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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The name related to Paleo-magnetism is |
| A. | J A Steers |
| B. | Harry Hess |
| C. | Valentine and Moors |
| D. | Dietz and Holden |
| Answer» C. Valentine and Moors | |
| 2. |
The earliest known map was made by |
| A. | Sumerians |
| B. | Eratosthenes |
| C. | Ptolemy |
| D. | Aristotle |
| Answer» B. Eratosthenes | |
| 3. |
The study of cultural land scape in geography was contributed by |
| A. | C Darwin |
| B. | R Hart Shorne |
| C. | C Sauer |
| D. | H Barrow |
| Answer» D. H Barrow | |
| 4. |
Compound Pyramid diagram is a |
| A. | Cartogram |
| B. | One dimensional diagram |
| C. | Two dimensional diagram |
| D. | Three dimensional diagram |
| Answer» C. Two dimensional diagram | |
| 5. |
Who advocated the concept of environmental determinism |
| A. | Immanuel Kant |
| B. | Vidal de Lablache |
| C. | Friedrich Ratzel |
| D. | Eratosthenes |
| Answer» C. Friedrich Ratzel | |
| 6. |
In a climatic graph, temperature is represented by |
| A. | A line graph |
| B. | A semi-long graph |
| C. | Simple bars |
| D. | Pie graph |
| Answer» B. A semi-long graph | |
| 7. |
Radical approach to Geography is a reaction against |
| A. | Traditional Geography |
| B. | Regional Geography |
| C. | Quantitative Geography |
| D. | Welfare Geography |
| Answer» D. Welfare Geography | |
| 8. |
"The Nature of Geography" is the book written by |
| A. | Griffith Taylor |
| B. | Emanuel kant |
| C. | Richard Hartshome |
| D. | David Harvey |
| Answer» D. David Harvey | |
| 9. |
Which among the following is not a metamorphic rock |
| A. | Marble |
| B. | Granite |
| C. | Quartzite |
| D. | Schist |
| Answer» C. Quartzite | |
| 10. |
Who had propounded the dynamical theory of origin of Ocean tides |
| A. | Harris |
| B. | Airy |
| C. | Whewell |
| D. | Laplace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The erosional feature is |
| A. | Gorge |
| B. | Erratic Block |
| C. | Loess |
| D. | Hook |
| Answer» B. Erratic Block | |
| 12. |
Who brought the concept of "cycle of erosion" |
| A. | W Penck |
| B. | L C King |
| C. | A Wood |
| D. | W M Davis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Who had written the book "Geographia" |
| A. | Ptolemy |
| B. | Alexander von Humboldt |
| C. | Bernhardus Varenius |
| D. | Abu Rayhan Biruni |
| Answer» B. Alexander von Humboldt | |
| 14. |
Volcanoes with quiet eruptions are known as |
| A. | Hawaiian type |
| B. | Strombolian type |
| C. | Vulcanian type |
| D. | Pelean type |
| Answer» B. Strombolian type | |
| 15. |
Who is known as the father of mathematical geography |
| A. | Leonid Brekhovskikh |
| B. | Eratosthenes |
| C. | Alfred Wegener |
| D. | Alfred Wegener |
| Answer» C. Alfred Wegener | |
| 16. |
Who proposed the theory of continental drift |
| A. | Sven Hedin |
| B. | Harry Hess |
| C. | Alfred Wegener |
| D. | Peter Kropotkin |
| Answer» D. Peter Kropotkin | |
| 17. |
Who was the first Geographer to ascertain the length of the equator |
| A. | Anaximander |
| B. | Thales |
| C. | Herodotus |
| D. | Eratosthenes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The Geographical Society of London was founded in the year |
| A. | 1820 |
| B. | 1830 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1872 |
| Answer» C. 1935 | |
| 19. |
The value of solar constant is |
| A. | 1.36 KW/m2 |
| B. | 1.42 KW/m2 |
| C. | 2.20 KW/m2 |
| D. | 3.16 KW/m2 |
| Answer» B. 1.42 KW/m2 | |
| 20. |
Who was the first person to use the word "geography" |
| A. | Archimedes |
| B. | Ptolemy |
| C. | Aristarchus of Samos |
| D. | Eratosthenes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Cold and dry local winds are |
| A. | Brickfieder |
| B. | Harmattan |
| C. | Mistral |
| D. | Chinooks |
| Answer» D. Chinooks | |
| 22. |
The "weather layer" of the atmosphere is the |
| A. | Mesosphere |
| B. | Ionosphere |
| C. | Troposphere |
| D. | Stratosphere |
| Answer» D. Stratosphere | |
| 23. |
Which one is the highest layer of the atmosphere |
| A. | Thermosphere |
| B. | Exosphere |
| C. | Troposphere |
| D. | Mesosphere |
| Answer» C. Troposphere | |
| 24. |
The most appropriate method for showing the distribution of soils is |
| A. | Isopleth |
| B. | Dot |
| C. | Choropleth |
| D. | Chorochromatic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time is called |
| A. | Weather |
| B. | Climate |
| C. | Hot weather |
| D. | Cold weather |
| Answer» C. Hot weather | |
| 26. |
Deflection force of winds is maximum in |
| A. | At the poles |
| B. | At the equator |
| C. | Prime Meridian |
| D. | Southern Hemisphere |
| Answer» B. At the equator | |