GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 05

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 05

41) Sriharikota is situated in which of the following States?
A) TamilNadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Andhra Pradesh
   
42) The Indian wild ass, largely confined to the Rann of Kutch, is fast becoming an endangered species because of:
A) lnsufficient vegetation
B) Large scale domestication
C) Excessive depredation
D) Poaching

Answer: Excessive depredation
   
43) Considering the following provinces of form Yugoslavia:
1. Bosnia 2. Croatia 3. Slovenia 4. Yugoslavia
The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to west is:
A) 4, 1, 3, 2
B) 4, 1, 2, 3
C) 1, 4, 3, 2
D) 1, 4, 2, 3

Answer: 4, 1, 2, 3
   
44) The correct sequence of the given planets lncreasing order of their distance from the sun is:
A) Mercury, Venus; Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
B) Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
C) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
D) Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn

Answer: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
   
45) Richter scale is a/an side to measure earth tremors.
A) Exponential
B) Logarithmic
C) Geometric
D) Physical

Answer: Logarithmic

46) Where is the Doldrums Belt is located?
A) Near the equator
B) Near the poles
C) Near the Tropic of Cancer
D) Near the Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: Near the equator
   
47) More than 90% of the rock forming minerals in the earth's crust consist:
A) Silicate
B) Oxides
C) Carbonate
D) Sulphides and sulphates

Answer: Silicate
   
48) Mekang Ganga Cooperation Project is: .
A) An irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
B) A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
C) A hydro-electric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
D) A defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours

Answer: A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
   
49) Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I(local Wind)      List II(Region)
(a) Fohn      Argentina
(b) Samon      Kurdistan
(c) Santa Ana      California
(d) Zombia      Alps

Given options are in A, B, C, D.
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 4 2 3 1
C) 2 4 3 1
D) 4 2 1 3

Answer: 4 2 3 1
   
50) If stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on:
A) Equator
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) South pole
D) North pole

Answer: Equator