GK/MCQ: Physical Geography -01

1. Which one of the following does not belong to the biosphere reserves set-up so far?

A) Great Nicobar
B) Sundarbans
C) Nanda Devi
D) Gulf of Kutch

... Answer is D)

2.Who among the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical?

A) Aristotle
B) Copernicus
C) Ptolemy
D) Strabo

... Answer is A)

3.Willy- Willy is :

A) A type of tree that grows in the temperate regions
B) A wind that blows in a desert
C) A tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia
D) A kind of a common fish found near the Lakshadweep Island.

... Answer is C)

4. Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude. Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.

A) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

5. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?

A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Ionosphere

... Answer is D)

6.Assertion (A): Areas near the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R): High temperature and high humidity causes convectional rain in most afternoons near the equator.

A) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

7.Volcanic erruptions do not occur in ________.

A) Baltic sea
B) Black sea
C) Caribbean sea
D) Caspian sea

... Answer is A)

8.The 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 region of the totality trail.
D) only in the central region of the totality trail.

... Answer is C)

9.Which one of the following is not a lagoon?

A) Asthamudi lake
B) Chilika lake
C) Periyar lake
D) Pulicat lake

... Answer is A)
Lagoons are separated from larger bodies of water by sandbars, barrier reefs, coral reefs, or other natural barriers. The word "lagoon" derives from the Italian word laguna, which means "pond" or "lake."

10.Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?

A) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
B) Indian Ocean is half an ocean
C) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift
D) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity.

... Answer is C)

11.Assertion (A): The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth. Reason (R): The moon rotates about its own axis in 25 and half days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the earth.

A) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is C)

12.Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of __________.

A) Choropleth map
B) Isopleth map
C) Chorochromatic map
D) Choroschematic map.

... Answer is B)
It is an imaginary line which joins the places of equal values.

13. Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located?

A) Indonesia
B) Japan
C) Philippines
D) USA

... Answer is D)

14.Which one of the following star is the nearest to the Earth?

A) Ploars
B) Sun
C) Sirius
D) Alpha Centauri

... Answer is B)

15.Assertion (A): Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.

A) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

16.Estuaries possess distinct bloom of excessive growth of pigmented dinoflagellates. These blooms are called.

A) Red tides
B) Sea tides
C) Black tides
D) Sea flowers

... Answer is C)
It refers to a condition when dinoflagellate population increases in such a huge number that it discolours the water.

17.Where are the Balearic islands located?

A) Mediterranear sea
B) Black sea
C) North sea
D) Baltic sea

... Answer is A)

18.Which one of the following scholars suggested the Earth's originates from gases and dust particles?

A) James Jeans
B) H. Alfven
C) Stefen Howkins
D) O. Schmidt

... Answer is D)
The Soviet Scientist in 1943

19.Assertion (A): Thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the equator. Reason (R): High isolation and strong convention currents occur over the equator.

A) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is D)

20.Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading?

A) Stormy
B) Calm weather
C) Cold and dry weather
D) Hot and sunny weather

... Answer is A)