Practice Quiz set 6 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The Mountain creating the boundary between France and Spain is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   The Prime Meridian does not pass through

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   Which of the following rocks is not likely to contain fossils?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Fossils are found only in the sedimentary rocks or the metamorphic rocks made from the sedimentaries. Granite is an igneous rock and hence contains no fossils.


Q-4)   Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   White Mountains are founded in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Taylor Valley is located in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the centre of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.

The equinoxes are the only times when the Sun is exactly overhead at a point on the equatorial line. On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet.


Q-8)   The Alps mountain range is not a part of which of the following countries?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   Which one of the following mountains are formed due to the convergence of one oceanic and one continental plate?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

As per the description of the Continental Drift Theory of Wegner, North & South America Continents drifted toward the west due to Tidal force.

Due to the resistance and friction of Sima, the Western coast of the above two continents folded, causing the formation of the Andes & Rockies mountains.


Q-10)   Which of the following mountains is located in Germany?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)