Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?
a. Kurile
b. Canary
c. Labrador
d. Gulf Stream
Q. What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?
a. It remains constant
b. It decreases
c. It increases
d. It constantly fluctuates
Q. Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by –
a. dry summer and wet winter
b. wet summer and dry winter
c. dry summer and dry winter
d. wet summer and wet winter
Q. The zone of Earth's atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as :
a. Mesosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Troposphere
d. Stratosphere
Q. The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is –
a. Recharge ground water
b. Avoid floods
c. Reduce the loss of water
d. Avoid soil erosion
Q. Subtropical high pressure belts are otherwise called –
a. Furious fifties
b. Screeching sixties
c. Horse latitudes
d. Roaring forties
Q. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
a. Graphite
b. Gneiss
c. Marble
d. Slate
Q. Earthquake is caused by –
a. disturbance of earth surface
b. adjustment of layers of earth's crust
c. breakage of rock system
d. upliftment of rocks
Q. The layer of atmosphere close to the earth's surface is called –
a. Exosphere
b. Troposphere
c. Stratosphere
d. Ionosphere
Q. The largest current, because of its dark waters is known as the 'black current' and that is :
a. Gulf Stream
b. Kuroshio Current
c. California Current
d. Antarctic Current
Q. Which one the following soils is used for the production of bricks?
a. Peaty and organic
b. Saline
c. Laterite
d. Red and yellow
Q. Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion are called:
a. Shelter belts
b. Contour ploughing
c. Strip cropping
d. Afforestation
Q. Which one of the following is the indirect use of forests?
a. Medicinal plants
b. Checking soil erosion
c. Building material
d. Grazing
Q. "Tidal forest- is otherwise called :
a. Evergreen forest
b. Monsoon forest
c. Mangrove forest
d. Coniferous forest