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 the cleanest source of energy?
    A)Nuclear power
    B)Biofuel
    C)Fossil fuel
    D)Wind energy
    Answer: Wind energy
  • Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
    A)90° eastern longitude
    B)Equator
    C)0° longitude
    D)180° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. The land mass of lndia has an area of ________ million square km.
    A)3.28
    B)1.28
    C)2.28
    D)4.28
    Answer: 3.28
  • Q. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)West Bengal
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. What is the shape of the Earth?
    A)Sphere
    B)Geoid
    C)Circle
    D)Hemi-sphere
    Answer: Geoid
  • Q. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India?
    A)Rape seed
    B)Wheat
    C)Jau
    D)Jute
    Answer: Jute
  • 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. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km
  • Q. Limestone is an example of
    A)Metamorphic rocks
    B)Igneous rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Crystalline rocks
    Answer: Sedimentary rocks
  • Q. In which of the following state, fertilizer complex “Paradip Phosphate Ltd” is located?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Jharkhand
    C)Bihar
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. Which of the following helps in the ‘greening process’ of crops?
    A)Nitrogenous fertilizers
    B)Sunshine
    C)Phosphatic fertilizers
    D)Potassic fertilizers
    Answer: Nitrogenous fertilizers
  • Q. The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
    A)Peru
    B)Brazil
    C)Ecuador
    D)Guyana
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. The famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located in the State of
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
    A)Strip cropping
    B)Contour ploughing
    C)Dry farming
    D)Shifting cultivation
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. Which of the following states is the “Sugar Bowl” of India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
    A)Three
    B)One
    C)Two
    D)Four
    Answer: Three
  • Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
    A)2 and 3 are correct
    B)Only 1 is correct
    C)1 and 2 are correct
    D)All are correct
    Answer: Only 1 is correct
  • Q. Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?
    A)Flood plain deposits
    B)Loess plains
    C)Alluvial plains
    D)Deltas
    Answer: Loess plains
  • Q. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Haryana
    D)Assam
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The boundary between Earth’s Crust and Mantle is ________.
    A)Conrad discontinuity
    B)Moho discontinuity
    C)Lehman discontinuity
    D)Gutenberg discontinuity
    Answer: Moho discontinuity

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