Practice Quiz set 3 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The most populated desert in the world is
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Q-2) Which of the following is an example of Plutonic Igneous Rock?
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When magma solidifies under the earth’s surface, it forms plutonic rock bodies or plutons. The most common rock types in plutons are granite, granodiorite, tonalite, monzonite, and quartz diorite.
Q-3) The biggest desert of the world is
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Q-4) 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-5) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
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Q-6) Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
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There are three Peninsular rivers that flow in a rift valley.
Narmada flows westward between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges.
Q-7) _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.
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The Earth can be divided into four main layers: the solid crust on the outside, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core. Out of them, the mantle is the thickest layer (extends from where the crust ends to about 2,890 km), while the crust is the thinnest layer.
The crust ranges from 5–70 km in-depth and is the outermost layer.
Q-8) Where are day and night equal throughout year?
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Q-9) Consider the following features: - Lapies is erosional feature of fluvial type of cycle.
- Extensive depressions formed in the limestone zones are called Uvala.
- Column of dripstones hanging from the cave ceiling in limestone zones are called stalactites.
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Lapies are highly corrugated and rough surface of limestone lithology characterised by low ridges and pinnacles, narrow clefts and numerous solution holes. Lapies is a French term.
Q-10) The world’s most active volcano is
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The world’s most active volcano is Kilauea. Increasing volcanic activity has been observed at one of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Island, after a new vent sent lava shooting 65 feet in the air.