Practice Quiz set 1 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which one of the following continents has the largest number of countries?
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Q-2) Which of the following range of mountains is not the result of Tertiary orogeny?
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Q-3) Which one of the following is not a glacio-fluvial depositional feature?
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Drumlin, Esker and Kame are Glaciofluvial depositional features, but Horn is a Glacier erosional feature.
Q-4) Dasht-e-Lut is located in
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Q-5) Consider the following statements regarding artesian aquifer :- It is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under negative pressure.
- It is a geologic layer of porous, but impermeable material such as sand and gravel, limestone or sandstone.
- The Great Artesian basin is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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An Artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure. This causes the water level in a well to rise to a point, where hydro-static equilibrium has been reached. This type of well is called an Artesian well.
Water may even reach the ground surface if the natural pressure is high enough, in which case the well is called a flowing Artesian well.
Q-6) Extreme slow down-slope motion of soil or rock fragments under gravity because of continual or seasonal agitation of particles is called?- Creep
- Earth flow
- Saltation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Creep is the imperceptibly slow, down slope movement of soil and earth materials.
Q-7) Black forest mountain is situated in
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Q-8) The land forms formed by wave erosion is :
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Cliffs, caves, arches, stacks are some of the landforms produced by wave erosion. Coves form where rock runs in bands horizontal to the direction of wave attack.
There is a band of resistant rock closest to the sea and a band of less resistant rock inland. The waves seek out faults in the hard rock and erode using the processes of abrasion/corrosion and hydraulic action through to the soft rock behind.
Q-9) Spot the odd item in the following :
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Emerald, together with ruby and sapphire, form the “big three” of colored stones or gems which are all metamorphic in nature. Basalt is an igneous rock.
Q-10) On which of the following dates your shadow at noon is the smallest?
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