GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 13

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 13

1. The Planet which has the fastest orbital motion is
A) Mercury 

B) Venus
C) Earth 

D) Mars

2. The mountain which is known as 'horst' is
A) Fold mountain 

B) Block mountain
C) Volcanic mountain 

D) Residual mountain

3. Largest area in the ocean floor is occupied by
A) Continental shelf 

B) Continental slope
C) Deep sea plain 

D) Ocean deeps

4. Match the given stations with the states in which they are located:
Hill Stations States
a) Araku - 1.Jammu and Kashmir
b) Gulmarg - 2.Himachal Pradesh
c) Kulu - 3.Meghalaya
d) Shillong - 4. Andhra Pradesh
A) 4 2 1 3 

B) 4 1 2 3 

C) 2 1 3 4 

D) 2 3 1 4

5. Tambapanni is the old name of
A. Tamil Nadu 

B. Kerala
C. Srilanka 

D. Karnataka

6. Cultivable lands which has not been ploughed for between one and five years are called as
A. Culturable waste 

B. Current fallows
C. Other fallows 

D. Permanent fallows

7. Tidal forests of Ganga - Brahmaoutra delta, mainly consists of
A. Rhododentrons 

B. Hardwood palms 

C. Laurels 

D. Junipers

8. Which is wrongly matched?
A. Indo - 1. European Family Arya
B. Ausric Famiy - 2. Nishada
C. Dravidian Family - 3. Dravidian

9. A supernova is an exploding star. In which years the last two supernova are visible to the naked eye?
A. 1600, 1980 

B. 1601, 1982
C. 1604, 1987 

D. 1605, 1997

10. Mercury the smallest planet has only 88 earth days to orbit the sun, because
A. Size of the planet 

B. Spinning speed
C. Distance from the sun 

D. It's thin atmosphere

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