Geography Lithosphere

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

A
Lateritic Region
B
Warm Region
C
Red Landscape
D
Region Nearer to Poles

Correct Answer

Red Landscape

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Narmada ________ Jabalpur 2. Godavari ________ Nasik 3. Mahanadi ________ Cuttack Select the correct answer using the codes given below ________
    A)1 and 2
    B)2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Moraine is
    A)A salt water lake in Arabia
    B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
    C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
    D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
    Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
  • Q. Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?
    A)Long river course
    B)Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments
    C)Slow speed
    D)Tidal nature of waves
    Answer: Tidal nature of waves
  • Q. ________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
    A)Ankaleshwar Oilfield
    B)Moran Oilfield
    C)Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
    D)Naharkatiya Oilfield
    Answer: Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
  • Q. There is a project in India which is similar to T.V.A. (Tenacy Valley Authority) of USA,it is
    A)Damodar Valley Project
    B)Ramganga Multi Purpose Project
    C)Idukki Project
    D)Mahanadi Delta Project
    Answer: Damodar Valley Project
  • Q. The largest southernmost single island in India is ________
    A)Car Nicobar Island
    B)Rameswaram Island
    C)Minicoy Island
    D)Great Nicobar Island
    Answer: Great Nicobar Island
  • Q. Iron ore mines are located in
    A)Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh
    B)Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj
    C)Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh
    D)Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
    Answer: Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
  • Q. By what name is India’s eastern coast known?
    A)Eastern Ghat Coast
    B)Coromandel Coast
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)Kolkata Chennai Coast
    Answer: Coromandel Coast
  • Q. Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
    A)Lithuania
    B)Russia
    C)Estoma
    D)Poland
    Answer: Poland
  • Q. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of ________
    A)North America
    B)Scandinavia
    C)Russia
    D)Germany
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
    A)21.5°
    B)23.5°
    C)22.5°
    D)20.0°
    Answer: 23.5°
  • Q. Nappe is a kind of
    A)Erosional plain
    B)Fluvial feature
    C)Folded structure
    D)Deltaregion
    Answer: Folded structure
  • Q. Which of the following Indian state does not have any coastal border?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Goa
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. In which of the following places, power is generated through hydro power?
    A)Tuticorin
    B)Neyveli
    C)Annore
    D)Mettur
    Answer: Mettur
  • Q. Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.
    A)Alpine
    B)Negro
    C)Nordic
    D)Mediterranean
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 3 and 4
  • Q. Which state is a jute abundant state?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)West Bengal
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Orissa
    Answer: West Bengal
  • Q. Doldrums is/are
    A)The north-east and south-east winds
    B)Mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
    C)Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
    D)Planetary winds
    Answer: Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
  • Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
    A)The Atlantic Ocean
    B)The Arctic Ocean
    C)The Indian Ocean
    D)The Pacific Ocean
    Answer: The Arctic Ocean
  • Q. Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
    A)Cirrostratus
    B)Altocumulus
    C)Cirrus
    D)Nimbostratus
    Answer: Nimbostratus

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