Practice Quiz set 2 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines ?
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Chambal ravine formation significantly increases soil loss from agricultural lands and severely impacts agricultural productivity. A review of ephemeral gully erosion and spreading rates of the ravenous tracks of Lower Chambal Valley using geospatial tools shows that both the ravenous and the marginal lands have increased during the last 15 years.
Q-2) The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is
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Q-3) Which one of the following longitudes alongwith the prime Meridian forms a great circle on the globe?
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Q-4) Which one of the following continuents was not a part of Gondwana Land?
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Q-5) Which of the following are active volcanoes?- Aconcagua
- Etna
- Kilimanjaro
- Vesuvius
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
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Q-6) The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is situated in—
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Overall, the Himalayan mountain system is the worlds highest and is home to the world’s highest peaks, the Eight-thousanders.
Mount Everest is the highest peak having an elevation of 8848 m and is situated East of Kathmandu on Sagarmatha Zone Nepal. Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres above sea level.
It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point.
Q-7) Which is known as ‘Roof of the World’?
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Q-8) Meanders are the features formed by
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A meander, in general, is a bend in a sinuous watercourse or river. A meander forms when moving water in a river erodes the outer banks and widens its valley.
Meandering rivers erode sediment from the outer curve of each meander bend and deposit it on an inner curve further downstream. When a meander gets cut off from the mainstream, an oxbow lake forms.
Q-9) Which one of the following rivers crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice?
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The Limpopo River cuts through the Tropic of Capricorn twice. It rises in Transvaal and flows through South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.
The Limpopo is the second largest river in Africa that drains to the Indian Ocean, after the Zambezi River.
Q-10) Which one of the following is igneous rock?
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Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire) is one of the three main rock types, the others being a sedimentary and metamorphic rock.
Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Igneous rock may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks.
This magma can be derived from partial melts of pre-existing rocks in either a planet’s mantle or crust. Typically, the melting is caused by one or more of three processes: an increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure, or a change in composition.
Granite is the best-known igneous rock. Many people recognize granite because it is the most common igneous rock found on Earth’s surface and because granite is used to make many objects that we encounter in daily life.