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

Correct Answer

Red Landscape

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Mountain system of Alps, Carpathians, Transylvanian, Balkans are located in:
    A)Europe
    B)South America
    C)New Zealand
    D)North America
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. What is the cause of ‘Green house effect’?
    A)Carbon Monoxide
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Carbon Dioxide
    D)Nitrogen Dioxide
    Answer: Carbon Dioxide
  • Q. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
    A)Mohorovic discontinuity
    B)Barysphere
    C)Mesophere
    D)Asthenosphere
    Answer: Asthenosphere
  • Q. Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?
    A)Newton
    B)Kepler
    C)Galileo
    D)Copernicus
    Answer: Kepler
  • Q. The place which experiences minimum and maximum temperature of – 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is ________
    A)Kullu
    B)Srinagar
    C)Shimla
    D)Leh
    Answer: Leh
  • Q. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are ________
    A)A group of stars
    B)Signs of Roman gods
    C)Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
    D)None of these
    Answer: Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
  • Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
    A)Geyser
    B)Hot spring
    C)Extinct volcano
    D)Oak tree
    Answer: Geyser
  • Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
    A)Equal rainfall
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal pressure
    D)Equal height
    Answer: Equal height
  • Q. Which planet shows the phases like Moon?
    A)Venus
    B)Mercury
    C)Mars
    D)Pluto
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
    A)Cauvery
    B)Godavari
    C)Krishna
    D)Mahanadi
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
    A)Water needs more energy to get warm
    B)Water is liquid
    C)Landmasses are solid
    D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
    Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
  • Q. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________
    A)Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
    B)Around the Gulf of Cambay
    C)Around the Konkan coast
    D)Around the Palk strait
    Answer: Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
  • Q. Which of the following city located on Northern most Latitude?
    A)Panchmarhi
    B)Patna
    C)Allahabad
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Patna
  • Q. The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in
    A)The Deccan Plateau
    B)The Himalayan Mountain Complex
    C)The Indus Ganga Plain
    D)The Central Indian Plateau
    Answer: The Himalayan Mountain Complex
  • Q. The deepest surface depression on earth is
    A)Tonga-Kermadec Trench
    B)Kuri Trench
    C)Mariana Trench
    D)Bentley Subglacial Trench
    Answer: Mariana Trench
  • Q. In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks ________
    A)Fourth
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fifth
    Answer: Fourth
  • Q. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
    A)North Sea canal
    B)Erie canal
    C)Kiel canal
    D)Trent and Mersey canal
    Answer: Erie canal
  • Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
    A)Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
    B)Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
    C)National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
    D)Survey of India (S.O.I.)
    Answer: Survey of India (S.O.I.)
  • Q. CGWB stands for:
    A)Central Ground Welfare Board
    B)Central Ground Water Board
    C)Central Ground Water and irigation Board
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Ground Water Board
  • Q. Which one of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?
    A)Kandla
    B)Porbandar
    C)Surat
    D)Diu
    Answer: Kandla

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