World Geography Quiz 1

World Geography Quiz 1

1)

Which one among the following is the best reason for the marked increase in the agricultural production in India in the past decades?

A) Increase in the area under cultivation
B) Conversion of barren land into agricultural land
C) Use of improved agricultural methods and technologies
D) Priority status given by the successive governments to agricultural sector over the industry sector

2)

If the Earth's axis were perpendicular to the plane of its orbit, which one among the following would not have happened?

A) The North Pole will always lie in dark
B) Days and nights would be equal throughout the year
C) No change of seasons will take place
D) The Sun will be perpendicular to the Equator

3)

Which of the following statements regarding the Deccan Traps is/are correct?
1. Intense volcanic activity in the form of fissure eruption took place towards the end of Cretaceous period
2. The volcanic lava spread out in horizontal sheets.
3. The regur soil found here is rich in nitrogen

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 3 only
D) 1 only

4)

Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?

A) The undulating relief and hard rocks
B) Little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
C) Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
D) There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season

5)

Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from wast to west:
1. Gujarat
2. West Bengal
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Jharkhand
5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Bihar
7. Chhattisgarh

A) 2-5-7-4-1
B) 2-4-7-5-1
C) 3-2-6-7-5
D) 3-7-4-6-2

6)

Hot deserts like Sahara, Arabia etc. receive very negligible amount of rainfall. This is because they:

A) do not receive moisture-bearing wind from the oceans
B) are the most rocky and barren areas of the earth
C) are located on the tropical high pressure belt of the atmosphere
D) are not on the path of the monsoons

7)

The latitude is the angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface, north or south, of the Equator as measured from the :

A) centre of the Earth
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Cancer or the Capricorn
D) Poles

8)

In which one of the following countries does river Thames flow?

A) United Kingdom
B) Russia
C) Chile
D) Argentina

9)

Which of the following is a mineral?

A) Diamond
B) Castor
C) Cinnamon
D) Clove

10)

Name the continents that form a mirror image of each other -

A) Africa and South America
B) North America and South America
C) Asia and Africa
D) Europe and Asia