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. The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in
    A)Indonesian Islands
    B)Amazon basin
    C)Congo basin
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert. 2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert. 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
    A)Angles from the poles
    B)Kilometers from the poles
    C)Kilometers from the equator
    D)Angles from the equator
    Answer: Angles from the equator
  • Q. Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
    A)Concentration of ozone
    B)Closeness of the sun
    C)Decrease in atmospheric pressure
    D)None of these
    Answer: Concentration of ozone
  • Q. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because
    A)It has extensive shallow
    B)It has extensive dry coast
    C)Its coastal waters are very saline
    D)Besides producing salt from saline water, it has reserves of rock salt
    Answer: It has extensive dry coast
  • Q. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
    A)Bikaner
    B)Leh
    C)Jaisalmer
    D)Jodhpur
    Answer: Leh
  • Q. National Waterway-I is on which water system?
    A)Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hoogli river
    B)West Coast Canal
    C)River Brahamputra
    D)Sundarbans Waterways
    Answer: Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hoogli river
  • Q. Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of
    A)Bauxite
    B)Lead
    C)Zinc
    D)Copper
    Answer: Bauxite
  • Q. In which of the state land with maximum area is unusable?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Gujarat
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
    A)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
    B)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
    C)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    D)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    Answer: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
  • Q. India’s biggest super Thermal power station is located In:
    A)Koradi near Nagpur
    B)Narora
    C)Cossipore (Kolkata)
    D)Kalpakkam
    Answer: E
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
    A)Paddy
    B)Maize
    C)Bajra
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
    A)Wind speed
    B)Earthquake intensity
    C)Noise level
    D)Radioactive intensity
    Answer: Wind speed
  • Q. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Rivers in “Annular” pattern flow in which direction?
    A)Like a ring
    B)West to East
    C)North to South
    D)Transverse direction
    Answer: Like a ring
  • Q. Limestone, Coal, Chalk, Shale are the examples of:
    A)Volcanic Rock
    B)Sedimentary Rocks
    C)Metamorphic Rock
    D)Igneous Rock
    Answer: Sedimentary Rocks
  • Q. The pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
    A)fold mountains
    B)old mountains
    C)young mountains
    D)block mountains
    Answer: old mountains
  • Q. Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. 2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. 3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. 4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)2 and 5 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
    A)Snowfall in Shimla
    B)The difference in their altitudes
    C)Their distance from sea
    D)Pollution in Amritsar
    Answer: The difference in their altitudes
  • Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
    A)The Sea of Japan
    B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
    C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
    D)The Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands

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