GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 03

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 03

1. Which of the following gases accounts for the maximum of the atmosphere?
A) Hydrogen 
B) Oxygen 
C) Water vapour 
D) Nitrogen

2. The first special Economic Zone' created in Tamil Nadu is in.
A) Coimbatore 
B) Chennai 
C) Madurai 
D) Salem

3. Lateritic soils are formed under conditions of.
A) High temperature and rainfall
B) Low temperature and low rainfall.
C) Medium temperature and low rainfall
D) Low rainfall and high temperature

4. To which neighbouring country does India share the longest land border?
A) Pakistan 
B) Nepal 
C) China 
D) Bangladesh.

5. According to Census 2001, in India the sex ratio is females per 1000 males.
A) 945 
B) 927 
C) 935 
D) 937

6. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) Troposphere Lowest layer of the atmosphere.
B) Stratosphere Third layer of the atmosphere.
C) Mesosphere 30km above the earth surface.
D) Thermosphere 50km above the earth surface.

7. Which one of the following is a major source of irrigation in Tamil Nadu in general?
A) Canal 
B) Rivers 
C) Tanks 
D) Well.

8. Which one of the following contributes maximum share in power generation?
A) Thermal power 
B) Hydropower 
C ) Atomic Power 
D) Solar Power

9. Richter scale, a logarithmic scale to measure earthquake was devised by.
A) Mercalli Richter 
B) Charles Richter
C) Edmund Richter 
D) James Richter

10. Seismic waves are recorded with the help of an instrument known as.
A) Earthquake meter 
B) Barometer 
C) Hypsometer 
D) Seismograph

ANSWER: 
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.C
7.D
8.D
9.C
10.D