GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 45

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 45

441) The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in
A) temperate deciduous forests
B) tropical moist forests
C) heavily polluted rivers
D) deserts and savannas

Answer: tropical moist forests
   
442) The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth.' This is true of
A) Uranus
B) Neptune
C) Saturn
D) Mars

Answer: Mars
   
443) A meteor is
A) a rapidly moving star
B) a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
C) part of a constellation
D) a comet without a tail

Answer: a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
   
444) Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed
A) at the start of a total solar eclipse
B) at the end of a total solar eclipse
C) only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail
D) only in the central regions of the totality trail

Answer: only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail
   
445) Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth ?
A) Polaris
B) Alpha Centauri
C) Sun
D) Sirius

Answer: Sun

446) which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by mass in the earth's crust ?
A) Silicon
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon
D) Calcium

Answer: Oxygen
   
447) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
(Crops)      List-II
(Geographical conditions)
A.Barley      1.Hot land dry climate with poor soil
B.Rice      2.Cool climate with poorer soil
C.Millets      3.Warm and moist climate with high altitude
D.Tea      4.Hot and moist climate with rich soil

Below code is given in A B C D order
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 3 2 4 1

Answer: 2 4 1 3
   
448) The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
A) meteors
B) comets
C) meteorites
D) asteroids

Answer: asteroids
   
449) The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from'the surface of the Earth upwards is
A) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
B) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
C) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
D) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere

Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
   
450) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
(Special characteristic)      List-II
(Name of the planet)
A.Smallest planet of the solar system      1.Mercury
B.Largest planet of the solar system      2.Venus
C.Planet second from the sun in the solar system      3.Jupiter
D,Planet nearest to the sun      4.Pluto

Below code is given in A B C D order.
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 4 3 2 1