Geography – Objective Questions and Answers – Set 4

General Studies

Geography – Objective Questions and Answers – Set 4

 

1- Labrador current originates in

  1. Arctic ocean
  2. Pacific ocean
  3. Atlantic ocean
  4. Indian ocean

(Ans: c)

 

2-Tides are mostly due to

  1. Sun
  2. Satellites
  3. Moon
  4. Stars

(Ans: c)

 

3-Pteropod ooze is related to

  1. Terrigenous deposits
  2. Volcanic deposits
  3. Biogenetic deposits
  4. None of the above

(Ans: c)

 

4-Lagoon is found in

  1. Mid ocean
  2. Between coast and coral reef
  3. Deserts
  4. Karst areas

(Ans: b)

 

5-Darwins subsidence theory explains

  1. Tides
  2. Coral reefs
  3. Ocean currents
  4. All of the above

(Ans: b)

 

6-Parent material of soils is

  1. Rocks
  2. Climate
  3. Vegetation
  4. Animals

(Ans: a)

 

7-Propounder of Stop and Go Determinism was

  1. Humboldt
  2. Griffin Taylor
  3. Blache
  4. Strabo

(Ans: b)

 

8-Term Ecology was first used by

  1. Huntington
  2. Brunhis
  3. Transley
  4. Holmes

(Ans:)

 

9-Friedrich Ratzel is known as father of

  1. Political Geography
  2. Urban Geography
  3. Human Geography
  4. None of the above

(Ans: a)

 

10-India contributes share in world population

  1. 16.5%
  2. 17.5%
  3. 15.2%
  4. 18.3%

(Ans: b)

 

11-Term out-migration is used for

  1. From Europe to USA
  2. From UK to Africa
  3. From Australia to India
  4. From one place to another place in the same country

(Ans:)

 

12-Bushmen are found in

  1. Malaysia
  2. Kalahari in S.Africa
  3. Pamir Plateau
  4. Tundra

(Ans: b)

 

13-A village settled around a lake, comes under which pattern?

  1. Radial pattern
  2. Circular pattern
  3. Checkerboard pattern
  4. Amorphous pattern

(Ans:b)

 

14-Shifting cultivation is practiced in

  1. Coastal area
  2. Forest area
  3. River valleys
  4. Deserts

(Ans: b)

 

15-Igloo is related to

  1. Bushmen
  2. Sakai
  3. Eskimos
  4. Kirghis

(Ans: c)