Recent questions tagged physical-geography

Description : The primary goal of planning for disasters is to reduce (1) Death (2) Damage (3) Risk (4) Vulnerability

Last Answer : Vulnerability

Description : Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal : (1) Rainfall (2) Humidity (3) Elevation (4) Temperature

Last Answer : Elevation

Description : Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called (1) Wall maps (2) Topographic maps (3) Thematic maps (4) Atlas maps

Last Answer : Topographic maps

Description : The well through which water comes out through hydraulic pressure is called (1) Ordinary well (2) Tube well (3) Deep tube well (4) Artesian well

Last Answer : Artesian well

Description : What is meant by the term “midnight sun” ? (1) Twilight (2) Rising Sun (3) Very bright moon (4) Sun shining in the polar circle for long time

Last Answer : Sun shining in the polar circle for long time

Description : Imaginary lines joining places with same temperature are called (1) Isobars (2) Isohyets (3) Isohalines (4) Isotherms

Last Answer : Isotherms

Description : The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are (1) Hachures (2) Contours (3) Spot-heights (4) Isomers

Last Answer : Contours

Description : Contours are imaginary lines showing (1) places of equal atmospheric pressure (2) same temperature areas (3) places of equal altitudes (4) equal sunshine areas

Last Answer : places of equal altitudes

Description : What is the alternate name for contour lines ? (1) Isopotential (2) Istherm (3) Isohypse (4) Isohyet

Last Answer : Isohypse

Description : Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets? (1) Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.) (2) National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A. T.M.O.) (3) Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.) (4) Survey of India (S.O.I.)

Last Answer : Survey of India (S.O.I.)

Description : The art and science of map making is called (1) Remote Sensing (2) Cartography (3) Photogrammetry (4) Mapping

Last Answer : Cartography

Description : Who coined the word ‘Geography’? (1) Ptolemy (2)Eratosthenese (3) Hacataus (4) Herodatus 

Last Answer : Eratosthenese

Description : The land of maximum biodiversity is (1) Tropical (2) Temperate (3) Monsoonal (4) Equatorial

Last Answer : Tropical

Description : Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called (1) Planimeter (2) Eidograph (3) Pantograph (4) Opisometer

Last Answer : Planimeter

Description : The science of map-making is (1) Cartography (2) Geography (3) Carpology (4) Geology

Last Answer : Cartography

Description : The one who is engaged in scientific drawing of maps is called (1) Geographer (2) Cartographer (3) Meteorologist (4) Geologist

Last Answer : Cartographer

Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) El Nino (2) La Nina (3) El Nino Modoki (4) Southern Oscillation

Last Answer : El Nino

Description : Biosphere refers to (1) the area of the land inhabited by living organism (2) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals (3) the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms (4) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms

Last Answer : the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms

Description : In _______ forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season. (1) evergreen (2) mangrove (3) deciduous (4) thorny

Last Answer : deciduous

Description : The maximum biodiversity is found in (1) Tropical rain forests (2) Temperate forests (3) Coniferous forests (4) Arctic forest

Last Answer : Tropical rain forests

Description : Vergreen type Forests are found in : (1) Mediterranean region (2) Monsoon climatic area (3) Desert region (4) Equatorial region 

Last Answer :  Equatorial region

Description : Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity? (1) Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grassland (2) Mangroves, oceans, grassland, lakes (3) Oceans, lakes, grassland, mangroves (4) Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans

Last Answer : Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans

Description : Natural sources of air pollution are (1) Forest fires (2) Volcanic eruptions (3) Dust storm (4) Smoke from burning dry leaves

Last Answer : Volcanic eruptions

Description : Tropical rain forest is characterised by (1) Absence of trees (2) Least productivity (3) Maximum biodiversity (4) Minimum biodiversity

Last Answer : Maximum biodiversity

Description : With what bio-region is the term ‘‘Steppe’’ associated ? (1) Grasslands (2) Tropical forests (3) Savanna (4) Coniferous forests

Last Answer : Grasslands

Description : Which of the following is a Biological method of soil conservations ? (1) Contour farming (2) Contour terracing (3) Gully control (4) Basin listing

