NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 43 of 118)
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- Consider the following statements regarding earthquakes
- In earthquakes, shocks are generated at a point known as the epicenter
- The point of origin of shock may be within the crust or mantle
- The more earthquake-prone areas are the margin of tectonic plates
- Which of the above statements are correct?
- 1,2 and 3
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 3
- The extensive flood plain with level to gentle slopes (2 to 5) and very low channel gradient makes the river flow so sluggish that it becomes a tangled network of interconnected diverging and converging shallow channels. Such a flood plain is said to be
- Braided
- Graded
- Entrenched
- Meandered
- The depositional feature, formed due to the coalescence of several alluvial cones is an arid region is called
- Pediment
- Bolson
- Deflation basin
- Bajada
- Consider the following statements:
- Ozone is found mostly in the Stratosphere
- Ozone layer lies 55 − 75 km above the surface of the earth
- Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
- Ozone layer has no significance for life on the earth
- Which of the above statements are correct?
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 4
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 4
- In the given map, the highest annual range of temperature is recorded in the area labelled as
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- Thunderstorms originate from
- nimbostratus clouds
- altocumulus clouds
- status clouds
- cumulonimbus clouds
- Which one of the following precipitation conditions is a NOT characteristic of frontal rainfall type?
- Precipitation falls during the passage of a depression in zones facing the passage
- It occurs in the middle and high latitudes
- It is distinguished from the cyclonic rain because of the prolonged drizzling rain which falls from the warm front of the depression
- Cloud burst with long duration of rain is associated with the squally passage of the cold front
- The following table contains temperature and rainfall data of a station in the southern hemisphere:
- Month Temp C Precipitation (in mm)
- January 23 8
- February 23 13
- March 22 18
- April 19 40
- May 16 125
- June 14 175
- July 13 165
- August 13 145
- September 14 84
- October 16 54
- November 18 20
- December 22 15
- The data is indicative of
- sub-tropical dry summer
- tropical wet dry summer
- sub-tropical humid climate
- marine west coast climate
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 43 of 118) List-I (Ocean Trench) List-II (Region) - Aleutian
- Pueto Rico
- Ryukyu
- Tonga
- East of Philippines
- Fiji Islands
- S. W. Alaska
- West Indies
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- Consider the following conditions:
- Anticyclone conditions with static air and high temperature
- Cyclonic conditions with unstable air
- High precipitation with low evaporation
- Low precipitation with high evaporation
- High salinity of ocean waters is associated with
- 1 and 4
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 4
- Radiolarian oozes occurs in depths of
- 600 to 1200 fathoms
- 1500 to 2000 fathoms
- 2000 to 5000 fathoms
- 5000 to 6000 fathoms
- Consider the following factors:
- Rotation of the earth
- Air pressure and wind
- Ocean water density
- Revolution of the earth
- Which of these factors modify ocean currents?
- 1 and 2
- 1,2 and 3
- 1 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- Tsunamis are produced by
- shrinking of the earth՚s crust
- cyclones
- submarine earthquakes
- tides
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 43 of 118) List-I (Soil Type) List-II (Characteristics) - Entisol
- Vertisol
- Spodosol
- Oxisol
- Clay-rich soils
- Highly weathered tropical and subtropical soils
- Young soils with no horizons
- Acid soils with leached upper horizon
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Gleization is associated with
- areas which have experienced recent glacial deposition and have deranged drainage pattern
- areas where decomposition proceeds slowly
- areas where unrecompensed or partially decomposed organic matter accumulates in a swampy environment
- highly acidic and oxygen-poor soils