Geography quiz 1 Leave a Comment / PRACTICE TESTS / By JOBGOGY 1. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called cyclogenesis None of the above meteorology climatology 2. The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called helical flow turbulent flow laminar flow streamflow 3. The type of soil needed for rice is rich, muddy and saturated with water humus, rich in Fe and potash deep, loamy, well-drained clayey loam 4. The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in the sand are aridsols ultisols alfisols podsols 5. The storms or frontal systems develop where atmospheric pressure is low at the equator and in the mid-latitudes All of the above air is rising 6. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km? Lakshadweep Chandigarh Pondicherry Delhi 7. The oldest oil refinery in India is at Koyali, near Baroda Noonmati, Assam Haldia, near Kolkata Digboi, Assam 8. The second-largest continent in the world is Europe Australia Africa Asia 9. which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously? Kalpakkam Narora Rawat Bhata Tarapore 10. The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called ebb tide spring tide diurnal tide neap tide 11. The temperature increases rapidly after stratosphere troposphere exosphere ionosphere 12. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at the arctic None of the above the equator the tropics 13. The thickness of biosphere is 8-10 km above the earth’s surface 10-12 km above the earth’s surface 5-10 km above the earth’s surface 5-8 km above the earth’s surface 14. The oldest mountains in India are Satpuras Vindhyas Aravalis Nilgiri hills 15. The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India. 100% 50% 86% 22% Loading … Question 1 of 15
