GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 02
11) The thickness of biosphere isA) 8-10 km above the earth's surface
B) 5-8 km above the earth's surface
C) 5-10 km above the earth's surface
D) 10-12 km above the earth's surface
Answer: 8-10 km above the earth's surface
12) The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is
A) peat and marshy soil
B) saline and alkaline soil
C) black soil
D) alluvial soil
Answer: peat and marshy soil
13) The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called
A) neap tide
B) spring tide
C) diurnal tide
D) ebb tide
Answer: neap tide
14) The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are
A) spodsols
B) alfisols
C) aridsols
D) ultisols
Answer: spodsols
15) The south temperature zone is a region lying between
A) the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle
B) the Antarctic circle and the South pole
C) the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
D) the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator
Answer: the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle
16) The type of soil needed for rice is
A) clayey loam
B) rich , muddy and saturated with water
C) deep, loamy, well drained
D) humus, rich in Fe and potash
Answer: rich , muddy and saturated with water
17) The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called
A) climatology
B) meteorology
C) cyclogenesis
D) None of the above
Answer: meteorology
18) The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about
A) 3 km above sea level
B) 6 km above sea level
C) it is at the sea level
D) None of the above
Answer: 3 km above sea level
19) The study of human geography includes study of
A) human society and culture
B) behaviour and urban systems
C) economics and politics
D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
20) The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the
A) Caribbean sea and Mediterranean
B) Baltic and Arctic seas
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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