
    C)Millets
    D)Rubber
    Answer: Rubber
  • Q. The leading producer of wind-power in the world is:
    A)Brazil
    B)China
    C)Germany
    D)USA
    Answer: China
  • Q. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________
    A)Western Norway
    B)USA
    C)Eastern Newfoundland
    D)Northern Sweden
    Answer: Eastern Newfoundland
  • Q. By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?
    A)Developing countries
    B)Least developed countries
    C)Underdeveloped countries
    D)Underdeveloped countries
    Answer: Developing countries
  • Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
    A)Geological Survey of India
    B)Geographical Survey of India
    C)Survey of India
    D)Archaeological Survey of India
    Answer: Geographical Survey of India
  • Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
    A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
    B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
    C)Latitude
    D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
    Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
  • Q. Why is very little rice sold in world markets?
    A)The market price of rice is not very remunerative
    B)The farmers cultivating rice exist on subsistence cultivation
    C)The main producers of rice are also the main consumers
    D)Rice is not eaten throughout the world
    Answer: The main producers of rice are also the main consumers
  • Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
    A)Trebled
    B)Stayed the same
    C)Doubled
    D)Multiplied ten times
    Answer: Trebled
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    A)The Taiga region
    B)High Mountain region
    C)Polar Tundra
    D)Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region
    Answer: Polar Tundra

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