Geography World Geography

Q. Which of the following is most important for absorption of heat radiated from the Sun as well as from the Earth?

A
Carbon monoxide
B
Carbon dioxide
C
Oxygen
D
Nitrogen

Correct Answer

Carbon dioxide

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Koal Project is aimed towards
    A)Power generation and load control
    B)Irrigation
    C)Drainage and power generation
    D)Irrigation, flood control and power generation
    Answer: Irrigation, flood control and power generation
  • Q. The first coal mine in India
    A)Raniganj
    B)Dhanbad
    C)Jharia
    D)Asansol
    Answer: Raniganj
  • Q. The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth’s surface passes through ________
    A)Arctic Circle
    B)Equator
    C)Tropic of Cancer
    D)Tropic of Capricorn
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
    A)Afghanistan
    B)Pakistan
    C)China
    D)Bangladesh
    Answer: China
  • 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. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
    A)Plate Tectonics
    B)Geodesy
    C)Geology
    D)Seismology
    Answer: Seismology
  • Q. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
    A)Sedimentary rocks
    B)Volcanic rocks
    C)Plutonic rocks
    D)Hypabysal rocks
    Answer: Volcanic rocks
  • Q. What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?
    A)Pampas
    B)Veld
    C)Steppes
    D)Prairies
    Answer: Veld
  • Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
    A)3000 million years
    B)1000 million years
    C)4600 million years
    D)100 million years
    Answer: 4600 million years
  • Q. Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
    A)Orographic
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)All of these
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. Wine production is mainly carried out in which of the following natural regions?
    A)Mediterranean region
    B)Equatorial region
    C)Savanna
    D)Coniferous forests
    Answer: Mediterranean region
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1, 3 and 4
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks II. They contain iron oxides III. They have high water retention capacity IV. They have high nitrogen content
    A)Only IV
    B)II and III
    C)Only III
    D)III and IV
    Answer: III and IV
  • Q. What is the circumference of the Earth?
    A)25,000 km
    B)13,000 km
    C)20,000 km
    D)40,000 km
    Answer: 40,000 km
  • Q. Turpentine oil is obtained from
    A)Eucalyptus tree
    B)Cashew nut shell
    C)Pine tree
    D)Cinchona tree
    Answer: Pine tree
  • Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
    A)Tuber
    B)Legume
    C)Rice
    D)Potato
    Answer: Legume
  • Q. Rio Summit is associated with
    A)Ozone depletion
    B)Convention on Biological Diversity
    C)Green house gases
    D)Wet lands
    Answer: Convention on Biological Diversity
  • Q. Where is the Port City of Cork located?
    A)Greece
    B)Italy
    C)France
    D)Ireland
    Answer: Ireland
  • Q. The Richter scale on which intensity/magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in:
    A)1935
    B)1933
    C)1932
    D)1939
    Answer: 1935
  • Q. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
    A)Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
    B)Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
    C)Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
    D)Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
    Answer: Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.

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