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

Correct Answer

Red Landscape

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following is not an African country?
    A)Mauritania
    B)Cameroon
    C)Gabon
    D)Yemen
    Answer: Yemen
  • Q. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India?
    A)Tuensang in Nagaland
    B)Agucha in Rajasthan
    C)Thar Desert in Rajasthan
    D)Sirohi in Rajasthan
    Answer: Sirohi in Rajasthan
  • Q. Which one of the following states does not form border with Bangladesh?
    A)Manipur
    B)Meghalaya
    C)Tripura
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. Fish farming is practised in
    A)China
    B)Africa
    C)South Africa
    D)Peru and Brazil
    Answer: China
  • Q. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
    A)Kyoto (Japan)
    B)Karachi (Pakistan)
    C)Auckland (New Zealand)
    D)Brisbane (Australia)
    Answer: Brisbane (Australia)
  • Q. When total land is divided by total population, we get?
    A)Agriculture Density
    B)Population Density
    C)Nutritional Density
    D)Industrial Density
    Answer: Population Density
  • Q. The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)China
    C)Great Britain
    D)Russia
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. Which of the following is called the biggest leap forward in the history of Indian population?
    A)1951 - 1961
    B)1921 - 1931
    C)1941 - 1951
    D)1961 - 1971
    Answer: 1961 - 1971
  • Q. In which state is Jog Falls located?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Karnataka
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of- 1. Coconut 2. Blackpepper 3. Rubber 4. Rice
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)1 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
    A)Eight
    B)Six
    C)Seven
    D)Ten
    Answer: Eight
  • Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
    A)Johannes Kepler
    B)Galileo Galilei
    C)Nicholas Copernicus
    D)Isaac Newton
    Answer: Johannes Kepler
  • Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
    A)Winds change their directions
    B)It causes days and nights
    C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
    D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
    Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
  • Q. Which country assisted India in the launching of her first satellite ‘Aryabhatta’?
    A)Former USSR
    B)USA
    C)United Kingdom
    D)Germany
    Answer: Former USSR
  • 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. The land-locked country in South East Asia is
    A)Laos
    B)Thailand
    C)Malayasia
    D)Vietnam
    Answer: Laos
  • Q. Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called
    A)Isohalines
    B)Isotherms
    C)Isobars
    D)Isohyets
    Answer: Isohalines
  • Q. Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate?
    A)Bihar
    B)Kerala
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Bihar
  • Q. Which of the following statements characterize the anticyclones? 1. Anticyclones are low pressure systems. 2. They are characterized by divergent wind circulation. 3. They are indicative of dry weather conditions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 only
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. 2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only

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