Geography Lithosphere

Q. The cause of Earthquake is

A
Destruction in shell system
B
Disturbances in Earth surface
C
Adjustment in the layers of Earth's crust
D
Rise in plates

Correct Answer

Disturbances in Earth surface

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
    A)Gulfstream and Canaries
    B)Canaries and Labrador
    C)Gulf stream and Labrador
    D)Kuroshio and Kurile
    Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
    A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
    B)Shale-possesses laminations
    C)Quartzite-soft rock
    D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
    Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
  • Q. The Trans-Andean railway connects
    A)Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
    B)Mexico City with Santiago
    C)Panama City with Santiago
    D)Rio de Janerio with Bogota
    Answer: Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
  • Q. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of ________
    A)Deposition
    B)Metamorphism
    C)Weathering
    D)Both B and C
    Answer: Both B and C
  • Q. The tropical cyclones – Hurricanes and Typhoons – develop and mature ________
    A)Over the water bodies only
    B)At the same place
    C)Over the land masses only
    D)Anywhere in the tropical zone
    Answer: Anywhere in the tropical zone
  • Q. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
    A)4 hours
    B)5.30 hours
    C)4:30 hours
    D)5 hours
    Answer: 5.30 hours
  • Q. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of ________
    A)Local thunderstorms
    B)Retreating monsoon
    C)Temperate cyclones
    D)Shift in jet stream movement
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. The full name of OTEC
    A)Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
    B)Offshore Thermal Energy Conservation
    C)Ocean Terminal Energy Conservation
    D)Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
    Answer: Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
  • Q. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
    A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
    B)Pune and Bengaluru
    C)Sholapur and Hubli
    D)Barsi and Guntur
    Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
  • Q. The Outer Himalayas correspond with
    A)The Kailas range
    B)The Karakoram range
    C)The Shiwalik range
    D)The Hindukush range
    Answer: The Shiwalik range
  • Q. Littoral forests occur
    A)Where the rainfall is heavy
    B)On hills
    C)Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
    D)At elevated places
    Answer: Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
  • Q. Black forest is found in
    A)Czechoslovakia
    B)France
    C)Germany
    D)Romania
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. The Ozone hole over Antarctica was discovered in
    A)1978
    B)1975
    C)1985
    D)1987
    Answer: 1985
  • Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
    A)Sumatra and Java
    B)Sumatra and Malaysia
    C)Java and Brunei
    D)Malaysia and Brunei
    Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
  • Q. In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and energy?
    A)Asteroid Belt
    B)Black Hole
    C)Ozone Hole
    D)White Hole
    Answer: White Hole
  • Q. India has an endless growing season because
    A)Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
    B)It experiences the monsoonal type of climate
    C)The distribution of rainfall is uneven
    D)Its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
    Answer: Temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
  • Q. Which of the following is meant by an archipelago?
    A)Mountain
    B)Lake
    C)Island
    D)Plateau
    Answer: Island
  • Q. Which dam of India is the highest?
    A)Thein
    B)Mettur
    C)Rihand
    D)Bhakra
    Answer: Bhakra
  • Q. What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
    A)Diminishing Nature
    B)Irregular Nature
    C)Crescent or Growing Nature
    D)Cyclic Nature
    Answer: Diminishing Nature
  • Q. Heavy water plants are generally located near
    A)Fertilizer plants
    B)Major irrigation projects
    C)Hydroelectric projects
    D)Nuclear power plants
    Answer: Fertilizer plants

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