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This section includes 76 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The South Sandwich trench is located in |
| A. | North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | South Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Chagos archipelago is located in |
| A. | South Pacific |
| B. | North Pacific |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | China Ocean |
| Answer» D. China Ocean | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is not a cold ocean current |
| A. | Benguela |
| B. | Peru |
| C. | Canari |
| D. | Agulhas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
When the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in the straight line, the tide will be |
| A. | Neap Tide |
| B. | Spring Tide |
| C. | Diurnal Tide |
| D. | Mixed Tide |
| Answer» C. Diurnal Tide | |
| 5. |
In geographical terminology, what is a cluster or closely located chain of islands known as |
| A. | Estuary |
| B. | Archipelago |
| C. | Strait |
| D. | Gulf |
| Answer» C. Strait | |
| 6. |
Alluvial soils have generally a low mineral content of |
| A. | Nitrogen, phosphorus and potus |
| B. | Iron oxide and nitrogen |
| C. | Phosphate and potash |
| D. | Aluminium, nitrogen and potash |
| Answer» B. Iron oxide and nitrogen | |
| 7. |
If the movement of the earth's crust or a major climatic change makes old stream young, it is called |
| A. | Consequent stream |
| B. | Subsequent stream |
| C. | Aggradation |
| D. | Rejuvination |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The theory of Industrial location was put forward by |
| A. | Weber |
| B. | von Thunen |
| C. | A. Miller |
| D. | R. Johnson |
| Answer» B. von Thunen | |
| 9. |
Who among the following has attempted functional classification of cities |
| A. | Zelinsky |
| B. | Burgess |
| C. | Nelson |
| D. | Christaller |
| Answer» D. Christaller | |
| 10. |
Christaller's central place theory was modified by |
| A. | J. Brunhes |
| B. | A. Losch |
| C. | C.D. Harris |
| D. | H. Hoyt |
| Answer» C. C.D. Harris | |
| 11. |
The nucleated settlements are most likely to occur in |
| A. | deltas |
| B. | mountains |
| C. | arid regions |
| D. | very humid regions |
| Answer» D. very humid regions | |
| 12. |
Who among the following put forward the sector theory of urban morphology |
| A. | Burgess |
| B. | Dickinson |
| C. | Homer Hoyt |
| D. | Harris and Ullman |
| Answer» B. Dickinson | |
| 13. |
Ozone content is maximum in the areas |
| A. | near the equator |
| B. | near the tropics |
| C. | poleward of 50° |
| D. | equatorward of 25° |
| Answer» C. poleward of 50° | |
| 14. |
In which of the following regions is the maximum insolation received |
| A. | Equatorial |
| B. | Tropical |
| C. | Polar |
| D. | Subtropical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Who among the following postulated the concept of "base-level" |
| A. | James Hutton |
| B. | W.M. Davis |
| C. | J.W. Powell |
| D. | Walther Penck |
| Answer» C. J.W. Powell | |
| 16. |
Which of the following forces is responsible for the formation of erosional landforms |
| A. | Endogenic force |
| B. | Exogenic force |
| C. | Tectonic force |
| D. | Volcanic force |
| Answer» C. Tectonic force | |
| 17. |
A pair of steps on the sides of a river valley is called |
| A. | levee |
| B. | terrace |
| C. | meander |
| D. | alluvial fan |
| Answer» D. alluvial fan | |
| 18. |
Pediplains and inselbergs are the features of old stage of which of the following cycles of erosion |
| A. | Glacial |
| B. | Karst |
| C. | Arid |
| D. | Marine |
| Answer» D. Marine | |
| 19. |
Moraines are debris deposited by |
| A. | river |
| B. | sea waves |
| C. | winds |
| D. | glacier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is the rock that turns into slate through the process of metamorphosis |
| A. | Clay |
| B. | Sand |
| C. | Graphite |
| D. | Marble |
| Answer» B. Sand | |
| 21. |
The formation of the Himalayan Mountain took place during the |
| A. | Pre-Cambrian orogeny |
| B. | Caledonian orogeny |
| C. | Hercynian orogeny |
| D. | Tertiary orogeny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which of the following was the period of formation of the young fold mountains |
| A. | Carboniferous |
| B. | Cretaceous |
| C. | Tertiary |
| D. | Triassic |
| Answer» D. Triassic | |
| 23. |
The greatest amount of Isolation is received by which place of Earth's surface |
| A. | Tropical rain forest |
| B. | Tropical desert |
| C. | Savanna region |
| D. | Equatorial region |
| Answer» C. Savanna region | |
| 24. |
Bench terraces are constructed on land surfaces with |
| A. | Steep slope |
| B. | Mild slope |
| C. | Zero percent slope |
| D. | Grassland |
| Answer» B. Mild slope | |
| 25. |
Soil erosion by raindrop is called |
| A. | Rill erosion |
| B. | Inter-rill erosion |
