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