Geography MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 4
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42. Platinum diamond and gold are found in which type of rocks?
(a) Igneous
(b) Sedimentary
(c) Metamorphic
(d) All of these
Ans: (a)
43. Cirrus mean
(a) light cloud
(b) rein bearing
(c) high cloud
(d) low cloud
Ans: (c)
44. Equinoxes occurs on
(a) 21st March and 23rd September
(b) 22nd June and 22nd December
(c) 21st March and 22nd December
(d) 22nd June and 23rd September
Ans: (a)
45. Equinoxes means
(a) days and nights are equal
(b) nights are longer than days
(c) shortest day and shortest night in the year
(d) days are longer than nights
Ans: (a)
46. In which types of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
(a) Granite
(b) Igneous
(c) Metamorphic
(d) Sedimentary
Ans: (d)
47. Match the following
List – I | List – II |
---|---|
A. Mantle | 1. Layer below Earth՚s crust |
B. Sima | 2. Heavy rocks of lithosphere |
C. Sial | 3. Small peninsula |
D. Bill | 4. Light rocks of lithosphere |
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (a)
48. In which of the following metal is most abundant in the Earth՚s crust?
(a) Calcium
(b) Magnesium
(c) Aluminum
(d) Iron
Ans: (c)
49. Malten rock below the surface of the Earth is called
(a) Lave
(b) Magma
(c) Basalt
(d) Laccolith
Ans: (b)
50. Which of the following is a chemical weathering process?
(a) Frost action
(b) Hydraulic action
(c) Oxidation
(d) Thermal expansion
Ans: (c)
51. The most ideal conditions for the chemical weathering are found in
(a) cold and dry regions
(b) cold and humid regions
(c) hot and dry regions
(d) hot and humid regions
Ans: (d)
52. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of
(a) chemical weathering
(b) biological weathering
(c) degradational weathering
(d) mechanical weathering
Ans: (d)
53. The removal of rock layer due to weathering is called
(a) dilation
(b) exhalation
(c) block disintegration
(d) granular disintegration
Ans: (b)
54. Bowl shaped depression created because of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called
(a) Hum
(b) Cirque
(c) Glacial trough
(d) Hanging valley
Ans: (b)
55. Residual hill in the desert region is known as
(a) Play
(b) Inlier
(c) Inselberg
(d) Pediment
Ans: (c)