Q. “Terra Rossa” is a Latin word which means?

Correct Answer

Red Landscape

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The first tidal power plant in India is located in:
    A)Vizag
    B)Okha
    C)Kochi
    D)Gulf of Kutch
    Answer: Gulf of Kutch
  • Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT? I. Prime Meridian – Longitude, II. Tropic of Cancer – Latitude, III. Equator – Latitude
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 3
    D)All options are correct
    Answer: All options are correct
  • Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________
    A)Meet the chronic power shortage
    B)Preserve and maintain navigation
    C)Supply drinking water
    D)Bring additional areas into irrigation
    Answer: Preserve and maintain navigation
  • Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
    A)Annual range of temperature
    B)Average annual temperature
    C)Mean temperature
    D)Isothermic range of temperature
    Answer: Annual range of temperature
  • Q. What is the correct decreasing order of the share of different salts in sea water?
    A)Sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate, magnesium chloride
    B)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
    C)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate
    D)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate
    Answer: Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
  • Q. Which of the following is a tropical ocean current?
    A)Labrador
    B)Curiel
    C)Canary
    D)Gulf Stream
    Answer: Gulf Stream
  • Q. Snow line is ________
    A)The altitude above which snow never melts
    B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
    C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
    D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
    Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
  • Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
    A)Lakshadweep
    B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
    C)Rameshwaram
    D)Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Great Nicobar Island
  • Q. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
    A)Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
    B)Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea
    C)Red Sea - Arabian Sea
    D)Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea
    Answer: Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North – South direction is: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City
    A)Alaknanda Badrinath
    B)Gomti Lucknow
    C)Saryu Ayodhya
    D)Narmada Satna
    Answer: Narmada Satna
  • Q. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
    A)Basalt
    B)Dolomite
    C)Granite
    D)Gabbro
    Answer: Dolomite
  • Q. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
    A)The Penumbra
    B)The Antumbra
    C)The Umbra
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Umbra
  • Q. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
    A)Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic
    B)Hot and dry weather
    C)Very low velocity winds
    D)High temperature associated with high humidity
    Answer: High temperature associated with high humidity
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.
    A)I, II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following Indian States broadly as large as the European nation Poland?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Bihar
    C)Odisha
    D)Madhya pradesh
    Answer: Madhya pradesh
  • Q. In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time) ?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Delhi
    C)Cochin
    D)Kohima
    Answer: Kohima
  • Q. Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 3 and 4

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