Geography Lithosphere

Q. Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?

A
Sandstone
B
Limestone
C
Marble
D
Shale

Correct Answer

Marble

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a river’s lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
    A)1, 2 and 3 only
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4 only
    D)2 and 4 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
  • Q. Northern part of Australia is typified by which one of the following?
    A)Temperate climate
    B)Equatorial climate
    C)Mediterranean climate
    D)Monsoon climate
    Answer: Monsoon climate
  • Q. The Symmetrical patterns in a natural region are of
    A)Soil and Water-drainage
    B)Climate and Vegetation
    C)Climate and Industry
    D)Economic Base and Species
    Answer: Climate and Vegetation
  • Q. Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?
    A)A few dwarf shrubs
    B)Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
    C)Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
    D)Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
    Answer: Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
    A)Condensation
    B)Insolation
    C)Evaporation
    D)Precipitation
    Answer: Insolation
  • Q. Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?
    A)Orissa
    B)Gujarat
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
    A)Kiel Canal
    B)Panama Canal
    C)Suez Canal
    D)Buckingham Canal
    Answer: Kiel Canal
  • Q. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
    A)Volcanic mountains
    B)Block mountains
    C)Fold mountains
    D)Residual mountains
    Answer: Block mountains
  • Q. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is famous for which of the following?
    A)Birds
    B)Tiger and elephant
    C)Wild Bison
    D)Leopard and Spotted deer
    Answer: Leopard and Spotted deer
  • Q. The Regur soil is:
    A)Black Soil
    B)Red Soil
    C)Clay Soil
    D)Sand Soil
    Answer: Black Soil
  • Q. In which month are the kharif crops sown?
    A)September
    B)April
    C)June
    D)November
    Answer: June
  • Q. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
    A)Mesopause
    B)Magnetosphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Magnetopause
    Answer: Magnetopause
  • Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
    A)Geyser
    B)Hot spring
    C)Extinct volcano
    D)Oak tree
    Answer: Geyser
  • Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
    A)Alfred Hanks
    B)Alfred Wegener
    C)Alfred Worwick
    D)Alfred Mane
    Answer: Alfred Wegener
  • Q. The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall is generally about ________
    A)200 cms
    B)80 cms
    C)160 cms
    D)250 cms
    Answer: 250 cms
  • Q. Wheels and axles for railways are produced
    A)At Varanasi
    B)At Bengaluru
    C)At Chennai
    D)Nowhere in India
    Answer: At Bengaluru
  • Q. Moraine is
    A)A salt water lake in Arabia
    B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
    C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
    D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
    Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands? 1. Equatorial climate 2. Mediterranean climate 3. Hot desert climate 4. West European climate
    A)2, 3, 4, 1
    B)1, 3, 2, 4
    C)1, 4, 2, 3
    D)3, 2, 1, 4
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. Mumbai High refers to the
    A)Slopes of Western Ghats
    B)Greater Mumbai area
    C)Highest place in Mumbai
    D)Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
    Answer: Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
  • Q. The Richter scale is used to measure which of the following?
    A)Magnitude of Earthquake
    B)Humidity of Air
    C)Velocity of Air
    D)Density of Liquid
    Answer: Magnitude of Earthquake

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