| C. | Splash erosion |
| D. | Sheet erosion |
| Answer» D. Sheet erosion | |
| 26. |
Sub-aerial Erosion Theory is connected with |
| A. | Submarine canyons |
| B. | Continental slope |
| C. | Spring tide |
| D. | Ocean current |
| Answer» B. Continental slope | |
| 27. |
What is meant by an atoll |
| A. | Ocean current |
| B. | Mountain summit |
| C. | An island |
| D. | A type of coral reef |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The xerophytic natural vegetation is found in |
| A. | The equatorial region |
| B. | The monsoon region |
| C. | The Sahara region |
| D. | The tundra region |
| Answer» D. The tundra region | |
| 29. |
The name "Hurricane" is given to tropical cyclones in |
| A. | The North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | The North Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | The Bay of Bengal |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 30. |
The term "Biosphere" was first used by |
| A. | Hutchinson |
| B. | Edward Suess |
| C. | Odum |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Odum | |
| 31. |
Which of the following is not an example of the cold winds |
| A. | Mistral |
| B. | Sirocco |
| C. | Bora |
| D. | Pampero |
| Answer» C. Bora | |
| 32. |
Cactii is associated with |
| A. | Heavy rainfall |
| B. | Coniferous forests |
| C. | Deserts |
| D. | Grassland |
| Answer» D. Grassland | |
| 33. |
Wind gap is related to |
| A. | Glacial erosion |
| B. | Wind erosion |
| C. | Underground water erosion |
| D. | River erosion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which of the following landforms is different from other three on the basis of the mode of origin |
| A. | Fold |
| B. | Anticline |
| C. | Nappes |
| D. | Rift Valley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following landforms is not associated with glaciations |
| A. | Hanging valley |
| B. | Moraines |
| C. | Inselberg |
| D. | Drumlin |
| Answer» D. Drumlin | |
| 36. |
"Meteorologica" was written by |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Halley |
| D. | W.M. Davis |
| Answer» B. Plato | |
| 37. |
The pricipal cause of the absence of coral reefs on the western coasts of continent is |
| A. | The upwelling of cold water |
| B. | The warm current |
| C. | Convergence |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The warm current | |
| 38. |
The term latitude and longitude were coined by |
| A. | Homer |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Thales |
| D. | Hipparchus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following is Warm Ocean current |
| A. | Canary |
| B. | Labrador |
| C. | Gulf stream |
| D. | Kuril |
| Answer» D. Kuril | |
| 40. |
The progressive wave theory of tides was propounded by |
| A. | Newton |
| B. | Harris |
| C. | Darwin |
| D. | William Whewell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest |
| A. | Along the equator |
| B. | At the North Pole |
| C. | Along the tropic of cancer |
| D. | Along the arctic circle |
| Answer» B. At the North Pole | |
| 42. |
Which of the following winds are known as 'Anti-trade winds' |
| A. | Chinook |
| B. | Cyclones |
| C. | Typhoons |
| D. | Westerlies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which natural region is known as the "Land of Big Games" |
| A. | Savana Region |
| B. | Equatorial Region |
| C. | Hot Desert Region |
| D. | Tundra Region |
| Answer» B. Equatorial Region | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following zones of atmosphere contains "Mother pearl cloud" |
| A. | Troposphere |
| B. | Stratosphere |
| C. | Ionosphere |
| D. | Exosphere |
| Answer» C. Ionosphere | |
| 45. |
Tidal hypothesis was formulated by |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Laplace |
| C. | Newton |
| D. | Jeans and Jeffrey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The atmospheric layer part of the heterosphere is |
| A. | Troposphere |
| B. | Mesosphere |
| C. | Ionosphere |
| D. | Stratosphere |
| Answer» D. Stratosphere | |
| 47. |
The movement of water away from the shore as tide falls is named as |
| A. | Minus tide |
| B. | Flood tide |
| C. | Ebb tide |
| D. | Low tide |
| Answer» D. Low tide | |
| 48. |
The Hydrological action is associated with |
| A. | Physical weathering |
| B. | Chemical weathering |
| C. | Biological weathering |
| D. | Anthropogenic weathering |
| Answer» C. Biological weathering | |
| 49. |
The plaleaus which are rise abruptly from the lowlands or from the sea is known as |
| A. | Piedmont plateaus |
| B. | Continental plateaus |
| C. | Structural plateaus |
| D. | Indian plateaus |
| Answer» C. Structural plateaus | |
| 50. |
The plateaus which are partly or fully surounded by mountains are known as |
| A. | Piedmont plateaus |
| B. | Continental plateaus |
| C. | Structural plateaus |
| D. | Intermontane plateaus |
| Answer» E. | |