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This section includes 362 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Which is the largest desert of the world? |
| A. | ahara |
| B. | obi |
| C. | har |
| D. | aklamakan |
| Answer» B. obi | |
| 52. |
What is changed in metamorphic rocks? |
| A. | tructure |
| B. | ormation |
| C. | and (2) both |
| D. | ctual chemical composition |
| Answer» D. ctual chemical composition | |
| 53. |
Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of ________ |
| A. | ndia |
| B. | hina |
| C. | ustralia |
| D. | apan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Granite display standing quartzite zone because? |
| A. | hese rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion |
| B. | hey do not decay easily |
| C. | hey weathers quickly |
| D. | hese rocks do not destruct easily |
| Answer» B. hey do not decay easily | |
| 55. |
Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock? |
| A. | ranite |
| B. | uartz |
| C. | eldspar |
| D. | late |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
The gentle 'seaward sloping' surface from the coasts is called |
| A. | ontinental shelf |
| B. | byssal plains |
| C. | ontinental rise |
| D. | ubmarine ridges |
| Answer» B. byssal plains | |
| 57. |
Which of the following rock has formed the Earth's crust? |
| A. | gneous |
| B. | etamorphic |
| C. | edimentary |
| D. | arbonate |
| Answer» B. etamorphic | |
| 58. |
Folding is the result of |
| A. | peirogenetic force |
| B. | oriolis force |
| C. | rogenetic force |
| D. | xogenetic force |
| Answer» D. xogenetic force | |
| 59. |
The formation of "Mushroom Rocks" in deserts is an example of which of the following? |
| A. | rosion |
| B. | ontraction |
| C. | ttrition |
| D. | brasion |
| Answer» B. ontraction | |
| 60. |
Anticline is a type of which of the following? |
| A. | iverine |
| B. | old Structure |
| C. | roded Landmass |
| D. | elta |
| Answer» C. roded Landmass | |
| 61. |
The theory of continental drift is supported by:I. similarities between the coastline of South America and AfricaII. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and AustraliaIII. evidence of fossilsIV. survival of marsupials in Australia |
| A. | and II |
| B. | , II and III |
| C. | I, III and IV |
| D. | , II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock. |
| A. | onglomerate |
| B. | hale |
| C. | andstone |
| D. | ranite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world? |
| A. | olorado Plateau |
| B. | amir Plateau |
| C. | atagonia Plateau |
| D. | otwar Plateau |
| Answer» C. atagonia Plateau | |
| 64. |
Earthquakes occur due to ________ |
| A. | requent occurrence of cyclones |
| B. | ovement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface |
| C. | oo much pressure on land |
| D. | nderground nuclear explosions |
| Answer» C. oo much pressure on land | |
| 65. |
A group of interconnected islands is known as |
| A. | trait |
| B. | eninsula |
| C. | rchipelago |
| D. | agoon |
| Answer» D. agoon | |
| 66. |
Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called ________ |
| A. | asalt |
| B. | accolith |
| C. | ava |
| D. | agma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
What are Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Peridotite? |
| A. | ntrusive rocks |
| B. | edimentary rocks |
| C. | xtrusive rocks |
| D. | etamorphic rocks |
| Answer» B. edimentary rocks | |
| 68. |
The Richter scale is used to measure which of the following? |
| A. | umidity of Air |
| B. | elocity of Air |
| C. | agnitude of Earthquake |
| D. | ensity of Liquid |
| Answer» D. ensity of Liquid | |
| 69. |
Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest? |
| A. | eat |
| B. | ignite |
| C. | ituminous |
| D. | nthracite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Alps mountains are spread over |
| A. | rance, Switzerland, Italy, Romania |
| B. | rance, Switzerland, Italy, Austria |
| C. | rance, Switzerland, Italy, Spain |
| D. | rance, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium |
| Answer» C. rance, Switzerland, Italy, Spain | |
| 71. |
As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as |
| A. | rooks |
| B. | lections |
| C. | ounds |
| D. | eanders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
Artesian wells are found in ________ |
| A. | edimentary rocks |
| B. | gneous rocks |
| C. | etamorphic rocks |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. gneous rocks | |
| 73. |
Which of the following pairs is correct ? |
| A. | hale-possesses laminations |
| B. | uartzite-soft rock |
| C. | ranite-sometimes contains fossils |
| D. | asalt-coarse grained rock |
| Answer» B. uartzite-soft rock | |
| 74. |
________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice. |
| A. | eathering |
| B. | ttrition |
| C. | rosion |
| D. | brasion |
| Answer» D. brasion | |
| 75. |
Breaking down of rock in situ is known as ________ |
| A. | rosion |
| B. | eathering |
| C. | ass wasting |
| D. | egradation |
| Answer» C. ass wasting | |
