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Physical Geography | Set 4

1. The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called –

Correct : D. Passes

2. The word `dendlitic' is associated with—

Correct : C. rivers

3. When the earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called–

Correct : A. Aphelion

4. Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate –

Correct : C. The radius of the earth

5. What is the International Date Line?

Correct : D. It is the 180° longitude

6. Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in –

Correct : D. Deserts

7. Basaltic lava is found in the –

Correct : A. Deccan Trap

8. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is known as–

Correct : B. Exosphere

9. The climatic zones are classified on the basis of –

Correct : C. rainfall

10. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is :

Correct : C. Troposphere

11. Trade winds blow from the –

Correct : C. subtropical high pressure

12. Equatorial regions experience –

Correct : B. hot and humid climate

13. The Sargasso sea is situated in the –

Correct : A. Atlantic Ocean

14. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called:

Correct : A. South Atlantic drift

15. Sea breeze is formed during –

Correct : A. Day time

16. The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of –

Correct : B. Tropical rain forests

17. The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as:

Correct : B. Continental Shelf

18. A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as –

Correct : A. Artisian well

19. The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is –

Correct : D. Terracing

20. For the cultivation of Tobacco the soil should be rich in –

Correct : D. potash

21. Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall –

Correct : D. More than 200 cm

22. Mangrove forests occur in –

Correct : C. coastal swamps

23. In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in strips or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called?

Correct : C. wind breaks

24. Spot the odd item in the following :

Correct : A. Basalt

25. Which of the following is an organic rock?

Correct : B. Coal

26. The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called :

Correct : A. Landslide

27. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?

Correct : A. Caldera lake

28. Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as –

Correct : B. levees

29. River erosion is at its greatest where river's –

Correct : C. flow is fast

30. In which of the following is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Correct : A. Coral Sea

31. Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called –

Correct : B. Inversion

32. Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts?

Correct : D. Lack of rainfall

33. Which of the following winds is called anti-trade wind? (1)

Correct : A. Chinook

34. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called –

Correct : B. Insolation

35. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day called –

Correct : A. Tide

36. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by :

Correct : B. rotation of the earth

37. Waves approaching the shore is known as –

Correct : B. Tsunami

38. Atoll is a kind of –

Correct : D. inland sea

39. A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is.

Correct : A. Estuary

40. The deepest ocean of the world is –

Correct : D. Pacific Ocean

41. Mountain soil contains a lot of—

Correct : A. humus

42. Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture?

Correct : D. Shifting agriculture

43. Source of energy in ecosystem is –

Correct : A. Sun

44. Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?

Correct : A. Nuclear energy

45. Day and Night are equal at the:

Correct : D. Eqator

46. Which planet orbits closest to the earth?

Correct : C. Venus

47. Solar energy is received by the earth through –

Correct : B. radiation

48. Brightest planet in our solar system is –

Correct : A. Venus

49. The Milky Way Galaxy was first observed by –

Correct : A. Galileo

50. In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often :

Correct : B. land slides

51. Which of the following refers to the white salt which covers the land in some areas during dry season?

Correct : B. reh

52. If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body –

Correct : A. decreases

53. The land forms formed by wave erosion is :

Correct : C. Cave

54. In a solar or lunar eclipse, the region of earth's shadow is divided into –

Correct : D. Three parts

55. Rift Valley is formed –

Correct : B. between two faults

56. Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called

Correct : C. Dunes

57. The rate of deforestation is high in –

Correct : C. Temperate zone

58. One of the following is not the result of underground water action –

Correct : D. Fiords

59. The inner-most layer of the earth is known as –

Correct : C. Asthenosphere

60. The 'Pacific Ring of Fire' is associated with –

Correct : C. volcanoes and earthquakes

61. Metamorphic rocks originate from—

Correct : C. both igneous and sedimentary rocks

62. The term 'epicentre' is associated with—

Correct : A. earthquake

63. Our atmosphere is divided into layers.

Correct : D. Five

64. The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are :

Correct : B. Mangrove forests

65. Cyclones are caused due to –

Correct : A. low pressure

66. What is a 'tornado'?

Correct : B. A very low pressure centre

67. If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, the temperature of earth's surface would be –

Correct : C. less than the present

68. Name the continent where 'Tundra' type of climate is not found –

Correct : C. Africa

69. Speed of wind is measured by –

Correct : D. anemometer

70. Trade winds are due to –

Correct : B. Convection

71. The ocean which touches the Asian and American shores is-

Correct : D. Pacific

72. El Nino is –

Correct : A. a warm ocean current

73. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by –

Correct : B. Terrace cultivation

74. The crop mainly grown in hills is :

Correct : B. sweet jowar

75. Dumping of solid waste in lowlying areas earth cover is called as :

Correct : A. Sanitary land filing

76. The cause of loss of forest cover is –

Correct : C. Increasing population

77. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to –

Correct : A. Cyclones

78. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called

Correct : B. Levee

79. Which of the following is an alternative theory to the Big Bang theory developed in 1948, stating that the universe does not change even though it is expanding over time?

Correct : B. Steady State Universe

80. The constellation `Sapta Rishi' is known to Westerners as the –

Correct : C. Big Dipper

81. Isohels are the isopleths of –

Correct : A. sunshine

82. Which one of the following is the largest planet?

Correct : A. Jupiter

83. The largest planet in our solar system is

Correct : B. Jupiter

84. Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above             .

Correct : D. Equator

85. Nappe is a kind of –

Correct : B. folded structure

86. The area which is resistant to any massive structural transformation is called –

Correct : D. shield

87. Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called:

Correct : C. Ox-Bow Lake

88. Sandstone is metamorphosed to:

Correct : C. Quartzite

89. The greatest erosive power of a river is associated with –

Correct : B. meanders

90. Prime Meridian passes through –

Correct : A. Greenwich

91. What percentage of world's freshwater is stored as glacial ice?

Correct : C. 70%

92. The approximate circumference of the Earth is –

Correct : C. 25,000 km

93. Which one of the following is igneous rock?

Correct : B. Granite

94. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?

Correct : B. Four minutes

95. The Grand Canyon is located on the :

Correct : A. Colorado River

96. The vertical movement of air is termed as –

Correct : B. air current

97. The atmospheric layer closest to the earth is:

Correct : C. Troposphere

98. Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during –

Correct : D. Solar eclipse

99. Recharging of water table depends on –

Correct : B. relief of the area

100. The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is –

Correct : D. Isotherm