Question: Which is the oldest mountain range in India ?
1. Aravali
2. Himalayas
3. Sahyadri
4. Vindhyas
Answer: 1
Question: The multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project is being built across which river ?
1. Tapti
2. Narmada
3. Sabarmati
4. Godavari
Answer: 2
Question: Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that
1. air currents blow much faster than winds
2. air currents are always moisture laden while winds are usually dry
3. the winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
4. winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
Answer: 4
Question: Cyclone is a system of wind blowing
1. spirally outwards from a high pressure region
2. spirally towards low pressure centre
3. in a straight line from high to low pressure regions
4. from Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
Answer: 2
Question: Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three, in Indian Ocean?
1. Cyclones
2. Hurricanes
3. Tornadoes
4. Typhoons
Answer: 1
Question: A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates
1. rain
2. storm
3. fine weather
4. extreme cold
Answer: 2
Question: Which type of rain is caused by ascent of moisture laden air along a mountain?
1. Convectional rainfall
2. Orographic rainfall
3. Cyclonic rainfall
4. All of the above
Answer: 2
Question: Choose incorrect statement
1. Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
2. The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
3. Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
4. With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 10C
Answer: 1
Question: Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
1. Cyclonic
2. Convectional
3. Orographic
4. All of these
Answer: 3
Question: Artesian wells are found in
1. Sedimentary rocks
2. Igneous rocks
3. Metamorphic rocks
4. None of these
Answer: 1
Question: Epicenter of an earthquake is a point associated with the
1. place where earthquake is felt
2. place of origin of earthquake in the interior of earth
3. point on the earth’s surface just above seismic focus
4. point over the earth’s surface where first shock is felt
Answer: 3
Question: Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with
1. earthquakes
2. faulting
3. folding
4. volcanoes
Answer: 3
Question: Moon shaped sand dunes, formed by wind action are called
1. Cirque
2. Bajada
3. Barchans
4. Mesa
Answer: 3
Question: Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound Land?
1. Canaries and Labrador
2. Gulf stream and Labrador
3. Gulf stream and Canaries
4. Kuroshio and Kuraile
Answer: 2
Question: The most salty sea in the world is the
1. Dead Sea
2. Red Sea
3. Ural Sea
4. Black Sea
Answer: 1
Question: The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the
1. convergence and divergence movements
2. Coriolis force
3. density differences in sea water
4. impact of prevailing winds
Answer: 2
Question: The hot deserts of the world are generally found near
1. the equator
2. the doldrums
3. the horse latitudes
4. the Tundras
Answer: 3
Question: The collective farms in the steppes of Eurasia are termed as
1. Campos
2. Estancias
3. Kolkhoz
4. Corals
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following environment supports the growth of mangrove swamp?
1. Tidal flat
2. Monsoon
3. Equatorial
4. Mixed
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following natural regions is known as the big game country or “a Land of safari”?
1. Tropical deserts
2. Equatorial regions
3. Temperate grass land regions
4. Savanna or tropical grassland regions
Answer: 4