Set 7 of the Geography mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 15 different topics of the subject: Solar System and the Earth, Physiography of India, Himalayas and the Northern Plains and more. 18 of them were asked in real previous-year papers. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.
20 questions with answers and explanations
Light from the Moon takes about how much time to reach the Earth?
The Moon is on average about 384,400 kilometres from the Earth. Light covers about three lakh kilometres in a second, so it crosses that distance in a little over a second.
Read the full explanation →The depositional pattern of CaCO3 and other materials that extend upwards from the floor of a limestone cavern is known as:
A stalagmite is a column of calcium carbonate that rises from the floor of a limestone cave. Rainwater with dissolved carbon dioxide slowly dissolves limestone and carries it as calcium bicarbonate.
Read the full explanation →The Indira Point, the southern point of India, is situated at the _______ tip of Great Nicobar Island.
Indira Point, the southernmost point of India, lies at the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following passes connects Srinagar and Leh?
Zoji La is the pass on the Srinagar–Leh highway (NH 1) that joins the Kashmir valley with Dras and Ladakh.
Read the full explanation →The part of the Peninsular plateau lying north of the Narmada river is known as:
The Narmada divides the Peninsular plateau into two parts: the Central Highlands to its north and the Deccan Plateau to its south.
Read the full explanation →Piedmont Swamp Soil is found only in which one of the following districts of Bihar?
Piedmont swamp soil is found only in the north-western part of West Champaran, at the foot of the Someshwar hills.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following rivers has Kishanganga river as one of its major tributaries?
The Kishanganga rises near Gurez in the Kashmir valley, flows north-west through Bandipora, crosses the Line of Control, where it is called the Neelum, and joins the Jhelum at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Read the full explanation →With reference to rice cultivation, which pair(s) of state and type of crop is/are correctly matched?
I. Punjab – subsistence crop
II. Odisha – commercial crop
Both pairs are reversed: in Punjab rice is a commercial crop, while in Odisha it is a subsistence crop. The same crop can be commercial in one state and subsistence in another; it depends on why the farmer grows it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following lakes was formed as a result of tectonic activity?
NCERT's geography textbook describes Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir as a lake formed as a result of tectonic activity, that is, by movements of the Earth's crust.
Read the full explanation →Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List – I (Mining Area) – List – II (Mineral Wealth)
1. Kalahandi – i. Gold
2. Zawar – ii. Copper
3. Kolar – iii. Bauxite
4. Mosabani – iv. Zinc and Lead
Codes: 1 2 3 4
Kalahandi in Odisha is known for the large bauxite deposits of the Eastern Ghats; Zawar near Udaipur in Rajasthan is India’s best-known zinc and lead mine, worked since ancient times; Kolar in Karnataka is famous for the Kolar Gold Fields, among the deepest gold mines in the world until they…
Read the full explanation →Which Union Territory of India has separate administrative regions located on both the western and eastern coasts?
Puducherry is the only Union Territory spread over both coasts of India. Puducherry and Karaikal lie on the east coast within Tamil Nadu, Yanam lies on the east coast in Andhra Pradesh, and Mahe lies on the west (Malabar) coast within Kerala.
Read the full explanation →The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many coastal and landlocked States of India, respectively?
The Tropic of Cancer crosses eight Indian states, and only two of them touch the sea. Running at about 23.5 degrees north, it passes from west to east through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
Read the full explanation →What is the name of the canal that connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean? It was commissioned in the year 1914.
The Panama Canal cuts across the narrow Isthmus of Panama in Central America and joins the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea, with the Pacific Ocean.
Read the full explanation →The quartzite is a ________ type of rock.
Quartzite is formed when sandstone, a sedimentary rock, is changed by great heat and pressure deep inside the earth.
Read the full explanation →Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
List I (Desert)
A. Gobi
B. Patagonia
C. Victoria
D. Kalahari
List II (Location)
(i) Southern Africa
(ii) Asia
(iii) South America
(iv) Australia
The Gobi is a cold desert of Asia spread over Mongolia and northern China, and it is famous for its dinosaur fossils.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about volcanoes are correct?
1. The strength of a volcano is measured by the Volcanic Explosive Index.
2. Iceland and Philippines were created by volcanic activity.
3. Volcanic soils are rich, deep and fertile and allow intensive agriculture to take place.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are true. Statement 1: the size of an eruption is rated on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, a scale from 0 to 8 based on the volume of material thrown out and the height of the eruption column; each step up means roughly ten times more material.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following generally form at the upper part of a river?
In its upper course a river flows fast down steep slopes, so it cuts downward into the rock more than it spreads sideways.
Read the full explanation →In which year did the International Astronomical Union reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet?
In that year the International Astronomical Union adopted a formal definition of a planet: a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its own gravity to pull it into a nearly round shape, and has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
Read the full explanation →Son River which is one of the largest southern tributaries of Ganga originates in which state?
The Son rises at Amarkantak on the Maikal hills in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh, the same plateau from which the Narmada starts in the opposite direction.
Read the full explanation →The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:
Their boundary, about 8,891 km long including the Alaska section, is the longest border between any two countries.
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