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. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________
    A)Degradational weathering
    B)Biological weathering
    C)Chemical weathering
    D)Mechanical weathering
    Answer: Mechanical weathering
  • Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
    A)Itanagar
    B)Kohima
    C)Jorhat
    D)Dibrugarh
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. Pyranees form a the boundary between
    A)Poland and Russia
    B)Spain and Portugal
    C)France and Spain
    D)Hungary and Rumania
    Answer: France and Spain
  • 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. Edible crops include
    A)Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
    B)Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane
    C)Linseed, Castor, Turmeric
    D)Jute, Cotton, Chilli
    Answer: Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
  • Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
    A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
    B)It determines the Indian standard time
    C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
    D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
    Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
  • Q. Select the correct answer from the following: 1. Melting of polar ice caps and subsequently rise in the sea level is the most important effect of global warming. 2. The sea level is likely to rise by one meter by 2070 AD if the present level of global warming is not controlled. 3. All the coral islands in the world will be submerged. 4. By 2044 AD, Fiji is likely to be submerged and rise in the sea level by the same year will pose a grave danger to the Netherlands.
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)4 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. October Heat’ is caused due to
    A)Dry hot weather
    B)The absence of rain
    C)Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
  • Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
    A)5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
    B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
    Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
  • Q. Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
    A)Congo
    B)Amazon
    C)Amur
    D)Volga
    Answer: Amazon
  • Q. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
    A)Infertile land
    B)Lack of minerals
    C)Unsuitable climatic conditions
    D)Mountainous topography
    Answer: Unsuitable climatic conditions
  • Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the
    A)Veldt
    B)Downs
    C)Steppes
    D)Prairies
    Answer: Downs
  • Q. Comets moves around the
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________
    A)The Tropic of Capricorn
    B)The Arctic Circle
    C)The Tropic of Cancer
    D)The South Pole
    Answer: The Tropic of Capricorn
  • Q. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in ________
    A)West Bengal
    B)Gujarat
    C)U.P.
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
    A)50
    B)48
    C)84
    D)60
    Answer: 84
  • Q. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
    A)Philippines
    B)Myanmar
    C)Thailand
    D)Cambodia
    Answer: Thailand
  • Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?
    A)In Ghana, a West African-country
    B)In the South Atlantic Ocean
    C)In the Mediterranean Sea
    D)At Greenwich Observatory in England
    Answer: In the South Atlantic Ocean
  • Q. What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?
    A)Troposphere
    B)Ionosphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Exosphere
    Answer: Troposphere

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