GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 26

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 26

1. If the earth stops rotating, the apparent value of g on its surface will
(A) Increase everywhere
(B) Decrease everywhere
(C) Remain the same everywhere
(D) Increase at some places and remain the same at some other place

2. Terrestrial planets are
(A) Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
(B) Venus, Earth, Mars & Jupiter
(C) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
(D) Earth, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn

3. Which one of the following pairs is incorrect?
(A) Sandstone - Cuddalore
(B) Terisand - Dharmapuri
(C) Limestone - Ariyalur
(D) Alluvium - Thanjavur

4. Match list-I with list-II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Glacier 1. Pothole
(b) Underground water 2. Cirque
(c) River 3. Inselberg
(d) Wind 4. Lapies
Codes: 
a b c d
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 3 2 1

5. The deepest point in the Pacific ocean is
(A) Mariana trench
(B) Tonga trench
(C) Phillippine trench
(D) Kurile trench

6. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
I. Halley’s Comet becomes visible once in 76 years.
II. The tail of the Halley’s Comet is always opposite to the sun.
Of these:
(A) Only I is correct
(B) Only II is correct
(C) Both are correct
(D) Both are wrong

7. Match list-I with list-II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Nimbus 1. Low clouds
(b) Stratus 2. Rain clouds
(c) Cirrus 3. Middle clouds
(d) Alto 4. High clouds
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 1 4 3 2

8. Consider the following statements:
I. Coral reef grows best in brightly lighted water.
II. Corals prefer turbid water. 
Of these:
(A) I is wrong, but II is correct
(B) I is correct, but II is wrong
(C) I and II are correct
(D) I and II are wrong

9. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Equatorial forest in the world is dense and impenetrable with largest number of plants.
Reason (R): The luxuriant growth of natural vegetation due to high temperature and high rainfall throughout the year.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

10. The shaded areas in the given India map receive the average annual rainfall amounting to
(A) less than 50 cm
(B) 50-100 cm
(C) 100-200 cm
(D) above 200 cm