PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 18

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 18

1. An ecosystem consists of
a. Producer, consumers and decomposers in a particular area       
b. All the plants and animals of an area
c. A living community and its environment
d. Carnivorous and herbivorous of an area

2. The zone of earth’s atmosphere immediately  above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as
a. Mesosphere       
b. Thermosphere       
c. Troposphere           
d. Stratosphere

3. The crop mainly grown in hills is
a. Sweet corn       
b. Sweet jowar           
c. Sweet potato           
d. Sweet pea

4. Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas ?
a. Oxygen       
b. Nitrogen       
c. Carbon-di-Oxide       
d. Ozone

5. The deepest ocean is
a. Arctic       
b. Pacific       
c. Atlantic       
d. Indian

6. In an iceberg floating in  the sea out of 10 parts of its mass how much will remain above the surface of the water ?
a. 1 part       
b. 2 parts       
c. 4 parts        
d. 6 parts

7. A day is added when one crosses
a. The equator from south to north       
b. 180 degree longitude from east to west
c. The equator from north to south       
d. 180 degree longitude from west to east

8. When does the moon come between the sun and earth ?
a. Lunar eclipse       
b. Solar eclipse       
c. Sidereal day       
d. Full moon day

9. The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to –
a. Equator       
b. South Pole           
c. Axis of the Earth       
d. North Pole

10. Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a
a. Bay           
b. Strait           
c. Peninsula           
d. Isthmus

Answer Keys:
1.C
2.C
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.A
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.B