Geography Quiz Set 3
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Question 1 |
Who invented the Isotherms?
A | Pythagoras |
B | Homboldt |
C | Aristotle |
D | Herodotus |
Question 2 |
Who advocated the opposite theory of determinism?
A | Vidal de la Blache |
B | Huntington |
C | Ptolemy |
D | None of these |
Question 3 |
The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
A | meteors |
B | comets |
C | meteorites |
D | asteroids |
Question 4 |
Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/evidences for the continued expansion of universe?
- Detection of microwaves in space.
- Observation of redshift phenomenon in space.
- Movement of asteroids in space.
- Occurrence of supernova explosions in space.
A | 1 and 2 |
B | 2 only |
C | 1, 3 and 4 |
D | None of the above can be cited as evidence |
Question 5 |
Dolphin Challenger Ridge is located in
A | Atlantic Ocean |
B | Pacific Ocean |
C | Arctic Ocean |
D | Indian Ocean |
Question 6 |
When water freezes in the polar seas the salts
A | form a layer on top |
B | remain in the sub-surface water that does not freeze |
C | sink to the bottom |
D | partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom |
Question 7 |
As per Ferrel’s law
A | in the northern hemisphere, the north blowing winds
are deflected westward |
B | in the southern hemisphere, the north blowing winds
are deflected eastward |
C | in the northern hemisphere, the south blowing winds
are deflected eastward |
D | in the southern hemisphere the south blowing winds
are deflected eastward |
Question 8 |
Which of the following statements is not true of Trade Winds?
A | They blow from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums |
B | They are deflected to the right to become South-East
Trades in the southern hemisphere. |
C | They are constant in strength and direction |
D | The sometimes contain intense depression |
Question 9 |
Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?
A | Chained |
B | Malawi |
C | Victoria |
D | Zambezi |
Question 10 |
Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places?
- Southern Florida
- Puerto Rico
- Hawaii Islands
A | 1, 2 and 3 |
B | 1 and 2 |
C | 2 and 3 |
D | 1 and 3 |
Question 11 |
“.....They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high check bones, sparse hair and medium height.” The reference here is to :
A | Nordic Aryans |
B | Austrics |
C | Negroids |
D | Mongoloids |
Question 12 |
A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a :
A | Mulatto |
B | Mestizo |
C | Meiji |
D | Mau Mau |
Question 13 |
The correct sequence of languages in descending order in terms of their number of speakers in the world is
A | Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi |
B | English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish |
C | Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, English |
D | Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish |
Question 14 |
Which one of the following cities is known as the Pittsburg of Japan?
A | Kobe |
B | Yuwaha |
C | Tokyo |
D | Osaka |
Question 15 |
Intensive subsistence farming is prevalent in
A | Canada |
B | China |
C | USA |
D | Ukraine |
Question 16 |
Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India?
A | The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin
interspersed by hilly terrain |
B | The eastern coast has a wide plain with well developed deltas of the major rivers |
C | The west coast has little indentation except towards
the south |
D | The west and east coasts have the same alluvial
features |
Question 17 |
Most of the rivers flowing west-ward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because
A | of the high gradient |
B | they are too slow |
C | they are not perennial |
D | there is no vegetation |
Question 18 |
India has the highest productive potential of fisheries in
A | inland water bodies |
B | shallow continental shelf |
C | deep sea areas |
D | brackish water lagoons |
Question 19 |
Among sources of power, India has largest reserves of
A | coal |
B | oil |
C | natural gas |
D | atomic power |
Question 20 |
Which of the following minerals found in a natural way in the state of Chhattisgarh?
- Bauxite
- Dolomite
- Iron ore
- Tin
A | 1, 2 and 3 |
B | 1 and 3 |
C | 2 and 4 |
D | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
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