Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in :

a. Taiga

b. Alpine

c. Tundra

d. Chapparal

  • c. Tundra

Q. Name the condition which influences the development of plants into distinctive forms.

a. Climatic conditions

b. Soil conditions

c. Environmental conditions

d. Social conditions

  • a. Climatic conditions

Q. The soils which are rich in Calcium are known as –

a. Pedocals

b. Pedalfers

c. Podsols

d. Laterites

  • a. Pedocals

Q. Soil erosion can be prevented by –

a. Increasing bird population

b. Afforestation

c. Removal of vegetation

d. Overgrazing

  • b. Afforestation

Q. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

a. Pacific Ocean

b. Indian Ocean

c. Atlantic Ocean

d. Arctic Ocean

  • a. Pacific Ocean

Q. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:

a. Strait

b. Sound

c. Bay

d. Fjord

  • c. Bay

Q. Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?

a. Western disturbances

b. Norwesters

c. Loo

d. Mango showers

  • a. Western disturbances

Q. Which layer of the earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a. Troposphere

b. Mesosphere

c. Ionosphere

d. Stratosphere

  • d. Stratosphere

Q. The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of which of the following?

a. Igneous Rock

b. Granite Rock

c. Basalt Rock

d. Magnetite

  • a. Igneous Rock

Q. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called –

a. Drizzle

b. Hail

c. Sleet

d. Snow

  • c. Sleet

Q. The significant quantity of upper soil is formed by –

a. Igneous rock

b. Sedimentary rock

c. Metamorphic rock

d. Biological degradation

  • b. Sedimentary rock

Q. In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by –

a. Tree plantation/afforestation

b. Crop rotation

c. Contour ploughing

d. Using farm manure

  • a. Tree plantation/afforestation

Q. Laterite soil develops as a result of :

a. deposits of alluvial

b. deposits of loess

c. leaching

d. continued vegetation cover

  • c. leaching

Q. The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is–

a. Gravitational water

b. Capillary water

c. Hygroscopic water

d. Combined water

  • b. Capillary water
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