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 is called the “Gateway to the Pacific” ?
    A)Bering Sea
    B)Suez Canal
    C)Panama Canal
    D)Gulf of Alaska
    Answer: Panama Canal
  • Q. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
    A)Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
    B)Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
    C)Checking silting of Kolkata Port
    D)Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
    Answer: Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
  • Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
    A)Polar Easterly
    B)Westerly wind
    C)Trade wind
    D)Jet Stream
    Answer: Trade wind
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite 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 trough of the Narmada and 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. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged ________
    A)Volcanic mountains
    B)Block mountains
    C)Folded mountains
    D)Dome mountains
    Answer: Volcanic mountains
  • Q. Simlipal Tiger Reserve is in which state?
    A)Chhattisgarh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Odisha
  • Q. In which of the following types of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?
    A)Mediterranean Climate
    B)Continental Climate
    C)Tundra Climate
    D)Taiga Climate
    Answer: Tundra Climate
  • Q. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of ________.
    A)Foam
    B)Aerosol
    C)Solid sol
    D)Gel
    Answer: Aerosol
  • Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
    A)Kosi Project
    B)Bhakra Nangal Project
    C)Damodar Valley Project
    D)None of these
    Answer: Damodar Valley Project
  • 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. Nappe is a kind of
    A)Erosional plain
    B)Fluvial feature
    C)Folded structure
    D)Deltaregion
    Answer: Folded structure
  • Q. Bangkok lies on river
    A)Karnaphuli
    B)Kizil
    C)Spree
    D)Maenam
    Answer: Maenam
  • Q. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the ________
    A)Satpuras
    B)Aravallis
    C)Vindhyas
    D)Kaimur range
    Answer: Aravallis
  • Q. The headquarters of North Western Railway is located in:
    A)Uday
    B)Bhopal
    C)Gwalior
    D)Jaipur
    Answer: Jaipur
  • Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
    A)0.66
    B)0.47
    C)0.51
    D)0.87
    Answer: 0.47
  • Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
    A)Katabatic wind
    B)Anabatic wind
    C)Khamsin
    D)Harmattan
    Answer: Katabatic wind
  • Q. Which ports are located on the Eastern coast of India?
    A)Paradip and Kandla
    B)Kandla and Haldia
    C)Haldia and Kochin
    D)Paradip and Haldia
    Answer: Paradip and Haldia
  • Q. Consider the following statements- 1.NTPC has entered in the area of hydro-power, 2.Power Grid Corporation has entered in Telecom Industry, Which of the above statement is correct?
    A)1 and 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Only 2
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Relative humidity of the atmosphere is directly affected by ________
    A)Change in the direction of winds
    B)Change in atmospheric pressure
    C)Change in atmospheric temperature
    D)None of these
    Answer: Change in atmospheric temperature
  • Q. The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to ________ type.
    A)Mediterranean
    B)Monsoon
    C)Temperate
    D)Laurentian
    Answer: Mediterranean

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