NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 24 of 118)
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- What happens to tropical soils when the rainforest is cleared?
- The soil improves to the extent that soluble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees
- There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of richness
- Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
- The soils stabilize and become excellent for grain crops
- In the diagram given above, the areas marked ‘X’ and ‘Y’ respectively, represents which of the following soil types?
- Sand and clay
- Loam and clay
- Clay and sandy loam
- Silt and sand
- Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem?
- Temperature variation
- Wind
- Conditions of sunlight
- Availability of water
- For the following three types of maps, identify the correct descending order based on the scale starting from the largest map scale:
- Atlas map-Topographical map-Cadastral map
- Cadastral map-Atlas map-Topographical map
- Cadastral map-Topographical map-Atlas map
- Topographical map-Atlas map-
- Cadastral map
- Which one of the following statements about maps is not correct?
- A map is a graphic representation of the milieu
- A map is a tangible product
- A map at small scale shows a small area on a single map sheet
- A map is mental and manual creation of man
- Match List I (Projections) with List II (Graticules) and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 24 of 118) List-I (Projections) List-II (Graticules) - Equatorial orthographic zenithal
- Sinusoidal projection
- Homolographic projection
- Hornolosine projection
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 2
- In the diagram shown above, points A and B are located on the ground surface 7.5 Km apart. These two points appear on a vertical aerial photograph as a and ‘b’ separated by a photographic distance of 100 mm the scale of the photograph is:
- 1: 75,00, 000
- 1: 7,50, 000
- 1: 75,000
- 1: 750
- The biome with the shortest growing season is
- Savanna
- Taiga
- Chaparral
- Tundra
- Match List I (Location/Area in Canada) with List II (Major Mineral) and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 24 of 118) List-I List-II - Labrador
- Athabasca
- Sudbury
- British Columbia
- Zinc
- Petroleum
- Iron ore
- Manganese
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 5
- The Snake River plateau in the USA is formed of
- Great sheets of lava
- Enormous quantities of river borne material
- Wind blown sand
- None of the above three
- Which one of the following countries has the highest agricultural production in Europe?
- France
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Germany
- Match List I (Main Characteristic Feature) with List II (Country) and select the correct answer:
Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 24 of 118) List-I List-II - Largest Area
- Highest population density
- Largest population
- Largest urban population
- Iran
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Karroo’ of Southern Africa?
- Rift valleys formed due to faulting
- Dome shaped landforms caused by earth՚s movements
- Steps from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
- None of the above three
- Structurally, the Great Himalaya is
- An autochthonous zone
- A par-autochthonous zone
- An allochthonous zone
- A suture zone
- Which one of the following statements is correct?
- The mountains of the Peninsular India are about 40 million years old
- The Eastern Ghats extend as a continuous range for a distance of about 1600 km
- The Western Ghats consist of a series of discontinuous hills with no structural continuity
- The Siwalik Ranges have hogback appearance