GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 22

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 22

1. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Tsunamis are produced by sudden movements of earth’s crust or earthquakes.
Reason (R): These seismic sea waters are often incorrectly called tidal waves.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

2. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Categories % of area (India)
I. Mountains - 10.6
II. Plateaus - 27.7
III. Plains - 43.2
IV. Hills - 18.5
Of these:
(A) I alone is correct
(B) I and II are correct
(C) I, II and III are correct
(D) All are correct
3. The deficiency of Molybdenum, a trace element present in the soil, causes
(A) Red rot of sugarcane
(B) Whiptail disease of Cauliflower
(C) White rust disease of Amaranthus
(D) Black rust disease of wheat

4. Tamil Nadu is a major producer of 
(A) Sunflower
(B) Onion
(C) Cotton
(D) Sugarcane

5. Skeletal soils are found in
(A) Vindhyan sandstones and Ladak shales
(B) South western Rajasthan and Cuddapah region
(C) Telangana, Coastal Tamil Nadu and Kongu region
(D) Bankura, Medinipur and Pargana areas

6. Where are the typhoons usually found?
(A) East Pacific
(B) West Pacific
(C) Black Sea
(D) Red Sea

7. The largest planet in the solar system is
(A) Earth
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Venus

8. In which hill is Killiyur waterfall located?
(A) Shervaroy
(B) Nilgiris
(C) Kodaikanal
(D) Agathiyar

9. The packing fraction of a face centered cubic lattice is
(A) 36%
(B) 25%
(C) 68%
(D) 74%

10. The ocean floor is a flat plain known as the
(A) Abyssal plain
(B) Abyssal hills
(C) Fringing reef
(D) Barrier reef