Q51.Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
(a) Desert
(b) Mountains
(b) Plateau
(d) Ocean
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. The diurnal temperature range (DTR) is the difference between the daily maximum and minimum temperature. Desert areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations.
Q52.Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
(a) Punjab
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Western disturbance refers to a system of low pressure that moves from west to east, bringing moisture from Eurasian water bodies, and is responsible for winter rain in northwestern India and snowfall in the Himalayan tracts. It usually brings rain during the winters but also during the pre-monsoon period. Punjab receives rainfall due to western disturbances.
Q53.Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
(a) It is a rain shadow area
(b) It is located parallel to wind direction
(c) It is away from the coast
(d) Rain bearing clouds are absent
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. A rain shadow is a dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous area (away from the wind). Deccan Plateau falls in a rain shadow area thus it receives scanty rainfall.
Q54. Space between Earth and Moon is known as
(a) Cislunar
(b) Fulalunar
(c) Nebula
(d) None of these
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Space between Earth and Moon is known as Cislunar. Pertaining to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
Q55.Our solar system is located in which Galaxy?
(a) Peroxima Centauri
(b) Alpha Centauri
(c) Milky Way
(d) Andromeda
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Our solar system is located in Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars.
Q56.The deepest lake of the world is
(a) Baikal
(b) Crater
(c) Nyasa
(d) Tanganyika
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. The deepest lake of the world is Baikal. Lake Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia.
Q57. Which one of the following is an example of a block mountain?
(a) Aravalli
(b) Andes
(c) Vosges Mountain
(d) Caucasus
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Vosges mountain is an example of a block mountain.
Q58.The biggest island of the Indian Ocean is
(a) Maldives
(b) Madagascar
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. The biggest Island of the Indian ocean is Madagascar. Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa.
Q59.Which one of the following ocean currents is different from others?
(a) Gulf stream
(b) Kuroshio
(c) North Atlantic Drift
(d) Labrador
Answer
Ans.(d)
Sol. Labrador is different from other ocean currents. It is cold in nature. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia.
Q60.Bhabar is an example of
(a) Peneplain
(b) Piedmont plain
(c) Till plain
(d) Deltaic plain
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. Bhabar is an example of piedmont plain.
Q61.Where is the Blind valley found?
(a)River valley region
(b)Arid region
(c)Karst region
(d)Glacier region
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. The Blind valley is found in the karst region. Karst topography is a geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but also in gypsum.
Q62. During volcanic eruption deposition of lava in anticlines and synclines of folded mountains
accounts for formation of
(a) Phacolith
(b) Lopolith
(c) Batholith
(d) Lacolith
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. During volcanic eruption deposition of lava in anticlines and synclines of folded mountains accounts for formation of phacolith.
Q63.The coast that belongs to Tamilnadu is known as
(a) Konkan coast
(b) Malabar coast
(c) Coromandel coast
(d) Canara coast
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coast of the Indian Subcontinent between Kanyakumari and False Divi Point.
Q64.Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
(a) Arctic circle
(b)Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Tropic of Cancer
(d)Equator
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith.
Q65. Nathula Pass is in
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b)Nagaland
(c)Sikkim
(d)Manipur
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Q66.Which one of the following soils is suitable for cotton production?
(a) Regur
(b) Red
(c) Bhangar
(d) Khadar
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Black soil is a rich soil that is good for crops like cotton. It is found in various places around the world. It is most abundantly found in western central India.
Q67.Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is in the state of
(a) Assam
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Kerala
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is in the state of Assam.
Q68.The only National Park where Kashmiri stag is found is
(a) Kanha
(b) Dachigam
(c) Manas
(d) Nanda devi
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 141 square kilometers. It is only National Park where Kashmiri Stag is found.
Q69. The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as:
(a) Coast
(b) Continental Shelf
(c) Continental Platform
(d) Continental Slope
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. The term "continental shelf" is used by geologists generally to mean that part of the continental margin which is between the shoreline and the shelf break or, where there is no noticeable slope, between the shoreline and the point where the depth of the superjacent water is approximately between 100 and 200 metres.
Q70. The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with
(a) Earthquakes
(b) Volcanoes
(c) Cyclones
(d) Landslides
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates.
Q71. The busiest ocean trade route of the world is in
(a) Atlantic ocean
(b) Arctic ocean
(c) Indian ocean
(d) Pacific ocean
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. The Atlantic Ocean is the busiest ocean of all Oceans. It connects the South Amrica to North America (Panama Canal) , Africa to Europe and Europe to Asia (through Gibraltar Strait connecting Mediterranean Sea ).It is the trade route between the continents and is always full of cargo ships being carried around continent
Q72. Atlas Mountain is in which continent?
(a) Africa
(b) Europe
(c) Asia
(d) Australia
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Atlas Mountains, series of mountain ranges in northwestern Africa, running generally southwest to northeast to form the geologic backbone of the countries of the Maghrib (the western region of the Arab world)—Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Q73. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Myanmar
(c) Indonesia
(d) Pakistan
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. Andaman & Nicobar is a group of islands, so for each island in the group, there will be a country which is close to it. Myanmar is the most nearest country to Andaman & Nicobar following with India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia.
Q74. Kakrapara Multipurpose project is constructed on which of the following rivers?
(a) Tapti
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Kakrapara Project is situated on the Tapti near Kakrapara, 80 km upstream of Surat. The project is financed by the Gujarat Government.
Q75. The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. The brackish water lagoon or Chilika Lake of Odisha is largest coastal lagoon in India which is home to a number of threatened species of plants and animals. Chilika Lake is the second largest lagoon in the world and largest wintering ground for migratory birds, it also supports a unique life of marine, brackish and freshwater species.
