GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 25

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 25

1. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Tidal forests occur in and around the delta.
Reason (R): Mangroves can survive and grow in fresh as well as brackish water.
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. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Tropical cyclones are a system of low pressure.
Reason (R): The differential heating over land and sea probably causes low atmospheric pressure to develop. 
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

3. Match list-I with list-II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Rivers/Tributaries) (Landforms)
(a) Chambal 1. Delta
(b) Cauvery 2. Jog waterfalls
(c) Narmadha 3. Bad lands
(d) Sharvathi 4. Estuary
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 1 2 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 4 2

4. As per NSSO 66th Round Survey the decline in employment is sharp particularly in sectors such as
(A) Textiles, Non-metallic & Metal products
(B) Minimum manufacturing and electricity
(C) Paper, printing and chemicals
(D) None of the above

5. Which among the following is included in the world heritage list at a meeting of the world heritage committee?
(A) The Eastern ghats
(B) The Western ghats
(C) The Northern plains
(D) The Himalayas

6. The largest share of mineral resources is accounted by
(A) Orissa
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Assam
(D) Tamil Nadu 

7. The average density of the earth is
(A) 5.517 g.cm-3
(B) 11 g.cm-3
(C) 3 g.cm-3
(D) 3.5 g.cm-3

8. Pyrolusite is the mineral of
(A) Mendelevium
(B) Molybdenum
(C) Magnesium
(D) Manganese

9. Kennelly-Heavyside layer is present in the
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) Stratosphere

10. The age of the earth is about
(A) 4.5 billion years
(B) 1.8 billion years
(C) 2250 million years
(D) 1950illion years