| 76. |
Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers? |
| A. | orrosion |
| B. | ttrition |
| C. | orrasion |
| D. | lucking |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________ |
| A. | iological weathering |
| B. | hemical weathering |
| C. | egradational weathering |
| D. | echanical weathering |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in |
| A. | hutan |
| B. | epal |
| C. | ikkim |
| D. | ttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. ikkim | |
| 79. |
Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________ |
| A. | ill |
| B. | ykes |
| C. | asalt |
| D. | accolith |
| Answer» B. ykes | |
| 80. |
The Coral reefs are a specimen of |
| A. | emperate Forests |
| B. | ropical Rain Forest |
| C. | avannah |
| D. | oppice Land |
| Answer» C. avannah | |
| 81. |
Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other |
| A. | orth America and South America |
| B. | sia and Africa |
| C. | frica and South America |
| D. | urope and Asia |
| Answer» D. urope and Asia | |
| 82. |
Residual hill in the desert region is known as ________ |
| A. | nlier |
| B. | nselberg |
| C. | laya |
| D. | ediment |
| Answer» C. laya | |
| 83. |
Longest mountain range in the world is ________ |
| A. | imalayas |
| B. | ndes |
| C. | arakoram |
| D. | ral mountains |
| Answer» C. arakoram | |
| 84. |
Which of the following is the longest mountain range? |
| A. | he Himalayas |
| B. | he Rockies |
| C. | he Andes |
| D. | he Caucasus |
| Answer» D. he Caucasus | |
| 85. |
Japan experiences frequent earth-quakes because it is located ________ |
| A. | n the eastern coast of Asia |
| B. | n the meeting point of two plates of the earth's crust |
| C. | midst the ocean |
| D. | n the volcanic belt |
| Answer» C. midst the ocean | |
| 86. |
The Himalayas were formed due to ________ |
| A. | nternal pressure of two large land forms |
| B. | aulting of the earth's crust |
| C. | olding of the earth's crust |
| D. | olding of the geo-syncline named Tethys |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
The igneous rocks are formed due to ________ |
| A. | ccumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea |
| B. | ranitisation |
| C. | isintegration of magma |
| D. | ltering of metamorphic rocks |
| Answer» C. isintegration of magma | |
| 88. |
Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land2. Management practice like terracing3. Soil salinity |
| A. | , 2 and 3 |
| B. | and 2 |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | and 3 |
| Answer» C. and 3 | |
| 89. |
In which country is 'Takla Makan' desert situated? |
| A. | azakhstan |
| B. | urkmenistan |
| C. | zbekistan |
| D. | hina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
The denudational processes have not reduced the land masses to a level because ________ |
| A. | he sea level is changing |
| B. | he earth movements have uplifted the landmass |
| C. | here has not been enough time |
| D. | hese processes are intermittent in action |
| Answer» C. here has not been enough time | |
| 91. |
"Terra Rossa" is a Latin word which means? |
| A. | arm Region |
| B. | ed Landscape |
| C. | ateritic Region |
| D. | egion Nearer to Poles |
| Answer» C. ateritic Region | |
| 92. |
Soil erosion can be prevented by ________ |
| A. | llowing herbivorous animals to graze freely |
| B. | rowing plants on a large scale to form soil cover |
| C. | aking the land sloppy |
| D. | dding chemicals to increase cohesion |
| Answer» C. aking the land sloppy | |
| 93. |
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Islands Volcanoes |
| A. | icily - Mount Pelee |
| B. | awaii - Stromboli |
| C. | ava - Merapi |
| D. | est Indies - Mauna Loa |
| Answer» D. est Indies - Mauna Loa | |
| 94. |
What are the name of the seismic sea waves which reach to coast at a very high force? |
| A. | ides |
| B. | sunami |
| C. | urrent |
| D. | yclone |
| Answer» C. urrent | |
| 95. |
Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with ________ |
| A. | arthquakes |
| B. | olding |
| C. | aulting |
| D. | olcanoes |
| Answer» C. aulting | |
| 96. |
Caldera is a feature associated with ________ |
| A. | olcanoes |
| B. | arthquakes |
| C. | olding of rocks |
| D. | aulting of mountains |
| Answer» B. arthquakes | |
| 97. |
Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active? |
| A. | inland |
| B. | celand |
| C. | reland |
| D. | orway |
| Answer» C. reland | |
| 98. |
Which metal is most abundant in the earth's crust? |
| A. | alcium |
| B. | agnesium |
| C. | luminium |
| D. | ron |
| Answer» D. ron | |
| 99. |
Formation of a rift valley is due to ________ |
| A. | he formation of fold mountains |
| B. | he forces of tension in the earth's crust |
| C. | he subsidence of the floor of a river valley |
| D. | he over-deepening of a valley by ice action |
| Answer» C. he subsidence of the floor of a river valley | |
| 100. |
Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal? |
| A. | nthracite |
| B. | ignite |
| C. | eat |
| D. | ituminous |
| Answer» D. ituminous | |