Last Answer : Contour farming

Description : The space retaining life in any form is called (1) Biomass (2) Biosphere (3) Lithosphere (4) Hydrosphere

Last Answer : Biosphere

Description : Species which has restricted distribution is called (1) Eco species (2) Endemic (3) Sympatric (4) Allopatric

Last Answer : Endemic

Description : Name the condition which influences the development of plants into distinctive forms. (1) Climatic conditions (2) Soil conditions (3) Environmental conditions (4) Social conditions 

Last Answer : Climatic conditions

Description : Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in : (1) Taiga (2) Alpine (3) Tundra (4) Chapparal

Last Answer : Tundra

Description : Taiga means : (1) Decidious forests (2) Coniferous forests (3) Grass lands (4) Deserts

Last Answer : Coniferous forests

Description : Which of the following is a renewable resource ? (1) Coal (2) Mineral oil (3) Natural gas (4) Forests

Last Answer : Forests

Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) Southern Oscillations (2) El Nino (3) La Nino (4) El Nino Modiki

Last Answer : El Nino Modiki

Description : The fur of the animals living in colder regions (1) protects them from water (2) traps the air and keeps them warm (3) protects them from enemies (4) makes them appear beautiful

Last Answer :  traps the air and keeps them warm

Description : What is the percentage coverage of Tropical Forest on earth’s landmass ? (1) 7 (2) 12 (3) 17 (4) 25

Last Answer : 7

Description : Which of the following metals contribute to to biomagnification problem in the ecosystem ? (1) Mercury (2) Chromium (4) Copper (4) Lead

Last Answer : Mercury

Description : The word Biosphere refers to : (1) Zone of soil, water and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna. (2) Part of earth surface which can support the flora (3) Parts of air around earth a where life can exist (4) Zone of water on earth which can support life.

Last Answer : Zone of soil, water and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna. 

Description : All the ecosystems taken together in a geographical area form a bigger unit called: (1) biosphere (2) territory (3) biome (4) community

Last Answer : biome

Description : “Tidal forest” is otherwise called : (1) Evergreen forest (2) Monsoon forest (3) Mangrove forest (4) Coniferous forest

Last Answer : Mangrove forest

Description : Rubber plantations are found in (1) Temperate forests (2) Mountain regions (3) Polar regions (4) Equatorial regions

Last Answer : Equatorial regions

Description : Which of the following exhibits unidirectional flow in an ecosystem ? (1) Light (2) Energy (3) Water (4) Biomass

Last Answer : Energy

Description : Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by (1) deforestation (2) developing new breeds of cultivated plants and domesticated animals (3) using insecticides and pesticides (4) understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms

Last Answer : understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms

Description :  Global warming is expected to result in (1) Increase in level of sea (2) Change in crop pattern (3) Change in coastline (4) All of the above 

Last Answer :  All of the above

Description : A natural region has the similarity of (1) climate and natural vegetation (2) climate and occupation (3) soil and drainage (4) economic base and reces

Last Answer : climate and natural vegetation

Description : 'Green House Effect' means (1) Pollution in houses in tropical regions (2) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen (3) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide (4) Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution

Last Answer : Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide

Description : The cause of loss of forest cover is (1) Agriculture (2) Building Industry (3) Increasing population (4) Toursim & pilgrimage

Last Answer : Increasing population

Description : Dumping of solid waste in lowlying areas earth cover is called as : (1) Sanitary landfilling (2) Open dumping (3) Composting (4) Incineration

Last Answer : Sanitary landfilling

Description : There is a need to keep larger area under forests for : (1) absorption of carbon dioxide (2) protecting wildlife (3) raising precipitation (4) geological balance

Last Answer :  absorption of carbon dioxide

Description : The area reserved for the welfare of wild life is called : (1) Sanctuary (2) Forest (3) National Park (4) Botanical garden

Last Answer : National Park

Description : Source of energy in ecosystem is (1) Sun (2) Green plants (3) Sugar produced in photosynthesis (4) ATP

Last Answer : Sun